About
Alan Thornhill is a Parliamentary press gallery journalist specialising in personal finance news and commentary.
Timely, incisive, and relevant, Private Briefing presents a practical daily macroeconomic and financial news briefing, with original reporting and insights into financial policy news that are under-reported elsewhere in the Australian financial press.
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The Latest
Saturday May 18
The Dow Jones Index rose 121.18 points to 15,354.40
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THE MARKETS
| All Ordinaries | 5159.800 | |||||||
| S&P 500 | 1667.47 | |||||||
| Aud To Usd | 0.973 | |||||||
| Bhp Blt Fpo | 34.410 | |||||||
| Telstra Fpo | 5.080 | |||||||
| Suncorp Fpo | 12.370 | |||||||
| Anz Bank Fpo | 30.260 | |||||||
| Csl Fpo | 61.700 | |||||||
The News This Week
- Abbott casts a wide net
- Tony Abbott offers “Real Solutions”
- Disability bill passes Parliament
- Investment scam closed
- We’re cashed up and confident, but not buying cars
- Tony Abbott talks of tax reform
- PM weeps as she introduces disability levy bill
- Apologies
- A “soft economy” budget:NAB
- Swan puts profit shifters in his sights
- The budget. How they see it
- A belt tightening budget. Where’s the balance?
- The budget at a glance
- Wayne Swan’s budget speech
- Who said this? An unexpected endorsement
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