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Those who work from home in a second bedroom or home office could potentially claim rental expenses.

Home workers could claim thousands as ATO scrambles to fix loophole

Rent could be claimed as a tax deduction by those who work from home after an ABC presenter challenged a ruling.

  • Nina Hendy

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Westpac said businesses that were highly exposed to foot traffic were struggling.

Employers warned after Westpac work-from-home decision

A Fair Work Commission judgment forcing the bank to allow an employee to work from home permanently should act as a reminder to employers, experts say.

  • Elias Visontay
Australian chief executives have backflipped on forecasts that workers will be forced back to the office five days a week.

Aussie bosses say work from home is here to stay

A KPMG global chief executive survey has found a significant change in attitude towards flexibility.

  • Colin Kruger
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Solution in recognising both sides’ rights and pain

Readers discuss Australia’s recognition of a Palestine state and the subsequent actions by the federal opposition’s foray into external affairs.

SMH/The Age editorial cartoon for 12 8 20 by Cathy Wilcox

Enough is enough, Australia must stand up

Readers discuss the Trump administration’s intimidation tactics on its allies, including Australia.

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Back to the days of ‘meat and two veg’

Readers discuss immigration, neo-Nazis and Donald Trump.

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“Ageless workers” are filing into the nation’s workforce.

Not the retiring type: the men who won’t stop working

Australians can access the age pension from 67. But new research shows a growing number of people want to stay in the workforce much longer.

  • Shane Wright
Making points.

A political opportunist in the key of Trump

Readers’ discuss the attention-getting tactics of LNP politician Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

APS chief executive Zena Burgess says a routine or some predictability in your day can ease decision-making fatigue.

The pandemic-era change that workers love – and some politicians hope to change

Paring back the right to work from home is proving outrageously unpopular among Australians, and more businesses consider the shift is here to stay.

  • Nina Hendy
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Enslaved in a cult of misogynistic tyranny

Readers discuss how women are treated in the Exclusive Brethren and the religion’s active participation in the Liberal campaign at the May federal election.

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