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A lack of meaningful reform on addressing housing affordability keeps the nation’s business leaders up at night.

Housing crisis the top social issue keeping bosses up at night

A survey of more than 300 C-suite executives and board members has underlined their concern over the lack of progress on housing affordability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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12 days of Christmas cost analysis by KPMG.

The six-figure sum you need to secure your true love

If you thought inflation was bad, it’s worse for those looking for love this Christmas by replicating the 12 Days of Christmas carol.

  • Millie Muroi
Mosman, Waverley and Northern Beaches LGAs are spending huge amounts on renovations rather than building additional houses.

Revealed: The Sydney LGAs splurging on home renovations

Spending on home renovations has jumped in NSW while construction of new homes has plummeted over the past seven years, KPMG analysis shows.

  • Cindy Yin and Max Maddison

Wealthy suburbs splurge on renovations as new home building suffers

Spending on renovations has boomed in the past five years, mainly in wealthier postcodes, while expenditure on building new homes remains in the doldrums.

  • Adam Carey
Australian Catholic University student Imogen Hughes

‘Lost in the crowd’: Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.

  • Daniella White
A plunge in birth rates in parts of Melbourne is being blamed on a lack of affordable housing.

Melbourne in the grip of baby drought as rent becomes ‘a great contraceptive’

A plunge in birth rates in parts of Melbourne is being blamed on a lack of affordable housing and other cost-of-living pressures.

  • Josh Gordon
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An ‘astounding’ peek into the tax affairs of partners at the consulting giants

 The ATO has opened its books – as much as it ever does – this week on the tax rates paid by the very well-remunerated partners of the “Big Four” consulting giants.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Nita is one of thousands of Sydney women in their 40s who got a job last year

How the cost of living crunch is driving Sydney mums back to work

Sydney added nearly 19,000 workers aged between 40 and 44 in the year to October 2023, with 60 per cent of them women.

  • Matt Wade
Sarah Novelli, with daughter Adriana, 3, said she could not do her senior executive job without flexible work.

Return-to-office mandates branded sexist for their impact on working mums

As pressure mounts on workers to return to the office, experts are warning it could also mean a step backwards in workplace equality.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Sydney-headquartered Medland Engineering, which has offices across Australia and in London, was given 10 days to pay a ransom.

Cyberthreats top CEO list of concerns for 2024

Corporate bosses say cybersecurity is their biggest worry over the next few years, in a major survey of Australian business leaders.

  • Colin Kruger

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