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Peter Costello
News and interviews on Peter Costello including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Banks go on the attack as Senate approves banking inquiry
ANZ chief likens shadow treasurer to Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez
Australia’s dream of becoming a finance hub is over: Gottliebsen
Reluctance to invest in Asia and the imperative to foster banking competition here meant our exchange never had a chance of becoming the region’s biggest finance hub.
SmartCompany's 2010 election scorecard
With only two days to go until we're at the polls, we look at who's on top and who's down and out on the key election issues.
Kevin’s loss is our gain
As Kevin Rudd fades back into obscurity, top female entrepreneur Therese Rein can re-emerge.
Treasurer Wayne Swan promises “no frills” with slim pickings for business
Wayne Swan says the Government will resist the temptation to buy election votes and deliver a “no frills” budget with seemingly few new spending initiatives.
Is the China boom an illusion? Gottliebsen
Australia's budgets – particularly the Federal Government and corporate budgets – have behind them one same simple assumption: that the China boom will continue for the foreseeable future.
Government’s attack on small business could cost Rudd the election: Gottliesen
Labor is concocting one of the biggest attacks ever mounted on the small business community. One minister looks dangerously close to handing the next election win to Tony Abbott.
How populist politics threatens business: Gottliebsen
Populist policies around the world may be winning the hearts and minds of voters, but they are threatening to undermine the drivers of economic prosperity.
The politics of ageing on show in Intergenerational Report: Keane
Crikey.com’s political expert Bernard Keane examines the politics behind the Rudd Government’s new Intergenerational Report.
Nothing to fear, but...
Smart companies planning their inventories and marketing plans for the coming year will be wise to remember the rubric that there is nothing to fear but fear itself.
This cap is too small for my retirement can I have another that fits?
Like never before you simply have to be aware of the rules and regulations surrounding contributions to super.
Will UteGate mean business loses the ear of government? Gottliebsen
The UteGate spectacle is likely to see public servants holding more weight with lobbyists over the next few months.
Labor hits entrepreneurs hard: Gottliebsen
There is a subtle attack gaining momentum in Canberra, on entrepreneurship.
Budget 2009: Two nasty blows
A vast number of Australians after hearing Wayne Swan's budget speech will think they have escaped the Treasurer's attacks on higher income earners.
The budget's middle class targets: Gottliebsen
Treasury has always seen superannuation benefits that enable Australians to prepare for their future as middle class welfare. This is rubbish.
Emissions trading scheme under attack from Greens and business
The Government is bracing for a fight over its emissions trading scheme.
Costello wants protection for small business on unfair dismissal
Peter Costello has called on the Federal Opposition to step up its attack on the Government's Fair Work bill.
Good news weak
Get your terms of trade, supporting services and quality relationships right. You’ll need all this in place.
The real reason Peter Costello has dragged out his departure – his book launch
At last Peter Costello has declared his hand. He won’t run for leadership and he is planning to leave politics. Critics point out that this has been his agenda all along, but he has kept the nation, his party and his supporters guessing to garner publicit
Climate issues could give Costello his chance: Gottliebsen
Peter Costello and carbon credits were two areas of intense debate in private discussions at Australian Leadership Retreat at Hayman Island.
