Before Chalmers cuts capital gains tax discount, should he chat to Bill Shorten?

Faced with his $57 billion budget blow out over the next decade, the Treasurer’s on the hunt to collect more tax and his eye has spied the capital gains tax discount. How risky is this move for Jim and all investors?

Hey, big spenders: where the political parties got their donations for the last election

Australia’s political parties set new records in funds raised and spent in 2025. Now, we can see who funded them.

What do we have to do to avoid more interest rate rises?

After hiking rates on Tuesday, what does the central bank hope Australians will do in response? How can we avoid another rate rise?

Xero CEO says she couldn't clone her product with AI. So I did it instead

Xero's CEO is all about AI these days, but says that cheap tools can't easily replicate its platform. So I built one myself to test it.

Why the hike? Tuesday's RBA interest rate rise explained

Yesterday we saw the announcement nobody wanted: a rate rise from the RBA. It was the first rate increase since November 2023, and followed three cuts in 2025 when inflation was cooling. But why did it happen?

Sussan Ley will survive as Liberal leader

The time has come for me to make my 2026 predictions, and I have decided to do it in two parts.

ASIC set to refund $40 million in risky investments

Australia’s corporate regulator has secured refunds of A$40 million to more than 38,000 investors in risky financial products, following a review of the industry.

Why are we now facing a possible RBA interest rate hike?

Thought everything was going fine in the economy? Not so fast: inflation is here to potentially hike your interest rates again. Here's why.

Who is Kevin Warsh? Three things you need to know about Trump's pick for Fed Chair

Who is Kevin Warsh? What should America expect from the next Fed chair? Here are three things to note about Trump’s nominee.

Gold and silver price surges, explained

The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs – only to crash on Friday. What’s behind those surges and falls

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