Information is the currency of power in a democracy. It’s what allows informed debate and scrutiny of Government. So, how is transparency shaping up in the 48th Parliament? Rex Patrick takes a look.

A public hospital sold off to a private operator, controlled in the Cayman Islands, and now, after years of cost-cutting, legal threats, and a damning Auditor General’s report, the NSW public is ...

Japanese energy firms could be making upwards of $1 billion on-selling Australian liquefied natural gas to other countries at a time when domestic shortfalls loom. Australia is the top supplier to ...

The federal Liberals’ first female leader has pledged unity as she works to rebuild the party after a blistering electoral defeat. Sussan Ley, the former Liberal deputy under Peter Dutton, defeated ...

The Reserve Bank’s numbers shout that it made a mistake not cutting interest rates in April, as well as yesterday. The forecast drop in real wages underlines the need, Michael Pascoe writes. I hope ...

The German economy grew significantly more in the first quarter than previously estimated due to good economic developments in March, according to a second estimate. The economy grew by 0.4 per cent ...

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One of Australia’s biggest industrial manufacturing employers has scaled back production, blaming global supply problems and US tariffs, with staff encouraged to take leave. Manganese alloy smelter ...

A parent group with more than 20,000 members will challenge one of Australia’s largest energy companies in court over claims it misled customers about emissions from its products. Representatives from ...

The US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official says. An immediate annual ...

Harnessing the benefits of diversity and inclusion within Australian workplaces amid global pushback could boost company profits and improve conditions. That’s the verdict of the chief executive of UN ...

Young Australians are increasingly becoming locked out of home ownership as property values exceeding $1 million become the norm. More than a third of homes nationally are valued at $1 million or ...