Diesel sells for as high as $2.59 per litre in SA
The average price of diesel in South Australia has hit record levels as state and federal governments scramble…
Labor to pass super tax changes with support of Greens
Labor will pass legislation to increase the tax on those with super balances of more than $3 million,…
Australia rejoins the global economic elite
The 2025 fourth quarter results confirm Australia’s economy is again among the world’s best, as Alan Austin reports.…
‘Got to stop’: Damning petrol price detail
Fuel companies in Brisbane lifted petrol prices earlier this week in a move the RACQ claims was unjustified.…
Australians likely face price hikes amid Middle East war economic uncertainty, treasurer warns
Price hikes for Australians are a likely outcome of the economic uncertainty sparked by the conflict in the…
The battle to tame inflation
Battle lines are being drawn between Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and his new opposite number, Tim Wilson. There are…
Inflation in January slightly hotter than expected, keeping RBA rate hike on table
Inflation remained well above the Reserve Bank’s target band last month, keeping pressure on the central bank to…
Reducing inequality means taxing capital more — including inheritances
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the new shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, both say they are keen to do something…
Be bold in May budget, roundtable guests urge Chalmers
It’s been six months since Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ productivity roundtable and the economists, business heads and union figures…
Jim Chalmers losing fight against inflation, Angus Taylor declares as rising costs outpace wage growth
Australians are getting “poorer” under the Albanese government as Treasurer Jim Chalmers has remained in “denial” over real…
Chalmers suggests ex-RBA governor’s spending critique is due to personal vendetta
Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese have responded with contempt after former Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe suggested government…
Jim Chalmers’ economic management exposed as his massive pandemic-era spending agenda resurfaces amid attacks on Angus Taylor
Jim Chalmers would have plunged Australia into deeper debt and deficit had he been treasurer during the pandemic…