Inflation has barely been within the Governor Philip Lowe’s target band his entire time in office. Zero inflation means he should cut now, before the election.
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Four fifths of the coming bonanza of bequests are set to go to the top one fifth of recipients.
Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on the ‘disappointing’ banking royal commission and how she works with whistleblowers
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Today on Media Files, it's journalism versus the big banks. We're hearing from Adele Ferguson, the celebrated journalist who many credit as the driving force behind the banking royal commission.
The government promised to eliminate the 37% tax rate. Instead, for a certain range of income, it has lifted it to 40%.
When the Australian cricket team got caught in a ball-tampering racket, there were consequences. Our politicians do something similar, but get a pass.
The IKEA effect is caked in myth, but the phenomenon of consumers valuing their own efforts is proven and potent.
The government has agreed to create an independently-chaired body to report on the performance of ASIC and APRA, but it hasn’t said its reports will be made public.
The next government can make its own luck, but it needs to focus on what matters and ignore the rest.
After some years the Coalition’s proposals would cost $40 billion per year more than Labor’s, but by then Labor will have probably cut tax further too.
History suggests we can run sizable budget deficits while shrinking the budget debt burden. Mid last century our leaders weren’t afraid to say so.
Flat tax is simple, Kondo simple. But that doesn’t mean it simplifies lives.
All these years later, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has failed to learn from Bowen’s mistake. He has misused and verballed his department, and been caught out.
Here are the four common lending practices identified by the Australian inquiry into credit and financial services targeted at those at risk of financial hardship.
Our retirement incomes system has been built around the assumption that most will own their own homes. New projections suggest it’s no longer valid.
Governments are addicted to tax revenue from harmful activities. It is stopping them from doing what is in society’s best interests.
Boosting productivity isn’t enough, no matter how much you do it.
There is little evidence of any strategic planning by Australia’s federal and state governments to deal with social dislocation caused by AI-driven automation.
Expensive hospitals are what Australians want, but prevention and local solutions are what Australians need.
Six years of Coalition government has had little impact on the tax system. It’s not clear whether a Labor government would be any different.
Should the Coalition’s $300 billion of tax cuts ever be enacted, they would push the budget back towards deficit.
Bad tourists are causing a global backlash, with consequences for the entire industry.
Chinese investment in Australia fell 36% in 2018. It is cause to reflect on the national interest in balancing political concerns with a strong economy.
The promised tax cuts will benefit high earners in 2022 and 2024, but by then they’ll need it.
The debate about tax cuts has morphed into a debate about annual lump sum payments, and for many Australians, Labor is offering more.
The Morrison government’s tax changes will benefit high income earners the most and low income earners the least, says the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling.