Labor to reverse Medicare cuts
Bill Shorten will reverse almost $900 million in cuts to Medicare and spend $257 million in tax cuts for small business to create jobs at today's official campaign launch.
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Maths, science should be compulsory for uni
Maths and science should be pre-requisites for university entry, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
'There's strength at all price points'
Auction clearances bounced back in Sydney and Melbourne after a slowdown over the previous long weekend.
Firstmac on the block in $500m auction
Firstmac has been put up for sale with investment bank Goldman Sachs hired to find a strategic investor or buyer.
Coalition to lend Arrium $49m
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will pledge more support for troubled steelmaker Arrium in a bid to match Labor's sweetener.
Where the negative gearers live
The residential property market is slightly smaller than the stock market, but much more controversial.
Labor hangs tough, third-party vote surges
A new Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows support for micro-parties and independents has surged at the expense of the Coalition and Labor.
The top 10 tax questions answered
Tax season is upon us, and surprise changes in this year's budget have experts fielding queries.
Guvera in trouble without IPO
The ASX blocking of the float of the music streaming business should trigger debate about high-risk techs.
Why smart people buy into stupid ideas
Our knowledge-focused times have - confoundingly - instead produced "functional stupidity" and a decline in innovation.
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