Productivity Commission to review state and territory GST deal, including $60b WA windfall
Western Australia’s GST deal, expected to cost the Commonwealth $60 billion by 2029, will be reviewed by the…
Albo drops superannuation tax bombshell: PM mulls unexpected shift on controversial retirement plans set to hammer young Aussies in the future
Anthony Albanese‘s government is now reconsidering its radical plan to target Australians with more than $3million in super out…
Australian economy beats low expectations with 1.8pc annual growth
The Australian economy grew 0.6 per cent in the June quarter, slightly ahead of economists’ expectations. Australian Bureau…
The ‘golden era’ of reform in the 1980s and 90s wasn’t all peachy. It had a dark side
The Albanese government’s economic round table is over. If it inspires the government to pursue wholesale reforms in…
Labor’s roundtable has started a long overdue debate on prickly topics
Thumping election victories can have perverse consequences. One of them is how they create the conditions for hubris…
Anti-corruption advocate calls for greater scrutiny over political lobbyists
The good news, for those currently striding the halls of power, is that there is life after politics.…
Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded Australia’s tax system is “imperfect”, declaring he’s “won support” for broader tax reform…
Productivity summit proves disappointing for unions as Labor dismisses ACTU’s ideas
Sally McManus has been feeling a little lonely around the economic reform roundtable this week. “Sometimes we feel…
NDIS shake-up sets stage for summit showdown on budget cuts and tax reform as roundtable enters final day
Union bosses, business chiefs, ministers and bureaucrats have been locked in parliament’s Cabinet Room for two days, stripped…
Business veteran Maurice Newman tears into Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic agenda, labels it ‘Chinese-style socialism’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ promotion of “Chinese-style socialism under the banner ‘stakeholder capitalism’” has come under fire by an…
Productivity summit ends day two with progress on rules changes to boost housing supply
Rules holding back superannuation funds from investing potential billions of dollars into housing and renewables projects could face…
Bendigo Bank closes several country branches leaving older Australians struggling to manage
At 94 years old, the thought of driving a two-hour, more than 120km round trip to do her…