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Australia’s economy was the envy of the world. Now it’s falling behind

After record-breaking streak of growth, Australia is lagging behind its peers amid cost-of-living and productivity woes.

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Adam Bandt Got Slammed For Wanting To Tax Big Corporations By 40% — But Economists Love It

Adam Bandt unveiled the Greens' plan to tax super-profit corporations, called the Robin Hood Reforms. Here's what you need to know.

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Gina Rinehart retains top spot on rich list as 200 wealthiest Australians see fortunes grow by 11%

Technology figures including Afterpay founders rise up AFR rich list rankings, reflecting ‘changing nature’ of Australian economy

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Australian firms set up to promote agriculture get charity tax concessions despite billion-dollar revenue

Productivity Commission pushes to remove charity status for entities such as Co-operative Bulk Handling and Queensland Sugar Limited after inquiry into philanthropy

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We Figured Out How Coles And Qantas Made Record Profits This Year & Honestly We Hate It

Making this much money during a cost of living crisis honestly feels like chomping on a sour lemon.

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Cost of stage-three tax cuts balloons to $313 billion

The cost of the stage-three tax cuts has blown out to $313 billion over 10 years, with more than half of the benefit set to flow to rich.

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Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit rural Australia the least, analysis shows

Country Australians will benefit the least from the stage 3 tax cuts, a new analysis based on tax data shows.

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Flights of fancy: why wealthy Australians are spending big on private jets

The chartered plane market is booming post Covid, offering speed and convenience to a privileged few – and generating tonnes of CO2

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Income inequality surges as richest group gets more than 90 per cent of the gains, Australia Institute finds

A new report suggests Australia is becoming more inequitable, with 93 per cent of pre-tax gains in the economy going to the top 10 per cent of earners.

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Australia’s richest captured 93% of economic growth between 2009 financial crisis and Covid, paper shows

Wealthiest 10% captured growth in company profits while most Australians watched their real wages shrink, Australia Institute finds

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Economic benefit going to rich ‘inequality on steroids’

A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians.

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PM urged to ‘reset tone’ of voice debate – as it happened

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Economic benefit going to rich 'inequality on steroids'

A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians.

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Australia's love for utes and SUVs driving emissions

Australia is one of the world's biggest petrol consumers but could save $13 billion in petrol costs each year by adopting moderate changes, a new report says.

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Government's plan to tax 'unrealised gains' a big worry for farmers as $3m threshold threatens retirement plans

Part of the federal government's changes to rules around superannuation involves a new tax on "unrealised gains", and it has farmers especially worried.

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Will Labor’s super changes force people to sell assets to pay their tax? Here’s what the experts say

Fears that asset rich but cash poor Australians will be hurt by the new regime are overblown, economists argue

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House hunters could look to border towns

First home buyers in Victoria and Queensland could enter the market sooner by looking over the border after NSW introduced significant property tax changes.

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Nearly 90% of Australians want government to step in on energy costs, poll finds

Survey shows strong support for lowering prices by limiting exports and imposing windfall profits tax on gas companies

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Budget repair begins, tax reform is next

Labor has taken a big step towards budget repair but the harder work of serious tax reform has been deferred until further down the track.

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More than half of NSW MPs own more than one property

High ownership of multiple residences among state MPs has prompted accusations they are ‘blind’ to the escalating rental crisis

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Rent freeze: what will the Greens achieve if it comes into effect in Queensland?

Greens bill being introduced to parliament will seek to freeze residential rents across the state for two years

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Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs: how does your postcode compare?

Western Australia’s Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove the top-earning area while five of the lowest are in regional NSW

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The 60 millionaires who paid no tax and the richest and poorest postcodes revealed

Sixty people earned more than $1 million but paid no tax in 2019-20, and the country's lowest incomes have been recorded in regional NSW, according to the ATO's latest taxation statistics.

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'Unprecedented growth in house prices': OECD calls for cap on housing tax breaks benefiting the rich

Capping tax breaks for housing could help reduce house prices and ensure that property is not concentrated in the hands of older and wealthier Australians, the OECD says.

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Should you leave your money in superannuation or put it towards a deposit for a first home?

Allowing first home buyers to draw their superannuation will likely, over time, push up house prices, according to many leading economists, but are you better off leaving your money in your super fund or pulling it out for a home deposit?

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