Busting the mining boom myth
FOR over a decade, we’ve been led to believe that the mining boom was the reason we’ve been so lucky. That may not be the case at all.
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The real cost of your hangovers
BEING hungover at work doesn’t just suck for you. It’s costing us billions of dollars a year in lost economic productivity.
Should income keep pace with house prices?
THEY’RE the figures people use to say we’re bound to have a housing crash. But do house prices really need to be a consistent multiple of income?
Abbott opens the purse for struggling regions
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott once promised an end to industry handouts. But in the last few days he has offered billions for struggling cities. Today it was Geelong’s turn.
The low Aussie dollar is awesome
THE glorious days of the Aussie dollar being worth more than the US dollar are long gone. It sounds like a bad thing, but there are some surprising upsides.
How money savvy are you?
AUSTRALIANS are clueless when it comes to savings, rewards points and credit cards, a finance quiz has revealed. Test yourself to see if you get the banking basics.
Aussies ripped off by $2 billion
AUSTRALIANS have been ripped off by more than $2 billion since 2011. It’s all because of the banks’ failure to pass on a particular type of saving.
Shorten told to consider GST reform
ONE of Bill Shorten’s key union allies says “we’d be mugs not to look at” tax system changes such as expanding the GST.
Australia says ‘no deal’ in TPP negotiation
AUSTRALIA will not sign up to the $200 billion Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal after talks failed to resolve significant industry issues.
Secretive deal’s impact on Australia
THE negotiations have been shrouded in secrecy. We have not been told the details. But there’s a push for Australia to sign up now.
PM told to ‘drop the race card’
PENNY Wong has told the prime minister to stop playing the race card when it comes to defending the free-trade agreement with China.
TV ads scaring pants off Aussies
NEW TV ads are frightening the hell out of Australians, suggesting an invading force of Chinese workers is on its way. But how true is it?
‘We’re pathetic in comparison’
ONE “pathetic” figure is eroding Australia’s future and costing us jobs. It has to change if we want to secure our economic future.
Pressure on live export
UPDATE: THE live export industry is again under fire after sheep were allegedly illegally sold in a Kuwait market.
Fight over who gets GST cash
THE nation’s leaders are in Sydney today discussing whether we should all be slugged more money, and who would get the cash at the end of the day.
GST increase: Winners and losers
WHAT Mike Baird is proposing is a big political risk but will the pain be worth it? Who will be the winners and losers if GST is increased?
Would you pay more? Push to raise GST
IT could be the only way to prevent Australia from “tumbling off a fiscal cliff”, but would you be happy to pay more for everyday goods and services?
Gay marriage could boost economy
MAKING gay marriage legal could give Australia’s economy a boost — and that’s not counting the millions likely to be spent on weddings.
Here we go again: Fresh row erupts
BRACE yourselves. A fresh row has erupted over Labor’s climate change policy — and this fight could be just as ugly as the last.
RBA: Hockey must act on negative gearing
THE calls for changes to negative gearing laws just keep getting louder, with the Reserve Bank adding its voice to the chorus. But is the Treasurer listening?
How to fix our clogged cities’ woes
MORE than two thirds of Australians live in a capital city, but there is no one person in power to ensure that they work well. A powerful group wants to change that.
China crash: should we be worried?
AUSTRALIA has just been through what was potentially a major economic crisis, but don’t feel bad if you missed it.
Aussie state’s bold, risky plan
THINGS are so grim in one Australian state that its leaders are scrambling for answers. What they’re proposing is risky.
Proof your trip to work is getting longer
FEEL like your daily commute to work is getting longer and more frustrating? Well, it is.
Maccas is more expensive where?
IT MIGHT have cheaper housing, but if you want to eat in this Australian city be prepared to pay more.
Australia has a $129 billion black hole
AUSTRALIA has splashed $129 billion on this in recent years, and it’s blown a huge hole in the Budget. We can’t afford it.
The disease costing us millions
WE’RE in the grip of an outbreak of a highly contagious disease that’s causing grief for parents around the country. And you might not have ever heard of it.
Bold idea to fix our clogged cities
IT IS the ambitious concept that would turn Australian cities from clogged traffic nightmares into streamlined utopias. It is time for the 20-minute city.
Secret uni fee forecasts remain hidden
A BID to force the release of government documents showing how deregulation might push up university fees has been blocked — because they have been found to be factually incorrect.
How we really won the World Cup
EVERYONE knows Australia won this year’s Cricket World Cup, but an even sweeter victory came from the $1.1 billion boost the event gave to the economy.
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