The problem with property doomsayers
The team at ABC's Four Corners assembled a thrilling package about the Australian property boom last Monday.
The Economy
British Labour backs EU single market membership during Brexit
Britain will urge the European Union on Monday to show "imagination" in Brexit talks and help focus discussion on future ties rather than on a divorce settlement.
Yellen's Jackson Hole speech more swansong than job audition
By broadly defending the financial rules put in place in the past decade, the Fed chair distanced herself from the anti-regulatory rhetoric of the man who will decide whether to replace her.
Government losing its resistance to rent-seeking businesses
I'm starting to suspect the federal government – of whatever colour – has lost its ability to control its own spending.
Treasurer, you're relieved until I fix this mess
Have a break. With the help of some of your best bureaucrats, I've got it from here.
We're being misled on apprenticeship 'crisis'
If we're to believe what we're told, Australia's apprenticeship system is in crisis, with plunging numbers following cuts in government support.
Home sales and prices pick up pace
House prices rose across most capitals in the past week and the number of auctions resulting in a sale continued to climb.
Here's one way to get more women promoted
The Google memo was "deeply biased" says EY's Uschi Schreiber but there's more systemic issues on gender inequality.
Hope yet for economy despite dark days
There is still good reason to expect wages growth will pick up.
Housing affordability: Is Airbnb to blame?
New data suggests landlords favour Airbnb-type rentals over long-term tenants, but the home-sharing website's impact on housing affordability remains contentious.
Canberra chaos poses a threat to investment
The dual citizenship chaos engulfing the government risks damaging how Australia is viewed by foreign investors and could threaten much-needed business investment, corporate leaders have warned.
Oil giant's capitulation is $10b win for taxpayers
Taxpayers are set to gain billions of dollars in revenue over the coming decade after multinational oil giant Chevron abandoned an appeal against the federal government over the way it structures its tax.
Here's the truth of the matter about unemployment
So, the Australian Bureau of Statistics told us this week, the rate of unemployment fell a click to 5.6 per cent in July. Trouble is, most people know the official unemployment rate understates the extent of the problem.
Australia adds 1000 jobs a day to continue record run
The average number of workers being employed every six months has had its strongest run in seven years.
World's most liveable city (again): how we ranked Melbourne
Cities aren't simple things. When The Age decided to rank Melbourne's suburbs, it quickly became apparent how complex and subjective it was to compare even one street from another.
Australian wages stall at record low of 1.9 per cent
The wages of working Australians are going nowhere, new figures show, stalling at a record low while the earnings of more than 10 million private sector employees hover around the cost of living.
Melbourne world's most liveable city for seventh year
Melbourne has once again topped The Economist's liveability rankings, but as the city enjoys its seventh consecutive year at the top, planning experts questioned the index's relevance.
Sydney falls in liveability ranking due to terrorism fears
Sydney has slipped in an international assessment of liveability, ranking behind other Australian capitals Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Sydney's property shrinkage: approvals for smaller dwellings soar
​Climbing property prices and a growing demand to rent in NSW have boosted approvals for units, townhouses and semis, despite a slowing trend nationally.
Get paid in cash? Time to dob in your boss, says KPMG
In its submission to the Turnbull government's Black Economy Taskforce, KPMG suggests another tax amnesty, this time for employers who've been paying workers in cash.
RBA warns construction activity could start to fall
The Reserve Bank has warned construction activity could begin to decline as the number of residential building approvals falls from its peak in 2016.
Australian executives aren't equipped to do business in Asia: report
Australia's top 200 companies are not "Asia ready", research finds.
Wage growth will strengthen, and soon
There's been a sound economic justification – the need to restore our industries' international price competitiveness - for our weak wage growth over the past three or four years.
Is this the death of a decent day's work?
My working life began pushing a 2-stroke mower across the sprawling lawns of my suburban childhood home – a tricky business mustering enough force to pull the starter cord but, after that, a thoroughly satisfying process of methodically retracing one's steps at half-metre-spaced increments.
ATO seen as 'a bit of a joke': advisers turn sour
Doubts about the ATO's IT systems, and commitment to working with and valuing the tax profession continue.
Rate cuts forecast out for BTIM's Gor
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe could oversee two years of stability in the cash rate, BT Investment Management's Vimal Gor says.
The next weapon in the tax battle with multinationals
The federal government's Tax Avoidance Taskforce will be given additional intelligence to hunt down US-based multinationals after America this week formally agreed to share detailed information about companies with Australian authorities.
Revealed: The truth about Sydney's smashed avo economics
Edgecliff is ground zero for Sydney's smashed avocado craze, while Summer Hill is the dividing line for availability.
The wealth bonanza ahead if we say 'yes'
The explosion of love and goodwill that would accompany the legalisation of same-sex marriage cannot come soon enough for the Australian economy.
Rates to rise but 'some time away': RBA
RBA governor Philip Lowe has identified low wage growth as one of the key risks to the Australian economy
Small Business
Small business trusts face 63 per cent tax rate under Labor
A 30 per cent tax rate on income earned by family discretionary trusts could mean distributed income is taxed at 63 per cent.
Kids on wheels: the Uber alternatives for kids
There's a surge in the kid-friendly ridesharing space.