Jackson Hewett

3 weeks ago | thenightly.com.au | Jackson Hewett |Nicola Smith

The politically sensitive meat industry has returned to focus as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada later this month. If the meeting goes ahead, the Trump administration’s sweeping global tariffs will be high on the agenda, and reports suggest Australia could leverage small, safe changes to its import ban on some slaughtered beef from the US to secure an exemption.

1 month ago | thewest.com.au | Sean Smith |Jackson Hewett

WiseTech Global founder Richard White insists the “noise” around US President Donald Trump’s tariffs should not overshadow the company’s prospects, even as the group warned it could face a tougher second half of the year. The logistics software group, which last week confirmed it was eyeing its biggest ever acquisition, told investors on Tuesday it was facing potential “headwinds for the remainder of 2025”, linked partly to the tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty.

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Jackson Hewett |Nicola Smith

A rare rebuke by global ratings agency S&P has overshadowed Labor’s attempts to paint itself the more responsible economic manager, as election sweeteners threaten Australia’s top AAA credit rating. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday attempted to outplay the Coalition in the dying days of the campaign by releasing its election costings early.

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Ellen Ransley |Jackson Hewett

Labor and the Coalition have shirked questions about how to define “sustainable” house price growth and failed to provide certainty on supply-side targets in a heated debate. Going head-to-head at the National Press Club, Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and her Coalition counterpart Michael Sukkar on Wednesday traded barbs, accusing each other of overseeing the housing crisis while talking up their respective policy offerings.

Feb 21, 2025 | thewest.com.au | Danielle Le Messurier |Jackson Hewett

They are the five words Australians battling to get by didn’t want to hear, but the Reserve Bank governor has made it clear that prices won’t be coming down. Michele Bullock delivered the bad news on Friday, warning that despite inflation being reined in, the 18 per cent rise in prices seen since the start of the pandemic-induced cycle was here to stay.