Did Google just screw over NSW?
THE global tech giant has pulled out of a massive redevelopment which could be a “huge blow” to Sydney.
Australian Economy
House prices ‘dangerously dumb’
ECONOMIST Chris Richardson has issued a stark warning on the future of the Australian economy — including the spectre of 500,000 jobs lost — in a National Press Club speech.
The idea that won’t go away
IT has been rejected by experts, but the idea of being able to use your super to buy your first home just won’t go away.
Bridge to nowhere on ‘cursed’ line
IT’S Australia’s big rail fail. Millions spent on a new line but there’s a problem: there’s a gaping hole in the middle of it.
Australians trapped in the rental market
TREASURER Scott Morrison says 160,000 of us trapped in the rental market would own a home by now if this hadn’t happened.
Hunt for billions of missing tax dollars
THE government has warned it is chasing down billions of missing tax dollars — but there’s a ridiculous contradiction at the core of its plan.
Bank busts Australia’s ‘cashless’ myth
SO much for the tap-and-go revolution. Aussies love cash so much, the RBA has just opened a new super vault to hold it all.
What the company tax cuts will mean
TREASURER Scott Morrison says the company tax cuts passed on Friday will boost the economy, but Labor claims “you would need a microscope” to find the benefits.
Australia’s Brexit danger just got real
BREXIT could be a huge opportunity for Australia but if we look too keen, forget Britain, we’ll be the losers.
Young people are ditching cars
A CAR is no longer the great symbol of freedom for young people. The number of millennials driving has plummeted in the last 10 years.
Interest rate rises could drown us
THE tide of interest rates is turning. The big four banks have already put them up, and the rest could follow. A lot of people could be in trouble.
How Australia is being screwed
AUSTRALIA is “swimming in gas” but ordinary citizens get a raw deal when it comes to our resources. This is what’s going on.
Alarm over ‘disturbing’ jobless rate
OFFICIAL figures show the jobless rate has unexpectedly jumped to its highest level in just over a year, widely missing expectations.
Turnbull’s big light bulb moment
HE’S the big ideas guy who hasn’t really had any — until now. The PM is banking his legacy on a triumph of the past.
$2 billion electricity ‘game-changer’
PRIME Minsiter Malcolm Turnbull is set to announce the biggest building project in a generation to stave off Australia’s looming power crisis.
Fears of looming apartment price crash
THE RBA is closely monitoring the Brisbane and Melbourne apartment markets, amid fears oversupply could leave banks and investors in financial ruin.
$550m plan to fix SA power crisis
THE State Government has unveiled its $550 million plan to fix SA’s power woes — including the construction of a new emergency gas-fired power station.
‘I regret the day I moved there’
OVER-CROWDED, polluted, expensive. It’s not just house prices that make Australia’s largest city a pain. Is it time to “evacuate”?
More proof daylight saving sucks
DAYLIGHT saving sucks. New research is increasingly supporting the view that it’s time to stop messing with the clocks once and for all.
Why high-speed rail would fail
HIGH-SPEED rail? Tell ’em they’re dreamin’. It’s time to bite the bullet and accept the Aussie bullet train has bitten the dust.
The wrong way to buy a home
CANBERRA wants to chip in and help you buy a house. Sounds great, right? Wrong, and there are three reasons why.
It’s your housing crisis, states tell feds
STATE governments are holding the Federal Government responsible for the big solution to the housing affordability crisis hitting major capitals.
One man can stop housing crash
AUSTRALIA has been warned again and again. If we don’t stop repeating the same mistake, the consequences will be dire.
The rise of Australia’s super-cities
SYDNEY could stretch to the Central Coast, Melbourne could hit Geelong and Brisbane could merge with the Gold Coast.
Big warning for housing market
A MAJOR crash in Australian house prices could soon send shockwaves through the economy, the OECD has warned.
Don’t be fooled by the latest numbers
AUSTRALIA has had a great few days, but don’t be fooled. The benefits aren’t flowing to your pocket.
Penalty rate numbers don’t add up
NEW modelling shows as few as 285,000 workers will be affected by the Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates.
Relief as nation dodges recession
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull can breathe a sigh of relief after the nation narrowly avoided slipping into a recession.
A hair-raising mystery for investors
IT’S a great mystery of the world, just like the Bermuda Triangle, Loch Ness monster and Donald Trump’s hair: Where has all the investment income gone?
Why it’s a bad time to cut penalty rates
THOUSANDS of workers will be worse off from today’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
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