The carbon tax repeal was supposed to save the average household A$550. And it might well have done, but teasing out the exact figure amid the myriad other economic factors is a herculean task.
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New evidence suggests retailers hiring for looks are not as shallow as it seems.
Lessons from the sharing economy could provide a housing solution for both buyers and sellers.
Real estate is favourably taxed in Australia, and it will continue to bite the housing market unless there is serious reform.
Are we all hitting the shops on Sundays in record numbers or are shopping precincts reduced to ghost towns on the weekends due to penalty rates? It seems employer groups want it both ways – and penalty rates cut.
If Greece exited the Eurozone it would face several years of economic chaos. But it would be the master of its own destiny. The current EU offer will further destroy the Greek economy.
Almost 1.3 million Australian taxpayers use negative gearing. But the policy is inherently unfair.
Leaders need to show followers they’re with them, but that’s no guarantee they will get everyone’s support.
There is a schism between the symbolic and substantive sustainability efforts of our Big Four banks.
Restriction on import quotas is part of Indonesian government’s policy to reach beef self-sufficiency.
Global regulators are requiring banks to hold more capital, so how high should Australia aim?
Australia and Singapore recently signed a comprehensive strategic partnership on the 50th anniversary of their relationship. How would the new partnership affect Indonesia?
Austerity was never really an option for the Queensland Labor government’s first budget, and its move to shift debt make sense.
The next time you’re weighing a company’s job offer, it may be wise to find out the gender of the CEO’s children.
The bail-out package that Greeks rejected is essentially back. The chaotic process that led to it has lost Greece the trust of the eurozone.
Female entrepreneurs still face substantial barriers to international expansion, including perceived discrimination in the Australian capital markets – and that may limit Australia’s economic growth.
Chinese investors are learning to respect the power of the market, but the banking sector should know better.
Australia doesn’t have many of the employment problems still troubling OECD countries, but structural unemployment is one.
It’s not a new theory, but it’s an essential component to the toolbox of modern economists - experimental economics.
Already common in the US, the tiny house movement has the potential to take hold in Australia, but only with help from urban planners and regulators.
Is getting work-life balance right for men the answer to workplace gender equality?
Despite the government windfall on offer, changing the age at which people can access their super is likely to unfairly hit retirees with lower super balances.
Annuities in their current form are largely unpopular, but with a bit of tweaking they could provide the retirement income fix Australia needs.
Ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Gojek are disrupting the market for traditional transportation services in Jakarta.
Australia’s relative share of global economic opportunity derived from smarter use of materials, energy and water could be $26 billion each year by 2025. Here are four ways Australia could make the most of the circular economy boom.