Household finances in reverse as job prospects worsen
The typical Australian family takes home less than when Kevin Rudd was prime minister.
Peter Martin is the economics editor for The Age, based at Parliament House
The typical Australian family takes home less than when Kevin Rudd was prime minister.
Every living Liberal treasurer but the latest has wanted to tighten the tax treatment of trusts.
Greens to limit negative gears to single property in plan yet to get young people into homes.
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has attempted to hose down talk of a hike in interest rates, saying Australia won't be blindly following central banks overseas.
Bill Shorten says voters are "hungry for something more substantial than the current political fare".
Foreign minister Julie Bishop has dismissed concerns about Donald Trump, saying there's nothing surprising about his policy of "America First".
Interest rate are going to rise, says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Four east coast states will go it alone in drawing up plans for a clean energy target.
Prepare for a shock. On July 1 electricity prices jumped 15 to 20 per cent.
Attempts to blame renewable energy for high electricity prices are misguided says expert report.
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