ACOSS: Budget won’t help people on low incomes
Last night, Scott Morrison delivered his third budget - one that many are calling an ‘election…
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BUDGET 2018 PREVIEW
In anticipation of the release of the third budget for the Liberal Party next Tuesday, Rod…
Turnbull’s Newest Tax Cuts: A Complex Debate
Tax cuts are a great piece of news for any consumer, while not always the best…
The “One Stop Shop”: The Creation of ACFA
The 2017/18 Budget announced the creation of a new Australian Financial Complaints Authority. The initiative is…
Superannuation reform promises $3 billion in savings
The Fair and Sustainable Super Bill has been passed in the Senate, with Government promising it…
The pharmaceutical price debate continues
In 2014 the Coalition government under Tony Abbott, tried to establish a price increase in medicine…
Optimistic budget ignores potential future risks
There has been a lot of comment on the optimism of some of treasury's forward estimates…
Economist Nicholas Gruen says RBA is setting up for stagnation
The Reserve Bank cut interest rates during the budget lock up, due to concerns that the…
Labor says government is kicking education down the road
The Government did not want education to be an issue in the upcoming election. But the…
How much can we do without spending money?
The lead up to the budget saw two different narratives competing for attention. Prime Minister Malcolm…
Scott Morrison says budget is optimistic, but realistic
Treasurer Scott Morrison, says that the 2016 federal budget is about investing in growth in a…
Budget or ‘transition plan’?
The word 'plan' has been thrown around a lot in the last few weeks, as Treasurer…