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Death and taxes are inevitable but so is paying more for aged care, childcare, etc.
It seems we’ll soon be forced to pay a lot more for aged care (and childcare) or be slugged a lot more tax!
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Is CBA’s Matt Comyn unreasonable making his staff get back in the office?
The Daily Tele has headlined the reaction of Matt Comyn’ team with “Bank Staffers Livid At Office Return”. Let’s examine why.
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Could some top accountants end up in jail?
An outrageous leak of tax inside knowledge from Treasury could see some elite PwC bean counters in the clink. Could this really happen?
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Could a fair wage policy be a job killer?
This latest Albanese government support for changing what labour hire companies do could be good for those with jobs but mightn’t be great for future…
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Could inflation be tumbling faster than the RBA knows, making rate rises terminally crazy!
While the recent rise in unemployment wasn’t big, some economists think inflation is in free fall. If this is so, the Reserve Bank needs to…
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Good news on wages and jobs equals bad news for interest rate worriers
Just when we’re hoping rate rises are over, the Federal Budget spending and Unions pushing for higher wages could have Dr Phil reaching for the…
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Are wage claims set to push interest rates up?
The pressure’s on Treasurer Chalmers to play Scrooge with wage rises to KO what he says is our biggest enemy – inflation. Can he do…
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Rate rises force desperate Aussies to rifle their super
Early signs of super being used to make mortgage payments is an anecdotal reminder that the RBA must be careful about future rate rises.
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Has Dr Jim made life harder for homeowners in debt?
Some economists think this Budget will mean the RBA will keep raising rates because Dr Jim Chalmers has added to inflation with his $20.6 billion…
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Dr Jim’s budget charms most but offends super savers
While Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers can boast about the fastest return to surplus since World War II, those super members with big balances are going…