Gina Rinehart says Rio Tinto chief should be based in Perth

Rio Tinto’s new chief executive, Simon Trott, departs his iron ore-specific role with storm clouds lingering over the company’s capacity to hit full-year guidance.

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Jim Chalmers should ignore the ‘gurus’ and look to Argentina for economic tips

Thank goodness Argentina’s charismatic, libertarian President, Javier Milei, didn’t listen to mainstream economists. He appears single-handedly to have revived his nation’s economic fortunes, after decades of misery, by doing precisely the opposite of what some of the world’s most eminent economists advised.

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Gina Rinehart labels net zero a ‘magic pudding’ and says Australia should aspire to be like the United States

Gina Rinehart says net zero is an “unobtainable and expensive magic pudding”, and believes Australia should follow the lead of the US.

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Red tape is a brake on growth

Reforming over-regulation should be high on the roundtable agenda.

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Net zero is Australia’s biggest self-imposed economic burden

When I began writing about economics at The Australian more than a decade ago, these pages were filled with optimism: the resource boom was in full swing, the phrase “miracle economy” still prevalent. If we had a problem it was a “two-speed” economy, and an Australian dollar that was almost as valuable as the greenback.

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Why the world cannot quit coal

Ten years after the signing of the Paris climate accord, demand for coal is still growing — largely because of India and China — and shows no signs of peaking.

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A Guide to India’s Special Economic Zones

Businesses can consider setting up or doing business with entities in India’s Special Economic Zones to take advantage of favorable tax incentives, simplified customs procedures, and a conducive environment for manufacturing and trade.

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Coalition’s grassroots follow Family First in ditching net zero, Ley and Littleproud must act

Family First welcomes Coalition grass roots members following Family First’s lead on dropping net zero.

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Brian Burke: WA headed for an energy crunch within the next few years

China consumes as much coal in eight hours as Western Australia uses in 12 months but, as the result of the politically palatable decision to cease using coal by 2030, we are sleepwalking into an energy disaster.

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