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If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair share

Trust in both the tax and political system will falter if people feel they are being punished for not paying tax while large companies legally get away with paying nothing

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Australia, along with other OECD countries, is mired in mediocrity – and the RBA seems intent on keeping us there

If the Reserve Bank won’t drop interest rates next week, it will be another example of one of our institutions aiming low

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Take a deep dive into the inflation numbers and the RBA’s decision not to cut rates seems inexplicable

In a majority of capital cities in Australia, inflation is now below 2% – that is, below the Reserve Bank’s target range

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The biggest voices need to admit Australia is a low-taxing nation before joining the economic reform conversation

Acoss’s new report factchecks some myths about Australia’s tax system and should be the basis of any discussion at the government’s roundtable

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Secret examination of agency running Aukus submarine program handed to government – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Aukus in doubt as Pentagon reviews pact; Beach Boy Brian Wilson dies, Australia fight back at Lord’s

Pentagon to review if Aukus fits with ‘America first’ agenda; songwriter and producer seen as one of music’s all-time greats dies

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Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour

The discussions around the absurdly small changes to tax on superannuation should be the start to addressing the growing wealth inequality in this country

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The good news? Household living standards are on the rise. The bad news? Just about everything else

Australia’s weak economic growth is not surprising when you factor in what’s going on with households, private investment, trade and government spending

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Ukraine launches audacious drone attack; NDIS changes put families in crisis; Oscar Piastri wins Spanish GP

Families face impact as NDIS funding dries up

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The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich

The proposal will affect only 0.5% of people with superannuation and yet you would think the government is about to seize the means of production

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By getting tangled up on inflation and exaggerating numbers, Peter Dutton has blown the opportunity he was handed

Cost-of-living problems are real – there’s no need for the Coalition to use even bigger numbers

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Excuse my cynicism, but after 25 years of the same housing policies, could Australian leaders try something else?

First homeowners’ grants have long been the go-to policy by state and federal governments. And yet here we are in 2025 with a worsening housing affordability crisis

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You never know what you’re gonna get: Australians will have to wait until after the election to see if there’s an interest rate cut

The Reserve Bank says they are cautious about the outlook. Caution is fine, but indolence in the face of a challenging world is not

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Australia budget 2025: the seven graphs you need to see

These are pure Labor tax cuts – just what the ALP should be all about – but why are we still letting gas companies get off scot-free?

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Expect a lot of talk about Australia’s deficit, but remember the golden rule: budgets are always about choices

The world trade system, and our ability to trust our biggest defence ally, is all gone to hell. What will Labor prioritise in the 2025 federal budget in such an uncertain global environment?

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The Reserve Bank should be looking at these numbers and wondering why it waited until February to act

Yes, the worst may be behind us, but GDP figures provide little sense of an economy powering ahead at full steam

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Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

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Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

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Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us

A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by us

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Misleading fear campaigns may kill Labor’s superannuation changes. But here are the real numbers

Increasing the tax rate on superannuation balances above $3m would affect less than 1% of the population – and yet it is still unlikely to pass

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Victoria to axe its last EV incentive while increasing levies on property owners

Registration discount for electric vehicles to end as government introduces higher levies to fund emergency services

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Morning Mail: stories from Australians priced out of a home, US health insurer CEO shot, migration shortfall revealed

More than 16o Guardian Australia readers told how the housing crisis has reshaped their lives

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Welcome to Trump’s trade war – where no one wins because everyone just pays more for things

Tariffs raise prices much like the GST – and like the GST it hurts people on low and middle incomes the most

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Here’s a way to fix Australia’s skills shortage – and raise wages at the same time

While it’s a more long-term solution, reducing the gender pay gap and increasing workplace diversity should be addressed as a matter of urgency

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Unemployment is rising and Australia’s economy is weak – but don’t hit the recession alarm just yet

Are we headed for a recession? The answer is complex – although for young people it already feels like one

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