Most of the new credit released after China’s central bank cut the required reserve ratio will be used to fund new investment in infrastructure and construction – and that’s good news for Australia.
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Major banks including the ANZ, NAB, the CBA and Macquarie have faced a public humbling, but professed contrition must become real action.
The arrival of Netflix in Australia has brought into sharp relief the GST base erosion problem caused by global digital commerce. Along with the non-taxation of low-value imported goods, the absence of…
The tax package recently announced by the Federal Labor party is clearly well intentioned but it misses the point about multinationals paying their fair share.
The 100 basis points cut by the People’s Bank of China is as much as about containing unregulated credit within China as a bolster to slowing growth.
The decommissioning of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee mans the government loses an independent source of advice - at a time they arguably need it.
The stoush over GST redistribution followed a predictable script of squabbling between states; but now is the time for an alternative agenda.
With a few tweaks to planning or land title laws, co-housing could help to reduce the costs of buying, owning and renting a home.
The sheer market power concentrated in the hands of such few online companies represents a formidable hurdle to fair competition.
Bullying is widely talked about, but what about incivility in the workplace? It’s a wider scourge and linked to bullying, but the solutions can be simple.
The growing labour movement in China, as fragmented and repressed as it is, offers hope for workers everywhere as an example of organising against incredible odds.
Wondering about the how the GST revenue is actually allocated? Read this explainer.
How many times do taxpayers have to go down the same road before governments seriously assess how expensive infrastructure decisions are made?
The Anzac legend is under siege by marketers trying to cash in: but the government also has a branding stake.
Proposed changes to Fortescue Metals Group’s rostering system may signal a trend across the whole industry that could have flow-on effects for regional economies.
Despite arguments that a controversial clause in the Transpacific Partnership will not affect sovereignty, governments would be foolish to agreeing to it.
New research shows there’s no evidence to justify blaming high youth unemployment on high wages.
To rely on tourism to rebuild Vanuatu’s economy is lazy policy and economically fraught. There are other opportunities, despite the challenges.
Treasurer Joe Hockey’s media comments this week around contentious tax issues don’t bode well for the Taxation White paper.
Tax avoidance or tax evasion? One is legal and one isn’t, but there are acres of grey area in-between.
The consequences of digital disruption on one of government’s largest and iconic enterprises, Australia Post, are impossible to ignore. Now, it’s adapt or perish.
Western Australia should not be bullied into microeconomic reform and privatisation by the federal government while their slice of the GST is held to ransom.
The case for the ACCC to regulate airports has not been properly made, particularly given other proposals haven’t been given a chance to work.
Implying that 80% of Australian income tax goes straight towards the welfare bill overlooks the fact that a large proportion of income taxpayers benefit from social security.
Recent comments from the Business Council of Australia reflect a shift in the public debate about reform and the national agenda. Specifically, BCA President Catherine Livingstone has called for wide consultation…