You might have noticed the “BuildingOurFuture.gov.au” political advertising blitz by Michael McCormack’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
(Well, it was his department on Monday morning.)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the advertising is a political con job.
There is no boost in...
David Plunkett specialises in finding pockets of hell and whole fields of purgatory in our tax and transfer system.
In the hell category would be people paying an effective tax rate of 106 per cent on last week’s increase in...
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A speech by one of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s top officials will provide an opportunity to respond to last week’s extraordinarily strong labour force figures and signal whether it changes the timing of a future interest rate rise.
Economists...
A stunning fall in unemployment is rapidly resetting expectations for wages growth, raising the prospect of an interest rate rise before 2024.
Economists say the Reserve Bank is likely to bring forward its timetable for the COVID recovery after unemployment...
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Thousands of bank customers across Australia were unable to access their accounts after a mass outage on Thursday.
Three of the nation’s big four banks – Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and Westpac – were affected, along with smaller...
Seven executives have forecast full-year earnings that exceed analysts’ estimates and say the momentum will continue with its Olympics and Ashes coverage.
Shares surged by more than 22 per cent after the broadcaster said fourth-quarter sales revenue was up by...
The decision by El Salvador to accept Bitcoin as legal tender is a big moment.
It could prove that the largest cryptocurrency is a viable alternative to the money created by central banks, which would be huge.
Or it could prove...
Australia has signed an in-principle free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, the first major change to trade rules with the UK since 1973 – but experts tip it won’t alter our economy either way.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison hashed...
The number of Australians stressed about their finances has risen for the first time since the COVID-19 crash, new research has revealed.
More people saw their savings erode than grow in the March quarter, while debt fears also rose as...
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