Fears super tax rise for rich will whack housing market
A bid to increase taxes on wealthy Australians’ superannuation has been paved with good intentions, but there are warnings it may create unfair outcomes. The federal government is hoping to…
Price moves to help RBA plot course through uncertainty
The Reserve Bank could use fresh inflation insights to gauge the depth of further rate cuts as global uncertainty threatens Australia’s economic progress. Consumer price data for April, to be…
Nationals leader shrugs off job concerns after split
The threat of a leadership spill looms over David Littleproud after his party’s messy and short-lived split from the coalition. But he doesn’t care. As the two parties put a…
‘I don’t care’: Nationals leader puts job on the line
David Littleproud doesn’t care if he loses his job over a messy coalition split, with the Nationals leader saying he stood up for the party’s principles. The Liberals and Nationals…
Qantas fibs, Super Hysteria & the no so natty Nats | Scam of the Week
In this episode of Scam of the Week, we dig into the big political divorce and a tax tweak dressed up as a class war. Qantas, superannuation ‘scandal’, the divorce…
“Shut the door Spotify”. Artists hit by AI rip-offs on streaming platforms
AI is screaming down the streaming pipe for local musicians but industry titans such as Spotify are not fixing it. Michael Sainsbury reports. When Grammy-nominated Australian musician Paul Bender, was…
Knife-edge recounts could decide parliament’s make-up
It could take weeks to confirm the members of Australia’s next parliament, with one seat sitting on a margin of only eight votes and an incumbent in another requesting a…
Knife-edge recount to determine parliament’s make-up
It could take weeks to confirm the members of Australia’s next parliament, with a rare recount to decide the winner of a seat sitting on a margin of only eight…
Trump threatens new EU tariffs, reigniting trade fears
US President Donald Trump has threatened to ratchet up his trade war again, pushing for a 50 per cent tariff on European Union goods starting June 1. “Our discussions with…
French court finds eight guilty in Kardashian robbery
A Paris court has found the ringleader and seven other people guilty in the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian. The court acquitted two of the 10 defendants. The sentences being…