Why Melbourne Cup day interest rate changes are an odds-on favourite
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Why Melbourne Cup day interest rate changes are an odds-on favourite

Seasoned Reserve Bank watchers have learned it pays to keep an eye out for an outside-chance interest rate change on Cup Day.

  • byJessica Irvine

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Increase property taxes to curb rising inequality:Thomas Piketty's warning for down under
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Increase property taxes to curb rising inequality:Thomas Piketty's warning for down under

Rising inequality is eroding Australia's"egalitarian ideal",according to the'rock star'French economist Thomas Piketty.

  • byJessica Irvine
IMF calls for action to restore fairness and growth,but is Australia listening?
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IMF calls for action to restore fairness and growth,but is Australia listening?

The world is facing up to the realities and challenges of a new era of economic malaise. But are Australian leaders really listening?

  • byJessica Irvine
The truth about interest rates and bank funding costs
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The truth about interest rates and bank funding costs

There is truth to the big four bank's claim that they face higher funding costs,but,as always,there's a catch.

  • byJessica Irvine
Why free trade is good for you,and your wallet
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Why free trade is good for you,and your wallet

From a"Trump Tariff",to Brexit,to One Nation,the tide is turning on free trade. It's time for economists to clearly state the benefits.

  • byJessica Irvine
More money,worse results? The truth behind the great schools debate
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More money,worse results? The truth behind the great schools debate

If you want to make any sense of the current schools funding debate,it pays to have a finely tuned bulldust-ometer. The central conundrum is this ...

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Minister for Women Michaelia Cash oversees department with lowest female representation on government boards

Minister for Women Michaelia Cash oversees department with lowest female representation on government boards

The Turnbull government has celebrated hitting its target for getting women on government boards,but one minister - who should know better - is lagging...

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AUSTRAC's Paul Jevtovic warns Australians at increasing risk of financial crimes

AUSTRAC's Paul Jevtovic warns Australians at increasing risk of financial crimes

Australians are being increasingly targeted for serious financial crimes by organised crime groups,the government's money watchdog has warned.

  • byJessica Irvine
How to beat the robots:the future of jobs in Australia
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How to beat the robots:the future of jobs in Australia

New research by the Reserve Bank has revealed the essential skill we all must learn to survive in the workplace of the future.

  • byJessica Irvine
Target'in sight'for 30% women on boards by 2018,but blacklist of female-free boards grows

Target'in sight'for 30% women on boards by 2018,but blacklist of female-free boards grows

Women are on track to occupy 30 per cent of boardroom seats by the end of 2018,but 22 companies remain complete female-free zones.

  • byJessica Irvine
Credit rating downgrade would have'very little to no'impact,says AOFM chief executive Rob Nicholl

Credit rating downgrade would have'very little to no'impact,says AOFM chief executive Rob Nicholl

The man responsible for managing the nation's credit card says a credit downgrade would have"little to no"impact on the government's cost of borrowing.

  • byJessica Irvine