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Australian Economy

Federal Budget Night 2026: Stakeholder Reaction + Commentary on Labor’s Tax Gamble

Federal Budget Night 2026: Stakeholder Reaction + Commentary on Labor’s Tax Gamble

Business and Finance Politics & Economy 13 May 2026

The Federal Government’s capital gains tax overhaul has drawn immediate fire from the Financial Services Council. CEO Blake Briggs spoke...

Budget 2026: Is Canberra’s Spending Fuelling the Issue It’s Trying to Fix?

Budget 2026: Is Canberra’s Spending Fuelling the Issue It’s Trying to Fix?

Politics & Economy

The federal budget is just weeks away on 12 May, pressure is mounting on Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government...

What goes around comes around: What to expect from the government’s economic reform roundtable?

What goes around comes around: What to expect from the government’s economic reform roundtable?

Business and Finance Politics & Economy 20 August 2025

Starting today, prime minister Anthony Albanese and federal treasurer Jim Chalmers have called upon some of the biggest names in...

ANZ launches First Nations Strategy for economic self-determination

ANZ launches First Nations Strategy for economic self-determination

Indigenous

ANZ has launched a landmark First Nations Strategy – the first of its kind in the Australian banking sector. Called...

If you are pulling a fake sickie, you could be costing Australian businesses and the economy

If you are pulling a fake sickie, you could be costing Australian businesses and the economy

Business and Finance Health Politics & Economy 18 June 2025

A study carried out by Iselect, a health insurance comparison service, has revealed that Australians who frequently take fake sick...

Minimum Wage Increase: Australia’s frontline get much needed break

Minimum Wage Increase: Australia’s frontline get much needed break

Business and Finance Politics & Economy 3 June 2025

This morning a deal was made between the Fair Work Commission, in accordance with the Australian Council of Trade Unions...

Australia’s Role in Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Showdown

Australia’s Role in Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Showdown

Business and Finance International Politics & Economy 2 April 2025

US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are set to shake up global trade, with sweeping economic consequences for the...

How can small businesses retain staff in skills shortage?

How can small businesses retain staff in skills shortage?

Politics & Economy

One of the biggest concerns for small businesses in almost every industry is finding the right people with the right...

Cost of living crisis to have significant generational impacts, survey finds

Cost of living crisis to have significant generational impacts, survey finds

Politics & Economy

Ahead of anti-poverty week, a new survey from the national child protection charity, Act for Kids, has highlighted the severe...

Australia’s GDP growth slumps to record low

Australia’s GDP growth slumps to record low

Business and Finance Politics & Economy 4 September 2024

Australia’s GDP growth has reached a record breaking low of 1%, the lowest growth since 1991-92 according to the Australian...