South Australia has overtaken other states in economic performance at a time when all corners of the nation are feeling the weight of price pressures and higher interest rates. The top mark was the first for SA in the 14-year history of CommSec’s quarterly assessment of...
The federal MP representing Australia’s wealthiest electorate has called for a wider overhaul of the taxation system than the planned stage three tax cuts. “Tax reform is too important an issue to be ignored,” independent MP Allegra Spender, who represents the inner-Sydney electorate of Wentworth, told...
Australians have been assured there will be no tinkering with tax breaks for real estate investors following an unexpected rework of the stage three cuts. With the federal government gearing up to take its rejigged tax package on a national roadshow, the treasurer has been under...
Sloppy approaches to sun safety are leading young Australians down a slippery path, with a skin cancer awareness campaign delivering a timely slap on the wrist. Three in four 18 to 30-year-olds believe they are unlikely to develop skin cancer over their lifetimes, despite melanoma being...
Cash-strapped shoppers snapped up discounted gifts during the Black Friday sales, bringing spending forward and leading to a muted December for retailers. Australian retail sales plummeted 2.7 per cent in the final month of 2023, more than unwinding the 1.6 per cent rise fuelled by the...
Politicians are on notice that the old “jobs and growth” catchcry won’t be enough to attract voters, especially younger ones, in Australia’s evolving democracy. Federal politicians are particularly on the nose, with less than one in five Aussies choosing federal government as the level of government...