Markets
No Christmas party for you, Ausgrid says to workers
Reality bites for Ausgrid employees who’ve had their Christmas party cancelled because of an ongoing wage dispute, while economists worry...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Property
Mortgage stress is surging but does the RBA care?
There are $23 billion worth of home loans in the distressed household category. Is the RBA waiting too long to...
Property
Who’s to blame for home building costs surging?
Why have the costs of building or renovating blown sky high? Is there anyone out there courageous enough to let...
Markets
Employers only want 5-day office workers
Working 9 to 5 in the office five days a week seems to be what employers want from employees. Will...
Politics
Will Treasurer Jim Chalmers be a political freeloader on the Future Fund
To bankroll big government projects, Treasurer Chalmers wants to use Future Fund money meant to pay public servants’ super.
Tech
What happened when Gina Rinehart met Elon Musk
It’s been a “when Gina met Elon” encounter, and while the meeting of these two entrepreneurial minds appears fascinating, there...
Markets
NAB nabbed for cruelly ignoring customers’ pleas for help
ASIC has taken NAB to court for failing to assist customers in hardship situations within a reasonable period of time,...
Markets
Has the Reserve Bank created an interest rate problem by being too kind
While many Australians are praying for a rate cut, homelessness is rising, and debt collectors are out in force looking...
Politics
Labor & the Coalition want new donation rules to cancel Clive Palmer and the Teals
In the wake of the success of the Teals, Labor and the Coalition are trying to cancel the size of...
Politics
Dutton plays hardball on tax cuts for high income earners
While Dutton could be trying to win over disgruntled lower and middle-income votes, could he simply be gambling that Australians...