Economy
Australia unemployment: second worst in Asia-Pacific
According to the International Monetary Fund, Australia’s unemployment rates are expected to become the worst in the Asia-Pacific apart from......
Craig Emerson advocates a housing cooldown, gets heated
Should the Reserve Bank steer us away from bubble-town? The regulator wants to implement restrictions on how much banks can......
Researcher declares health budget “unfair and unhealthy”
The federal budget has come under intense criticism from many quarters on issues such as welfare, higher education and health.......
Superannuation – money or morality
Ethical investing is moving into Superannuation with a number of groups pushing for super funds to divest particular classes of......
Bankruptcy treaty could ease concerns of debtor nations
The UN General Assembly voted to begin negotiations on a global bankruptcy treaty last week, a move that could ease......
Protesting Income Management
A controversial call to impose income management on a broader group of welfare recipients has met with protests in Adelaide.......
Australia looks set to turn to Japan to build our submarines
The Australian government looks likely to source its submarines from Japan, in a move that would break its election promise......
One Trillion Dollar Scandal
UK based charity ONE has released a report that tells a damning story of tax evasion, dirty deals and money......
Treasurer Joe Hockey set to gain Super Superannuation Powers
Yesterday a bill passed the lower house of federal parliament, stealthily giving the Treasurer power to adjust the superannuation guarantee.......
Western Australia loses triple A credit rating
Australia’s largest economy per capita has been down graded by another credit rating agency. Moody’s has declared the poor policy......