Today
Voting Green may be the greatest act of self-harm by a generation ever
Under the Greens’ housing proposal, rent could rise by an average $83 a week, on top of the rent increases likely to happen anyway.
Yesterday
Treasury to axe 250 jobs under Labor
The federal Treasury will cut 250 jobs over the next two years if Labor is returned, despite the government attacking Peter Dutton for proposed public service cuts.
Labor’s tax on unrealised gains could wreck your retirement
This new tax warrants rigorous scrutiny and a more comprehensive reassessment before it inflicts lasting damage on our nation’s financial well-being.
Labor must do more after the election
Readers’ letters on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the federal election, road-user charges for electric vehicles, Tasmanian salmon farming, Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy.
Mocking S&P’s credit warning risks Australia’s prosperity
The nation’s AAA rating is not an ornament. It was hard-won through decades of careful fiscal management by successive governments.
This Month
Albanese scoffs at credit rating agency over AAA warning
The prime minister took aim at an S&P Global report that warned the highest government spending since World War II was risking the nation’s prized credit rating.
Trump tariffs cut deep for America’s trillion-dollar ASEAN partners
The damage to Washington’s image and its relationships with the rest of the world, including South-East Asia, may be lasting.
Gold fever | The CBA mystery | Trump insult shakes markets
This week, James and Jonathan Shapiro unpack gold’s surge, try to solve an ASX mystery, and assess the Treasurers debate.
Fed’s Waller will support rate cuts if Trump’s tariffs lead to job losses
US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller says unemployment could rise, and quickly, if high tariffs come into play in July.
RBA says interest rates don’t hit households as hard as you’d think
The RBA wants you to know that changes in household cash flow from interest rates get too much attention.
Tax surge improves budget but deficits still loom
Strong jobs growth and robust commodity export prices have put the federal budget on track to record a deficit about half the size of the $27.6 billion forecast last month.
Dutton denies backflip on EV tax break. The transcript is clear
The opposition leader claims he was misunderstood when he said he would not scrap Labor’s signature tax break to encourage electric vehicle uptake.
Why Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will do a deal
This week on The Fin podcast, Australian Financial Review columnist and former ambassador to China Geoff Raby on the US-China trade war, what it means for Australia and how it might be resolved.
Trump’s shock-and-awe approach to China is working
The US president knew he needed to drop neutron bombs to shock his counterparties out of their stubborn stupor.
Dutton to pay for $21b defence boost through income tax hike
The statement comes less than a week after the opposition leader said his “aspiration” was to index tax brackets to eliminate bracket creep and lower income tax.
Australia faces hit from Trump’s trade war
The IMF has cut its growth forecast for the country by half a percentage point, in a sign it won’t be immune from a global slowdown triggered by US tariffs.
Taxpayers are now handing a record $29,751 each to governments
A boom in taxes on personal income, businesses and property fuelled a record $802 billion tax collection by all levels of government last year, new data shows.
Francis’ legacy: curing conservative Catholics of pope-worship
If Jorge Bergoglio had managed to occupy a theological and doctrinal middle ground, he might have done much to unite a polarised church.
Dutton vows to keep EV tax break he opposed
It was dubbed “bad policy” by shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, but Peter Dutton has pledged not to scrap Labor’s electric vehicle tax benefit, despite the cost blowing out tenfold.
Teals are as green as they need to be as climate catastrophe looms
Readers’ letters on independents’ voting patterns, major parties’ lack of big ideas, Labor’s defence fail, Peter Dutton’s climate stumble, and universities wasting millions on IT infrastructure.
Dutton to create a child sex offender register
The 12-month sex offender register trial is part of a $750 million package from the Coalition, as it tries to shift the election campaign’s focus to law and order.
Dutton opposes Albanese ‘stunt’ to ban cuts to penalty rates
Peter Dutton said he supported the status quo on worker entitlements, while employer groups slammed Labor’s proposal to ban cuts to penalty rates.
Albanese to ignite IR war with promise to ban cuts to penalty rates
Labor will drag Peter Dutton into an election fight over industrial relations, effectively killing off a handful of cases by employer groups to cut penalty rates.
Dutton announces tax discount for small businesses
Small businesses will receive a $2000 tax deduction for tech upgrades, while entrepreneurs will pay discounted tax rates for three years under a $330 million plan.
