The way banks calculate interest means that Australian borrowers who sign up to pay 5.95% per annum pay something closer to 6.11%.
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The brighter outlook for domestic supplies follows actions by the government to ensure companies provide adequate quantities of gas into the local market at reasonable prices
In this podcast, @michellegrattan and @amanda.dunn10 discuss the week in politics
Despite the change at the top, the Qantas board can expect to face a grilling from angry shareholders at the upcoming AGM.
New research finds Australian industries are becoming concentrated with greater power to charge high prices. Unlike US firms, Australian firms are not required to report merger plans to authorities.
There’s no excuse for colluding not to complete on fees, but the time-consuming and complicated bidding process for design work encourages it.
How can fake news be managed without government overreach? Under the draft bill, platforms continue to be responsible for the content on their services – not governments.
In this podcast, Bill Shorten joins The Conversation to discuss the aftermath of the royal commission report, and progress reforming the NDIS to make it more sustainable.
The consumer watchdog is halfway through an inquiry into childcare prices. It found location and availability are the two most important factors informing where parents chose to send their kids.
Put bluntly, Australian businesses as a whole appear to have become slow to adopt world best practice. But if we want to lift productivity, we need to act on a wider suite of solutions.
While the ACCC, ASIC and a new senate inquiry begin to flush out greenwashing, we take a closer look at dodgy climate claims. Complaints and court cases are stacking up. Here’s what you need to know.
I graphed the average online rate for a $10,000 deposit against the Reserve Bank’s cash rate, going back to 2010. After seeing what that graph reveals, you’ll want to call your bank.
The proposals from the Attorney-General’s Department could help bolster Australia’s privacy laws — but there are some deficiencies.
Thanks one of the treasurer’s most trusted confidants, we can now piece together what the government’s likely to do next about rising energy bills. Here’s what I expect to see over the next month.
Rod Sims & Michelle Grattan.
Michelle Grattan talks with Rod Sims, former chair of the ACCC, now a professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School for Public Policy, on tax, gas and the budget.
Jim Chalmers on Tuesday announced the budget outcome for the financial year just ended will be nearly $50 billion better than anticipated at the time former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s delivered his budget in March.
News organisations employing employing 15-20% of Australian journalists still don’t get paid by Facebook.
Even with enough supply, local gas prices have been skyrocketing. The ACCC has squibbed on possible reforms such as a windfall profits tax.
There are good grounds to argue the competition watchdog, or federal treasurer Jim Chalmers, should be vetoing the deal.
2021 saw particularly higher losses for vulnerable demographics. The numbers are startling – and the government arguably isn’t doing enough.
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