Who’s carrying the flag to help the multitude of small business owners at this Roundtable? And will serious change occur for these Australians currently feeling the pain, despite being backbone of our economy.

The value of this productivity roundtable must be assessed in terms of the great game-changing decisions for the economy. Will our leaders be remembered as legends or losers?

The Government’s productivity roundtable starts next week, but what does Dr Chalmers want to get done?

As all governments join business and union leaders in Canberra to come up with a plan to bolster our falling productivity, I hope someone asks: “Why not get rid of the job- and innovation-killer called payroll tax?”

Optus’ latest financial results paint a nuanced picture: The telco’s mobile business is not just stabilising but growing again.

The NSW government has created a loophole for so-called “renovictions” that is big enough to drive a ute through

Why were taxpayers slugged $258.5 million in the past financial year bailing out well-known failed companies?

A funny thing happens when the world’s central banks edge from “fighting inflation” to “managing a slowdown”: stocks remember they’re discounting machines.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least that's what the final results from the Tasmanian election show.

In July 2024, the federal government banned the sale of recreational vapes nationwide. The only way to get one legally is from a pharmacist. Some states also require a doctor’s prescription. So why, then, more than a year on, are these stores still selling vapes, in broad daylight?

It’s company reporting season and while it’s a ‘ho-hum’ thing for normal people, it really is a big deal and let me show you why, after revealing that China has been good to an Aussie company it was once so bad to, that it would’ve driven a lot of shareholders to the drink.

Rate cuts are the closest thing markets get to rocket fuel for the little guys. When central banks ease, two levers move at once: the discount rate investors use to value future earnings falls, and the real-world cost of debt drops for companies that actually have to borrow. That helps on both the spreadsheet and […]