The nation’s households are focused on their hip pockets,but a distant war prevents the prime minister from cashing in.
Xi Jinping’s modernisation agenda aims to transform China into a high-tech superpower. At a job fair in central Beijing,the future isn’t so promising.
The biggest change to the nation’s merger laws will target the supermarket sector with any takeover plan likely to face the ire of the competition regulator.
The “last mile” in Australia’s inflation battle is proving more drawn-out than expected,the IMF has found,raising the possibility of another rate rise.
Everyone seems to have an opinion on negative gearing,but the way the country taxes capital gains is costing a fortune and adding to house price pain.
Just a week after the competition watchdog started legal action against Coles and Woolworths,the federal government is targeting their undeveloped supermarket sites.
Despite Jim Chalmers producing consecutive budget surpluses,there are clear signs the economy’s slowdown is hitting the government’s bottom line.
The federal government will use the figures to argue it is keeping inflation at bay.
Surely it is better that the Treasurer makes decisions based on rigorous analysis by a qualified public service rather than setting policy on the advice or wants of interest groups? Why can’t there be a sensible debate about negative gearing before the media insists on statements ruling “in” or “out” a policy before the analysis is even completed?
The Reserve Bank’s most iconic governor says businesses are going bust and the RBA is too focused on only one factor in its charter.
After a hostile hiatus,top-level economic dialogue between China and Australia is a positive step in a relationship that supports tens of thousands of jobs.