Mathias Cormann
Cormann v the rest: Why former finance minister is still backing this $60b blowout
Former Coalition finance minister Mathias Cormann introduced the much-maligned WA GST deal. He still argues it is sound, while almost everyone else calls for it to be abandoned.
- Shane Wright
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Palmer admits he spoke to Trump strategist Bannon about 2019 campaign
Palmer, who told the ABC this week he had “never spoken to Bannon”, said on Wednesday he had received a short phone call from the former White House adviser.
- Rob Harris
Top honours for OECD head and former finance minister Mathias Cormann
The WA politician’s career took him to the highest offices in the land and then back to Europe as secretary of the OECD in Paris.
- Hamish Hastie
‘A gift from Australia’: How Cathy Freeman’s mum helped her with highest honour
For a self-confessed “shy girl”, receiving the nation’s top civilian award prompted careful reflection and a shift in perspective by the Olympic gold medallist.
- Sam McClure
Trump era causing a ‘loss of faith’ in free trade
Former Liberal finance minister Mathias Cormann has warned of a high price to pay if economies strayed too far from a commitment to a fair and open trading system.
- Chris Zappone
Thanks to Trump administration, Mathias Cormann on top of the world
The former Liberal finance minister has been appointed to another five-year term as Secretary-General of the OECD, backed by US government.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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- Trade
What did Australia promise? Inside the room where Trump and Morrison talked tariffs
Australian officials scrambled when they heard Trump was bringing some of his top trade advisers to dinner with Morrison. They knew the trade warriors had an axe to grind.
- David Crowe and Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- PwC tax scandal
PwC scandal should remind Albanese to stay strong on multinational tax secrecy
The Albanese government has delayed legislation which will make it more difficult for multinationals to hide their tax avoidance. Now is not the time to give in to the tax dodgers.
- Joseph Stiglitz
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Cormann’s ‘extraordinary’ day in Kyiv, and what he thinks of Zelensky
When the idea of becoming the OECD boss was first run by him, Mathias Cormann said no. Now he’s travelling to war zones.
- Latika Bourke
Cormann warns the West that decoupling from China would be a costly mistake
The OECD head says while it is “entirely sensible” to de-risk supply lines from being dependent on China, total decoupling by the West would leave the world poorer.
- Latika Bourke