Economy
Do Australian banks need a culture change?
The Commonwealth Bank is facing allegations that the bank breached the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Act (2006) 53,700 times since......
City-rural income gap not growing wider
New research shows the city-country divide is real, but is not as simple as you might think. The Grattan Institute......
Trusts leave $3.5B tax black hole: Australia Institute
$3.5 billion is missing from tax revenue each year due to the use of trusts as a tax minimisation strategy......
Could ‘rentvesting’ be a solution to housing affordability?
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that house prices in Sydney grew 14% last year. Also, a......
Conference today highlights how much Australian manufacturing matters
The Australian manufacturing sector has suffered, particularly over the last few years, with many factories closing and job cutbacks. However,......
Tiny homes project could alleviate Australia’s homeless crisis
A project from the Tiny Homes Foundation is planning on building three to four homes that each take up just......
The cost of lost opportunity
Roughly one‐quarter of Australia’s 19 year olds do not complete Year 12 and a similar proportion of 24 year olds......
Finkel report reviews security of the national electricity market
Electricity companies will need to provide a percentage of power from low emissions technology under a review of the electricity......
Does Funding Food Rescue Fix our Food Waste Problem?
The Federal Government has announced 1.2 million dollars of funding for food rescue charities across Australia to help reduce food......
Cross River Rail – not done and dusted yet
The Queensland government’s much vaunted $5.4 billion Brisbane Cross River rail project, has had a haphazard gestation. Planned as a......