‘Simply false’: PM nixes pollie pay rises
Scott Morrison has shot down “simply false” reports of a Liberal MP earning $426,000 a year pushing for a taxpayer-funded raise.
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ASX recoups more losses as tech shines
Technology and telecommunications shares helped fuel a Friday rise as the ASX 200 closed out a bruising week.
Tech shares, banks caught in inflation chaos
A higher-than-expected inflation print sent investors scurrying from growth names and financial stocks, but there was still some bargain hunting.
ScoMo sweats election rate rise
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sweating over potential interest rate hikes as inflation spikes to its highest level in more than two decades.
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‘We’re not doing this for fun’
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How your hip pocket will be hit
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How did we get in this mess?
AUSTRALIA made a big choice 13 years ago. Now it’s really starting to hurt our hip-pockets. And both parties are to blame.
Older people want work at 70
IN news to cheer Treasurer Joe Hockey, more than a third of older people want to work until they are 70, yet fear for an appropriate job.
The PM should ditch the debt tax
THE people hired Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to fix the nation’s budget defict. Turns out, they underquoted for the job, writes Jessica Irvine.
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