Tax reform's role in SA's post-pandemic recovery

State finances have been battered by COVID-19 restrictions and the taxation base should be examined as part of recovery. Abolishing stamp duty on homes and introducing a land tax would be a good start, argues Ross Womersley

Slow bushfire clean-up angers Kangaroo Island residents

Kangaroo Island residents have slammed the SA Government’s fire recovery response — with one labelling it “disgraceful” — because only five of 170 bushfire-affected properties have been cleaned up so far.

Snellings Beach with partial fire damage photographed on January 8, when Nick Hannaford says the area was reported as being "fire-ravaged". Photo: Nick Hannaford

Kangaroo Island: recovering, not ravaged

Resilient nature is already bouncing back from recent bushfires, and tourists should ignore damaging “fire-ravaged Kangaroo Island” branding to come, see and celebrate it, argues Nick Hannaford.

Bushfires put cloud over budget surplus

Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg is unsure if the government will deliver a budget surplus, as the nation counts the cost of the bushfire crisis.