New unit sales plunge at triple the rate of new houses
New home sales continue to dive, with the number of new unit sales plunging at more than triple the rate of new houses.
New home sales continue to dive, with the number of new unit sales plunging at more than triple the rate of new houses.
The Australian Taxation Office is aware investigative journalists are scrutinising the clients of Bermuda-based law firm Appleby, and are bracing themselves for what could be a second "Panama Papers" style leak.
The Tax Office has fallen short of budget revenue targets by $4.2 billion, its 2017 annual report shows.
The great Australian dream? The great Australian tax dodge, more like. For those who can afford the entry price.
Melbourne's wealthiest areas also put in the longest hours at work, with neighbourhoods clustered around the central business district recording the highest rates of full-time work and overtime.
Sydney's wealthiest areas also put in the longest hours at work, with neighbourhoods clustered to the north and east of the central business district recording the highest rates of full-time work and overtime.
"Mediocrity beckons, if we let it." So read the dramatic opening statement of briefing notes for the media released this week by the Productivity Commission to accompany its first-ever five-year Productivity Review.
"The history of economic forecasting tells us that our central forecast will almost certainly be wrong," the Reserve Bank's deputy governor told an audience of economists in Sydney on Thursday.
Australia's inflation rate was 0.6 per cent in the September quarter, missing economists' expectations of a 0.8 per cent rise.
The Australian Taxation Office is still not compliant with mandatory cyber security standards because of its repeated IT outages, Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says.
Australian Taxation Office staff that were the subject of Operation Elbrus investigations breached the agency's code of conduct but are now back at work, Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says.
Woolies' warehouse workers are preparing to walk off the job to demand higher wages and greater job security - it could be a "canary in the coal mine" for wages across the country, says Goldman Sachs' chief economist.
I'm willing to pay a little more to ensure suppliers are treated fairly, but I don't want businesses to exploit my generosity to boost their own profits.
Turnbull government plans to claw back hundreds of millions through a crackdown on couriers and cleaners has come under criticism from some tax experts who say draft laws are inadequate in fighting the problem.
Sydney's workforce is dominated by professionals and managers.
The Senate has passed only $24 billion of the government's $50 billion program of company tax cuts.
An image and health-obsessed Australia has provided a jobs boon for fitness instructors and beauty therapists.
An image and health obsessed Australia has provided a jobs boon for fitness instructors and beauty therapists.
An image and health obsessed Australia has provided a jobs boon for fitness instructors and beauty therapists.
Professionals, including lawyers famous for their long hours, have been pipped for overtime by real estate agents and others in the hiring business.
It's time to remove barriers on Australian women getting back into paid work.
The tricky truth is while there is still plenty of work that is regulated, at the margin there is no minimum wage.
Teachers and doctors are the key targets of a five-year blueprint for productivity to be unveiled by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Tuesday.
Local shares are poised to rally for a third week, as long as Wednesday's CPI doesn't upset the apple cart.
The world has just two months left on the clock to see if it can finally vanquish the decennial curse of the "7".
Engineering firm AECOM will begin piloting a new program that gives employees 12 weeks annual leave.
Fed chair Janet Yellen remains in the running for renomination to a second four-year term.
Clouds over Australia's economy are clearing, according to Deloitte Australia, which predicts a slow start to wages growth.
How much longer should households be expected to shoulder the burden of the adjustment from the mining boom?
Owning your own home is not exactly priceless, it turns out,
One small business offers its staff YOLO days to stay in bed with the curtains drawn.
Looking for a way to take owner drawings and withhold the tax payable from the amount drawn.