May 2018
Budget tax cuts: By 2027 top 20 per cent get 60 per cent of the benefit
Scott Morrison's tax plan has three stages and the last stage after 2024 strongly favours the better off.
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Federal budget 2018: The budget explained in 5 easy graphs
It seems complicated but this is what matters in the federal budget in five easy graphs.
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Federal budget 2018: Commodity prices help boost corporate tax take
Stronger than expected coal and oil prices will help boost the corporate tax take by $5.2 billion over the next four years.
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Federal Budget 2018: US trade agenda a threat, says Treasury
Donald Trump's protectionist agenda is casting a shadow on the budget's forecasts.
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March 2018
Gladys Berejiklian's stadiums dilemma is poised to get worse
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's decision to knock down and rebuild two stadiums is emerging as a crucial test not only of her judgment but also of Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones.
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Gladys Berejiklian's $2.6b stadiums upgrade leaves women behind
NSW biggest female sporting code says it has been left out of the plan to spend over $2.6 billion on stadiums for boys' games.
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Bob Carr on China panic, naive Sam Dastyari, ASIO and diet fads
The former foreign minister has strong views about China, doubts about ASIO and - over lunch with the AFR - reveals a few things he wants to get straight.
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Why Donald Trump's steel trade war is just the start
History shows that, with a bit of common sense, trade spats like the steel and aluminium tariffs Donald Trump has announced can be contained. But the question is whether Trump is listening to history.
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Productivity falls for first time in 7 years
The economy is adding lots of jobs but not many are highly paid or very productive.
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RBA is wrong to rule out retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs
Phil Lowe says we should 'sit and do nothing' against Trump's steel tariffs but sometimes it works to play rough in trade wars.
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February 2018
Turning the tables: two full-time jobs for women for every man
The economy has added two full-time jobs for women for each job for a man in the past year and female participation is approaching Scandinavian levels.
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International Monetary Fund sees 'soft landing' for house prices
The IMF sees little evidence of a housing glut and predicts a soft landing for house prices, despite the market being overvalued.
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IMF says Australia has overspent on roads
The IMF says Australia should boost infrastructure spending by about $6 billion a year. But it should be spent on rail and airports, not more freeways.
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RBA head Philip Lowe rings alarm over Trump inflation threat
RBA's Lowe rings alarm on Trumpflation risk, urges budget restraint at home to rebuild fiscal firepower.
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RBA hearing: Philip Lowe talks interest rates, housing
Reserve Bank governor Lowe talks at the House or Representatives Economics Committee about the state of the economy.
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How to deal with junk health insurance
Paying too much? It may be your fault; 85 per cent of people don't ask how much they will pay out-of-pocket for surgery until they are admitted as inpatients.
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January 2018
FIFA World Cup 2018: how to follow the Socceroos through Russia
Former Moscow resident Geoff Winestock offers a guide for Australian fans planning to support the Socceroos at the 2018 World Cup.
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Plutus Payroll collapse leaves $100m black hole
A liquidators report into Australia's biggest tax fraud has unearthed tens of millions of dollars ripped from the company.
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Donald Trump goes on a hot button Twitter rampage
Trump's unusually provocative volley of tweets, including claiming his nuclear button was "much bigger and more powerful" than the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's has security analysts deeply worried.
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December 2017
Ageing population is no threat: RBA
The ageing population could pose much less of a burden over the next two decades based on new projections by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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