Budget reporting change sparks debt spree concerns
Leading economists have expressed unease about a budget reporting change.
Peter Martin is the economics editor for The Age, based at Parliament House
Leading economists have expressed unease about a budget reporting change.
Labor leader Bill Shorten says the federal government is moving the budget goal posts because it has failed to get debt under control, lashing its plan to divide the federal budget into "good" and "bad" debt.
Tuesday week, Morrison and Turnbull will no longer be as limited by concern about budget deficit.
Treasurer is preparing the ground for a big new spend on infrastructure in the May budget.
Millions intended for authors has been set aside to fight fair use.
A million dollars' worth of tax advice can cut your tax bill to zero.
The IMF changes tack as the budget approaches.
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe intervenes in the debate over tax and home prices before the May budget.
Union-dominated super funds would lose their special status under a draft Productivity Commission recommendation that would delink superannuation from awards and allocate new workers to default funds only once.
The non-profit industry funds want you to think there's nothing wrong. They are most often the funds new employees are defaulted into and they perform the best, on average far better than their for-profit competitors.
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