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The $20,000 immediate write-off for small business has been broadly welcomed, but modelling shows there will be losers.
The possible entrance of another German discount retailer - Lidl - is bad news for the supermarket giants and good news for shoppers.
Treasurer Joe Hockey doesn’t believe Sydney housing is unaffordable. The data suggests otherwise.
Whether Sydney’s property market is in a bubble is hotly contested, but rising indebtedness has regulators worried. Can macroprudential tools help?
Construction companies rise and fall with regularity in Australia - but how much of this activity is designed to avoid creditors?
Housing affordability, high house prices and rents are attracting plenty of media attention right now. The latest figures on house prices, mortgages, number of first time buyers and so on are dissected…
Business confidence might be up after the budget, but there are more reliable measures of what’s really driving the economy.
With the momentum of the sharing economy growing, we’re only just starting to come to grips with what it means for the future of work.
The superannuation sector argues it is competitive, but that doesn’t mean it’s efficient.
Seven rounds of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have already taken place with virtually no public debate. The next round of negotiations begins today in Kyoto, Japan.
Bond was often called an entrepreneur but that was never really true.
Given the legacy issues Modi had to take on, his first year in office stands up to criticism.
Malaysia Airlines is letting go 6,000 staff as it seeks to turn around its fortunes. But research shows downsizing on this scale doesn’t usually work.
New research into affordable housing reveals some poorly understood distinctions that deserve great policy scrutiny.
Recent regulator outrage about the state of banking culture overlooks the fact regulators often look the other way.
A study tracks how well-connected land-owners have benefited from favourable rezoning decisions. So what’s the best way to crack down on these cosy relationships?
Getting foreign investment into export-oriented labour-intensive sectors in India has been stymied by rigid labour laws.
Despite consistent but slight rises in the minimum wage, successive governments have dropped the ball on providing adequate support to low income working families.
The government’s inconsistent approach to pensioners who save is distorting behaviour, but there is a solution.
Following in the footpath of China, India is seeking new state to state tie-ups. Australia should answer the call.
If Cabinet approves of a proposal to open up some domestic aviation routes to foreign airlines it would put Australia at odds with almost every other country.
If the government had provided analysis on how the budget impacts households it may not have found itself defending its record on fairness.
The small business package allowing firms to depreciate up to $20,000 of assets comes with a hefty upfront cost - but the government collects later.
Mindful of the short attention span of voters, Modi’s economic advisers have been careful to avoid selling economic policy as the answer to India’s problems.