Tom McIlroy
Financial Review
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Jobs data could force RBA rate pause in April
Economists expect Thursday’s jobs figures to reveal that 50,000 people found work in February. → Read More
How Victoria made the ‘Voice’ work
The Voice is dividing federal politicians, in part due to lack of detail. But they only need to look to Victoria to see how it could work. → Read More
Liberal rebel splits with Dutton on housing future fund
Greens MPs left the floor of parliament to protest the Albanese government’s decision to bring on a vote about its national housing fund. → Read More
Albanese to deliver historic address to PNG parliament
Mr Albanese will become the first foreign head of government to address PNG’s national parliament. → Read More
Three in five Australians plan to cut back on spending in 2023
Voters expect to cut back on spending, as power prices and unemployment rise next year, according to a new poll. → Read More
Company directors get reprieve on tax ID deadline
The Tax Office will hold fire on fines for directors who have not signed up by the November 30 deadline. → Read More
Barack Obama to visit Australia in 2023
The former US president will visit Sydney and Melbourne in March, headlining a series of business leadership events. → Read More
Teal picked as Australian word of the year
The moniker for independent federal MPs beat out ‘cooker’, ‘eshay’, ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘shrinkflation’. → Read More
The tricky food label terms that companies use to mask added sugars
A survey found that switching brands in some products could reduce annual intake by several kilograms. → Read More
Corporate tax take rises by $11.4b: ATO
Australia’s top 2500 corporate taxpayers paid more than $68 billion to the Australian Tax Office in 2020-21. → Read More
Ban junk food ads targeting kids: teal MP
TV ads for food products with low nutritional value should be limited to after 9pm, Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps says → Read More
Jayne Jagot sworn in to High Court
The nation’s highest court has a majority of female justices on the bench for the first time. → Read More
‘Renewed’ National Gallery appoints Esther Anatolitis to board
Writer Esther Anatolitis appointed to governing board of National Gallery of Australia in Canberra → Read More
Tax Ombudsman discovers something ‘weird’ about self-filers
Australians lodging their own annual tax return are the source of more than half the complaints filed with the ATO. → Read More
Tax Office whistleblower prosecution reaches court
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is being urged to end the prosecution of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle. → Read More
The 10 most covertly powerful people in Australia in 2022
Those who are shaping the nation from behind the scenes. → Read More
Construction sector enthusiastic about housing plans: Collins
Labor has brought forward its first home buyer guarantee scheme for regional purchasers by three months. → Read More
Super funds excited by housing opportunities: Chalmers
Some of Australia’s biggest super funds have told Treasurer Jim Chalmers they are excited about possible investments in affordable housing, despite publicly expressing concerns about miserly returns and economies of scale from federal Labor’s plans. → Read More
Big drop in sick leave as COVID-19, flu cases plunge
Lower rates of influenza B and falling coronavirus infections are keeping more Australians on the job. → Read More
Super early access delayed unemployed returning to work
The $38 billion scheme looks likely to have added at least $600 million to Australia’s welfare budget. → Read More