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Treadmills, rings and coffee machines. ATO targets dodgy tax deductions
Australians are being warned by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to stop claiming private expenses as work-related or as donations…
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RBA on high alert for fallout as Trump continues to spook economy
US 10-year Treasury bonds have long been considered “risk-free” — until now. That’s put the usually circumspect Reserve Bank of…
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Breaking: RBA cuts rates below 4pc for first time in two years
The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates, taking the cash rate below 4 per cent for the first…
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The bond market is flashing red and market turbulence is far from over
There are few signs the global financial system is on the brink of collapse… except for one key indicator. The…
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Annual wage growth ticks up to 3.4 per cent in March quarter
Wage growth in Australia has increased to 3.4 per cent over the past year, the first time wage growth has…
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Lady Gaga at Coachella? This meme says it may be a recession indicator
According to social media, signs of a recession are looming everywhere. Lady Gaga headlining Coachella is a recession indicator. A…
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Breaking: Labor demands Coalition costings and claims $1b in deficit reduction
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the budget will be about $1 billion better off over four years compared to the March…
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IMF downgrades Australia’s growth, with tariffs to hit US hardest
Donald Trump’s tariffs will “significantly slow” economic growth across the world, including in Australia, but the US will be hardest…
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Markets brace for more pain as Trump takes on Powell
US President Donald Trump has again rattled global investment markets, this time with his threats to interfere with the independence…
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‘Smart politics, dumb policy’: Chalmers, Taylor to debate economic future
Greens leader Adam Bandt has joined economists in criticising the housing policy pitches of both Labor and the Coalition, labelling…
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