'Demographic tsunami' set to keep property prices high
There's no shortage of housing forecasts but none quite like this one: rather than the key markets cooling, they are about to be hit by a demographic tsunami.
The Economy
ATO warns 60,000 Uber and ride-sharing drivers
One-third of drivers involved with ride-sharing services such as Uber are yet to register for GST or to fully declare their income.
'Completely wrong' and 'stuffed up': The problem with schools and universities
This week we take a deep dive into the national education debate to reveal what really needs to be done to improve our schools and universities.
The important questions the census didn't ask
Some of the census questions are next to useless.
Job vacancies jump 1.7% in May quarter
Private sector job vacancies rose 1.5 per cent to 170,500, and public sector vacancies rose 3.2 per cent to 18,700.
Tax time: top work-related expenses ATO's eyeing
Higher-than-expected tax deductions relating to cars, travel, clothing, internet and mobile phones, and self-education expenses are among the top claims the tax man will be keeping a close eye on this tax time.
Ignore the economist who cried wolf
Nothing like a former Reserve Bank board member saying the RBA could hike interest rate eight times in the next couple of years to get attention.
RBA could raise rates eight times in next two years
The Reserve Bank could increase interest rates eight times in the next two years, former board member John Edwards said.
Probe into how ATO responds to staff's 'inappropriate behaviours'
The Australian Taxation Office's high-profile area targeting high-wealth individuals that former deputy commissioner Michael Cranston headed will be a key focus in a wide-ranging review of the agency.
Tragedy and triumphs of modern family life revealed
The 2016 census reveals what's going on behind the curtains of Australia's 10 million homes.
Meet the face of a fast-changing, optimistic Australia
Eva Zhuang is the face of a fast-changing Australia.
Census reveals Sydney's haves and have-nots
Families incomes in inner Sydney are nearly $40,000 a year higher than the rest of the city.
Milestone passed as nation becomes more Asian, less European
Australians born of Australian parents will soon be a minority.
Australia, look how much you’ve changed in 50 in years
Compared with the country described in the 1966 census we're more Asian, less Christian and more openly gay.
'They have to have alternatives': Census highlights rent, not mortgage, stress
The 2016 census spotlights the growing proportion of people in Australia for whom renting is their normal relationship to the housing market.
More than 1600 people a week: Census reveals how we have grown
Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney as Australia's most populated city, for the first time in history the majority of Australians born overseas are from Asia not Europe and there has been a 39 per cent surge in the number of people declaring themselves in a same-sex relationship.
If Australia were a village of 100 people here is what we would look like
The first Australian 2016 census results are out, revealing a snapshot of the nation.
Properties empty as home ownership sinks to 60-year low
Home ownership hits lows not seen since the fifties, while a record number of properties are vacant.
Taking an Uber for work? Your boss may have to pay tax on it
Employers letting their staff use ride-sharing services such as Uber, rather than a licensed taxi, could be liable for fringe benefits tax, the Australian Taxation Office says.
Australian census results at a glance
The first 2016 Australian census results have been released. Here are the key take outs.
Artificial intelligence could be the answer for productivity woes
San Francisco Federal Reserve president John Williams says monetary policy is back to being "boring" but the advent of AI will keep economics interesting.
BIS' debt bomb scenario unlikely
The rapid 250 basis point rise in domestic interest rates that would leave Australian households facing a mammoth debt servicing burden is unlikely to occur, economists said.
'Vulnerable': Australian households sent a warning
The BIS has warned that Australian households are among the most vulnerable to a sharp rise in global interest rates.
Next financial crisis to hit with a 'vengeance'
Global banking watchdog says warning lights are flashing red as debt ratios rise and the Fed in US lifts interest rates.
Why we won't stop the black economy until we do tax reform
Without addressing complexity in our tax system, there's no hope of stopping individuals from overclaiming and engaging in illegal cash economy activity.
The cities that run the world
Sydney and Melbourne are often given global city status, but the two have some attributes which undermine their claims.
Workers' share of economic pie at half century low: here's how to reverse it
Here's a fact to make every trade union member weep – those few who remain, anyway.
Australia not yet ready for whistleblower bounties: ASIC
Australia needs to introduce stronger penalties for corporate crime and effective compensation and protections for whistleblowers, before it goes down the path US-style bounties, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's John Price says.
Australia's new population milestone to reignite debate
A little after Friday lunch, Australia's population ticked over the 24.5 million mark. What's unusual is the increasing questioning of immigration's role in that growth.
Victorian town pulls together to support locked-out timber workers
For nine weeks hundreds of families in a small north-east Victorian town have been without a pay check, after the area's biggest employer locked out its entire workforce in April.
Small Business
Emotional, mental toll of end of financial year
Research shows the end of financial year increases the pressure on stretched small business owners.
The bill Nomads are coming for their discounts
Business needs to prepare for a bigger rush of discount-seeking consumers.