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PM’s warning to insurers: don’t mess with victims of Alfred
Insurance companies are on notice that the Albanese Government will take action if they delay compensation to victims of tropical cyclone Alfred.
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Pub billionaire unwilling to catch a falling Star
Legendary pub owner Arthur Laundy sees no point in putting a fallen Star in his pocket. Is the board now left holding a hopeless hand…
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Economy avoids a recession but what about future rate cuts?
Australia’s economic growth came in a little bit better than expected and the GPD per capita recession has ended. But what will happen to our…
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When you invest upon a Star
The hope of those who invested in the Star Casino group could well be crushed, with the business needing a last minute rescue to avoid…
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Good news on inflation for interest rate worriers
Great news on inflation that works against those who want to believe that inflation is not beaten and that interest rates won’t fall in May.
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Gas crisis looming but power problem prevents a solution.
An important gas project in WA has been delayed for six years and it comes as predictions say we are heading for a power supply…
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Sensibly the RBA boss has cut rates
There’s been one cut, but the RBA boss has poured cold water on all those hopeful historians who tipped we’d see another rate cut on…
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Rates should be cut today and here’s why…
I’m not saying that the first rate cut for some time should be the deepest but economically cuts need to kick off today as too…
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HECS debt no longer a loan stopper
An election must be looming when the country’s number one bean counter instructs APRA to tell the banks to stop HECS debt being a loan…
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Why is economist Warren Hogan saying there’s no way there’ll be a rate cut next week?
While there’s a lot of truth in Hogan’s argument, when predicting the future, economists can make weather forecasters look reliable!