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…
Higher interest rates smashed landlord profits, but negative gearing means few sold up
Eddie Dilleen is a 33-year-old who claims to own 150 properties. His confidence in property investing cannot be…
Hike taxes on the oligopolies extracting ‘rent’ from Australia’s economy
Australia’s economy is dominated by powerful firms that are extracting above-normal profits from the system, and their power…