The government promised a koala national park. Then the loggers moved in
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The government promised a koala national park. Then the loggers moved in

Forests on the North Coast are earmarked for a national park to protect “the best patch of koala habitat in the world”,but the area is still being logged in epic proportions.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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The end of Albanese’s (other) honeymoon

The end of Albanese’s (other) honeymoon

Inconvenient facts exist in a universe parallel to the one in which Australian politics is actually conducted. But there are signs that the time for deluded consensus is running out.

  • bySean Kelly
Ken Henry closes his corporate chapter with ASX retirement

Ken Henry closes his corporate chapter with ASX retirement

While it is not clear whether the former Treasury Secretary will return to listed company life,the ASX directorship was his remaining significant corporate role.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Outrage and mania’:Former NAB chair Ken Henry slams business leaders,politicians

‘Outrage and mania’:Former NAB chair Ken Henry slams business leaders,politicians

Ken Henry has revealed a litany of failures at the bank while delivering a scathing assessment of Australia’s stakeholder capitalism.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Ken Henry backs tax cuts but warns budget ‘needs to be brought under control’

Ken Henry backs tax cuts but warns budget ‘needs to be brought under control’

Most economists support the idea of lowering income taxes but concern is rising about a looming budget reckoning.

  • byJessica Irvine
It’s time to have another conversation about tax reform - or the goose is cooked
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It’s time to have another conversation about tax reform - or the goose is cooked

Taxes are the price of a civilised society and our tax system is struggling to properly raise the revenue. But there is a way forward.

  • byShane Wright
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What needs to be done to fix the tax system?

Death duties,hiking the GST and more taxes on housing are on the wish lists of the nation’s top economists.

  • byShane Wright andJennifer Duke
Ken Henry hits out at tax system ‘not fit for purpose’

Ken Henry hits out at tax system ‘not fit for purpose’

The former Treasury secretary who chaired a major federal review of the nation’s taxation system has criticised inaction from political leaders on tax reform.

  • byJennifer Duke
'Bold step':Other states urged to follow NSW's lead on stamp duty reform

'Bold step':Other states urged to follow NSW's lead on stamp duty reform

State and territory premiers are under pressure to follow the NSW government's plan to give home buyers a choice between paying a one-off stamp duty or an annual fee,risking a hit to the budget bottom line while interest rates are low to scrap the widely disliked tax.

  • byJennifer Duke,Shane Wright andMatt Wade
Perrottet calls on other states to work with him to phase out stamp duty

Perrottet calls on other states to work with him to phase out stamp duty

State governments are under pressure to follow the NSW government's plan to give home buyers a choice between paying a one-off stamp duty or an annual fee.

  • byJennifer Duke,Shane Wright andMatt Wade
He served Labor and Liberal alike. Now Ken Henry wants a federal ICAC to scrutinise both

He served Labor and Liberal alike. Now Ken Henry wants a federal ICAC to scrutinise both

The former Treasury secretary,who famously resigned as chairman of NAB amid the banking royal commission,says the experience taught him to value transparency in public and corporate life.

  • byNick Bonyhady