Private equity giant Blackstone has brought in a top Morgan Stanley banker to head its local property operation.

Affordability appears to be the main driver for ranking changes among the nation’s most in-demand suburbs.

Australian principles are under attack, starkly illustrated by the recent recommendation by the industrial arbiter to cut the wages of Australia's lowest-paid workers, writes Ian Verrender.

Fresh from a gruelling 24 hours putting out fires, the White House is facing a new and potentially even more damaging scandal, writes North America correspondent Conor Duffy.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May gambled and lost badly; the UK election results are a devastating blow for the Conservative Party and one that will have unpredictable consequences, writes Europe correspondent James Glenday.