Opinion
A permanent increase to JobSeeker payments would see more money being spent and would directly help pandemic-hit businesses and the economy more than cutting tax and winding back welfare benefits, argues Peter Martin.
News
Almost a third of Australia’s biggest companies didn’t pay any tax last year, despite soaring commodity prices driving the overall take up by $6.6 billion.
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is fighting back against Labor’s claim that Australians earning up to $125,000 will get the same tax cuts or better if it won the election than they would under the coalition.
Bill Shorten says his hard decisions on negative gearing and capital gains tax mean he can offer voters almost double the coalition’s tax cuts at the next election.
Tax breaks for older Australians may seem like a just reward for a lifetime of paying tax, but the authors of a new report from the Grattan Institute argue that winding them back would create a fairer system for everyone.
The State Government and welfare agencies have hit back at online betting giant Sportsbet, after it scrapped plans for a $20 million high-tech data facility in Adelaide in protest at Labor’s new gambling tax.
