States use 'lazy' taxes to fix budgets
State governments are under pressure to overhaul their lucrative property tax regimes after a surge in property taxes in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
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Trump names Tillerson secretary of state
The US president-elect has finally brought to an end his public and chaotic deliberations over choosing the nation's top diplomat.
Manufacturing jobs 'aren't more noble'
A range of experts have condemned politicians of all stripes for "fetishising and romanticising" manufacturing and small business.
Commodity rally sets up cash splash
This year's stunning resurgence in commodity prices is set to blossom into a sweep of dividend payments, at least from the big firms.
Investors brace for next 'black swan'
The CBOE SKEW Index – better known as the Black Swan Index – shows that investors are on high alert for a left-field event.
ASX slides to a lower close as investors fret about the Fed
Shares ended a volatile session in the red after investors sold out of miners and banks ahead of a key meeting of the US Federal Reserve lat...
Airbnb doesn't fear Trump or the NSW government
Airbnb's global public policy head downplayed tech sector fears about Donald Trump and signalled it's willing to work to ease Sydney's housi...
Calls to curb 'out of control' reporting measures
More than 40 per cent of top ASX companies use non-standard metrics in their reporting.
AGL, Origin to prosper from wind, solar
Energy giants AGL and Origin stand to prosper, not suffer, from new energy technologies such as Tesla's Powerwall 2 battery.
Brisbane apartment values reverse
Housing price growth slowed in the September quarter as unit values in Melbourne and Brisbane hit the brakes, the latest Australian Bureau o...
