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US economic growth slowest in three years
Economists are generally skeptical that growth will reach Trump's goal of 3 to 4 per cent on a sustained basis.
Economists are generally skeptical that growth will reach Trump's goal of 3 to 4 per cent on a sustained basis.
The Treasurer, Scott Morrison, strayed into some rather silly territory this week in a speech seeking to lay down a new set of markers for the budget, divvying up government debt into "good" and "bad" debt.
Sydney house prices are set to suffer their first fall in 18 months, new figures show, in the wake of of strong action from regulators designed to curb the growth in investor loans.
Google Australia has confirmed for the first time ever that it has been hit with an amended tax bill by the ATO following audits of its affairs and that "the company will lodge an objection".
Technology giants are restructuring their tax affairs and for the first time ever counting local advertising revenue.
One of the great mismatches is how little property developers are accused of giving to politicians from time to time and the massive amounts politicians gift to the developers – some $11 billion a year, according to a new book by two Queensland economists.
Leading economists have expressed unease about a budget reporting change.
Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan will get another seven years at the head of the Australian Taxation Office, with the agency looking to hit more multinationals with tax bills amounting to $4 billion.
The study used 18 indicators to rank business innovation in districts across the city.
Tuesday week, Morrison and Turnbull will no longer be as limited by concern about budget deficit.
Prices for essentials jump as wages barely lift and debts are high - boding ill for consumer spending.
Should the public be able to freely access the names of the people behind the ownership of assets and bank accounts?
The ACT has passed Victoria to become Australia's second-strongest economy, according to the latest CommSec state of the states report, published Monday.
Rising costs for petrol, fruits and vegetables and tobacco are expected to have lifted consumer prices in the March quarter.
Few seem to care about renters fate but, for once, a little help may be coming their way.
Online retail giants Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Alibaba say the federal government has severely underestimated the threat of rival foreign online retailers failing to comply with its planned GST changes, and consumers will be left worse off.
Multinational oil giant Chevron has lost its appeal against a multimillion-dollar tax bill issued by the Australian Taxation Office, setting the scene for the tax man to challenge other companies with dubious tax schemes.
The chief executive of Coles and Tabcorp boss are former captains of industry who came to our shores on 457 work visas.
Leading businesswoman says revamped 457 visa scheme should have made it easier for nannies from Pacific Islands to come here.
Australia is caught in a disconnect between the trajectory of its key commodity export and a currency that refuses to follow suit.
The one top-earning job in Australia pays women more than men does so by just half a per cent.
The hunt for the right CEO just got harder because if he or she is from overseas they can't be aged over 45 under Malcolm Turnbull's plan to abolish 457 visas.
Interest in the Australian market, particularly from the US and Canada, is rising given the level of transparency relative to other parts of Asia Pacific.
The IMF changes tack as the budget approaches.
Global economic growth is expected to pick up this year and in 2018, despite the political uncertainties created by Brexit and the election of maverick US President Donald Trump. And the International Monetary Fund has issued a better growth forecast for the Australian economy, compared to the Treasury's most recent predictions issued in December.
Turnbull, Dutton or Trump? Or maybe Hanson or Bernardi? Who can really claim responsibility?
Millennials and Baby Boomers are often cast as natural foes fighting in some kind of economic Hunger Games. But what if I told you that economic and social policy doesn't have to be zero-sum?
The Reserve Bank has warned regulators it could be forced to clamp down further on home loans and take more drastic action to cool the overheated housing markets.
Australia's poorest people are taking on negatively geared property investments, despite their inability to manage the risks.
State and federal governments are promising action to make property more affordable for first-home buyers. But what would be the best policies?
Tattoos are more common than ever but the workplace reaction can be mixed.
Discrimination in recruitment comes down to fear and ignorance.
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