Chalmers’ tax reform must tackle corporate tax evasion
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking tax reform, and a public debate is long overdue. A key component should be to stop corporate tax dodging. Rex Patrick puts forward one way…
Green hydrogen powers back up with major funding
A major green hydrogen project has secured federal backing days after one of the biggest proposals to produce the clean fuel fell over. The Commonwealth financial support for the Hunter…
Qantas’s two-day hack delay fuels customer scam fears
Millions of customers could already have been targeted by scammers in the two days it took Qantas to share details of a major cyber attack, an expert has warned. And…
PM puts lid on GST hikes, pledges boost for business
The prime minister has trimmed expectations Australia’s goods and services tax could be raised as part of a suite of changes that includes lower income taxes. While he did not…
Asia stocks wobble as dollar edges down
Most Asian equity markets struggled on Friday, despite record highs for Wall Street overnight, as US President Donald Trump’s deadline for trade deals loomed next week. The dollar retraced some…
No ransom request after Qantas cyber attack
A major airline will soon be able to tell the six million customers whose data was stolen by cyber criminals exactly what type of personal information was harvested. In an…
‘We’re here’: Australia joins the race for US academics
Australia hopes to bring America’s brightest minds Down Under as Donald Trump’s research cuts spark a US brain drain. The US president has taken a chainsaw to science funding, slashing…
Legal risk on Qantas radar as hack victims face scams
Airlines are being warned to tighten security after a hack affecting millions of Qantas customers leaves the aviation giant exposed to possible legal action. The cyber attack targeted a third-party…
Storm-struck communities count costs of ‘vigorous’ low
Communities along Australia’s east coast have been left counting the cost of flooding, fallen trees and other storm damage as the worst of the wild weather system passes. Emergency services…
Misleading ‘ghost stores’ haunting Australian consumers
Australians have been warned to stay alert for “ghost stores” as shoppers who fall victim have few avenues for recourse. At least four such stores have been noted by the…