Byres rebuffs the banks on levy
Banking regulator Wayne Byres has told a Senate committee bank capital levels will rise and banks' complaints about tax are overblown.
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Bank levy full of contradictions
Facts have not stood in the way of Scott Morrison claiming the bank tax helps make the financial system more resilient.
Labor 49.5pc tax rate will kill prosperity
Malcolm Turnbull says Labor's plan for a top marginal tax rate of 49.5pc will entrench the wealth barrier and act as a handbrake on prosperity.
When the sun set on the Gold Coast King
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NAB rides cloud investing wave
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The government pre-empts findings on energy market reform as businesses warn of more closures due to energy market volatility.
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