Jennifer Duke
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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‘No certainty’: Businesses lash out over WA border closure
Business groups warn WA’s ongoing border closure will exacerbate workforce shortages and damage the country’s reputation. → Read More
Omicron hits consumer confidence after early Christmas shopping spree
After record retail spending in November, there are concerns about how it is holding up as many shoppers self-impose restrictions to avoid Omicron. → Read More
‘You have to believe it’s worth something’: What is money?
Money used to mean cold, hard cash not cards, tokens or digital wallets. Even money’s essence is being challenged. How? → Read More
US-style overhaul of Tax Office recommended by parliamentary committee
MPs want to put the onus of proof onto the Tax Office when accusing people of breaking the law. → Read More
‘The hardest thing you can do’: Why there’s little progress on tax reform
Experts are warning past failures at the voting booths with tax promises and a lack of courage will keep necessary reforms off the table at the 2022 election. → Read More
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. → Read More
A budget reckoning: How the tax system is failing Australians
Top economists, former Treasury officials and ex-politicians are warning that Australia is fast approaching a fiscal nightmare. → Read More
‘A huge war chest’: Craig Kelly joins United Australia Party for ad spend
Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly has joined Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party to campaign on his controversial views of the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Katie Hopkins dropped from Big Brother VIP after quarantine comments
Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been dumped from Channel 7’s Big Brother VIP a day after boasting about flouting infection controls while in hotel quarantine in Sydney. → Read More
High house prices ‘a risk for all state governments’: Housing Minister wants premiers’ feet held to the fire
Federal Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says state and territory governments need their feet held to the fire to find solutions for the housing affordability crisis rather than relying on the Commonwealth. → Read More
RBA holds interest rates at 0.1 per cent
The Reserve Bank has kept the official cash rate on hold at 0.1 per cent at its April meeting on Tuesday, marking the fourth month at record lows. → Read More
Liberal senator backs redeploying of superannuation early access scheme
Andrew Bragg wants the government to redeploy a scheme that let workers withdraw $20,000 from their super for other purposes such as first home deposits. → Read More
Economy ends 2020 with a bang but still hurting from pandemic
The economy expanded by 3.1 per cent in the final three months of 2020 as Victoria re-opened and consumers started to spend. → Read More
Rape-accused cabinet minister considering public statement
The federal cabinet minister accused of a decades-old rape is considering making a public statement as early as tomorrow to declare his innocence. → Read More
Resilient housing market ‘helpful’ for COVID-19 economic recovery: RBA
Surging property values across the nation are being closely watched by Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. → Read More
Housing approvals hit record high ahead of HomeBuilder grant cut
Housing approvals hit a record high at the end of 2020 as home builders rushed to take full advantage of historic low interest rates and the federal government’s grant for home builders. → Read More
The policy risk emerging from the pandemic property price boom
First-home buyers are back in the market at levels not seen since 2009, but the affordability debate lurks under the surface. → Read More
Census to provide gender non-binary option to better measure diversity
A new standard for sex, gender and sexual orientation released by the ABS has been introduced to tackle a data gap on gender and sex diversity. → Read More
Coalition MPs, regulators call for new social media rules after Trump turn-off
In the aftermath of the US Capitol riot, social media behemoths are closing accounts and deleting posts. → Read More
Tax cuts gave 8 million more cash over summer in spending boost for economy
Almost 8 million workers had an extra $760 in their pockets over the past six months as tax cuts kicked in nationally as part of a plan to encourage spending during the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More