Colin Brinsden
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Hockey and Abbott joined at the hip
SPECULATION has been rife in recent weeks that Joe Hockey would be dumped as treasurer. → Read More
Accountants criticise govt on tax reform
THE head of an international accounting body has launched a scathing attack on the leadership of the federal government. → Read More
Two years of Liberal dysfunction: Shorten
TONY Abbott celebrates two years in the top job and Bill Shorten has unsurprisingly marked the occasion with a blunt assessment of the Liberal leader's time as prime minister. → Read More
Proud to add jobs in tough times: Hockey
TREASURER Joe Hockey is proud that more than 300,000 jobs have been created over the past two years, even though the economy has suffered its biggest fall in its terms of trade in history. → Read More
G20 meets amid the volatility
A MEETING of the world's key money men and women couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. → Read More
SMEs back penalty rates cut proposal
SMALL business has backed a Productivity Commission recommendation calling for more flexible workplace arrangements. → Read More
RBA expected to hold cash rate
ACADEMICS do not expect the Reserve Bank to lower the cash rate despite global market volatility and weak domestic investment figures. → Read More
G20 falling behind growth target: unions
THE international trade union movement believes the world's richest nations are falling behind in their aim to lift global growth. → Read More
Budget pain if cut too quickly: Hockey
TREASURER Joe Hockey says more government spending cuts need to be made, but if reductions are made too quickly it will cause the community pain. → Read More
Shares bounce as Hockey talks positive
AUSTRALIAN shares have defied the pessimists in what some market commentators have labelled the "Hockey bounce". → Read More
Gay marriage, unions focus of parliament
LIBERAL front bencher George Brandis concedes that the return from the winter recess proved a boisterous week in parliament, but said it was "nonsense" to say the government was in disarray. → Read More
AMP backs scheme for victims of bad advice
ONE of the nation's largest financial institutions says there should be a victims compensation scheme for those who have fallen foul of financial advisers but have subsequently "slipped through the cracks" in receiving damages. → Read More
Rates steady even as consumers spend up
THERE is little to suggest that the Reserve Bank is keen to move interest rates any time soon, even as new figures show consumer spending is again becoming the key driver of economic growth. → Read More
Shorten to help firms become corporates
A LABOR government would make it easier for small businesses to become corporations to gain all their added benefits. → Read More
Grattan urges property levy for states
A RESPECTED think tank is urging the states to consider a property levy to fix their budgets in the face of the ever-growing cost of health and education. → Read More
Take GST out of too-hard basket: survey
NINE out of 10 Australians support tax reform that will make the system simpler and fairer, even if it means increasing GST. → Read More
Financial system 'ignoring climate risk'
AUSTRALIA'S financial system is ill-prepared for the impacts of climate change, an issue ignored in the Abbott government's inquiry led by David Murray. → Read More
Jobless rate high but not as bad as some
IT may be of cold comfort for people looking for work, but Australia's jobless rate is comfortably below the world's average. → Read More
Economic 'green shoots' aiding jobs: Abetz
THE latest jobs figures have helped to take the edge off recent negativity shrouding Australian financial markets caused by global worries over Greece and China. → Read More
Small firms get budget lift from July 1
A SWAG of small business tax initiatives come into operation when the new financial year begins on Wednesday. → Read More