The Inland Rail is paused but the father of it has a plan to see it through to completion by his 100th birthday
Everald Compton refuses to give up on the Inland Rail. At 94, the Queensland entrepreneur is still lobbying…
Small businesses and startups go viral with AI Albo but tax experts ‘rubbish’ CGT claims
Viral memes taking aim at the budget’s proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms have flooded social media feeds,…
Federal Budget reveals Australia’s mounting digital technical debt
Last week’s Federal Budget resembles a large-scale repair-and-maintenance program for an increasingly complex digital society, writes Paul Budde. THE…
Small businesses and startups go viral with AI Albo but tax experts ‘rubbish’ CGT claims
Viral memes taking aim at the budget’s proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms have flooded social media feeds,…
Could CGT discount changes see mass exodus of businesses from Australia?
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Treasurer says ‘death tax’ claims are a scare campaign, ‘pure and simple’
A new minimum tax rate on trusts used to manage wealth inherited after death is being labelled a…
Aspiration has changed since the Howard era. This budget is finally catching up
The word “aspirational” means something very different in contemporary Australia, compared to what it used to mean. At…
First home buyers buoyed by negative gearing, capital gains changes at first Saturday auctions since budget
Hundreds of auctions got underway across the country on Saturday, with prospective first home buyers buoyed by the…
‘Lifeblood of Australia’ threatened as calls grow to exempt businesses from Labor’s capital gains tax change
All companies should be carved out of Labor’s changes to capital gains tax as the shift risks destroying…
Property investors warned as banks cut borrowing power overnight: ‘I don’t think people realise’
Property investors are being warned not to rely on pre-approvals prior to the federal budget being handed down.…
Wayne Swan slams the ‘view from Mar-a-Lago’ as battle for middle Australia gets real
Status-quo-shattering political earthquakes are coming in thick and fast these days. A week ago, One Nation won its…
Federal budget allocates $40m to fund an overhaul of airline passenger rights
Rohan Young was scrolling through the news when she discovered her family’s flights to Sydney, for her aunt’s…