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Simply increasing the GST rate would make for poor tax design. Instead, the government should broaden the base and lock in compensation measures.
Financial markets have factored in a cut to Australia’s cash rate, but economists - including the CAMA Shadow Board - aren’t so sure.
Had the mining industry engaged differently on the proposed mining super profits tax, it would be in a better position today.
Any forecast 30 years ahead is fraught with uncertainty, so we should be wary of warnings Australia was on a trajectory of debt and deficit heading to 122% of GDP.
In this low-interest rate environment, people nearing retirement will have to re-think their investing strategy.
First home buyers looking to break into the housing market are turning to their parents, but it’s not a risk-free proposition for either party.
Women are no less interested than men in international work assignments, but fewer get the opportunity.
With Australia planning its own Google tax, we’re likely to see state power and sovereignty come into direct conflict with corporate might.
Supermarket giants are predictably opposed to
Harper Review’s effects test, but the report is a mixed bag when it comes to other retail competition issues.
The main question to ask of the Harper report is: what will make a tangible difference to our economic prosperity?
Big reforms in taxation and competition policy are on the table for the Abbott government, but has it spent too much political capital to get any of them across the line?
Before calling for more regulation to combat predatory lending practices, consumer advocates should consider wages and the problem of insecure work.
An aggressive CEO delivers for their board - but then circumstances change. Can that leader follow?
The removal of restrictions on retail trading hours, pharmacies and parallel imports, and a controversial “effects test” on existing misuse of market power rules are among the many recommendations contained…
The “effects test” aims to boost prosecutions for misuse of market power. But will it really make it easier for the ACCC to win cases?
Reverse mortgages are a way to release the equity in a home, which is an important component of wealth for many Australians. Such mortgages have been proposed by the Financial System Inquiry as a way to…
Gay men earn less than heterosexual men, but lesbians earn more than straight women. The reasons may surprise you.
Changing the GST in isolation would create serious problems, but increasing it alongside other reforms could have a major upside.
By assuming that prior service on a board is the prerequisite to success, companies are overlooking a large pool of talented women.
Consumers will always make ‘irrational’ financial decisions, but behavioural economics could help regulators improve their education role.
Experts have welcomed another wave of discussion on tax reform, and this time everything’s on the table.
Five years on from the Henry tax review, Australians are again being asked to rethink the tax system, with reform still years away.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) has the potential to challenge the dominance of traditional financial institutions like banks, but involves new risks for both lenders and borrowers.
Australia may be a little late to the party, but the it still has a lot to win as it negotiates its position in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.