Treasury tips AI as key driver of productivity growth Advice given to the federal treasurer suggests the real impact of artificial intelligence is too hard to predict but will be largely positive for Australia. AAP · Sep 1
AI is set to boost productivity and will have a ‘profound’ impact on the jobs market: Treasury Artificial intelligence (AI) should help Australia achieve its long term productivity target, while having “profound” effects on the labour market. The Conversation · Aug 31
Labor wrestles with migration figures but opponents struggle to find the target By focusing on the net overseas migration number, Labor risks making a ‘silly mistake’ experts say The Guardian - AU · Aug 28
Federal debt ticks over $1 trillion for the first time Despite the Commonwealth debt hitting a record high, the treasurer says coalition "hyperventilating" ignores the fact it would have been higher under them. AAP · Aug 20
Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy The Guardian - AU · Aug 19
Widow tax loophole fixed in parliament after NDIS deal Late-stage changes to the so-called widow's tax will become law following a deal struck between Labor and the coalition. AAP · Aug 19
Debt to hit new high but nation's budget outlook steady Federal tax changes threaten states and territories' budget bottom lines, but Australia's fiscal outlook remains steady, a new report says. AAP · Aug 19
Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 18
Sweeping NDIS changes get the green light Multiple changes were added at the last minute to contentious NDIS reforms after a deal between the major parties to rein in costs of the scheme. AAP · Aug 18
Retirement savings to be 'decimated' under early access The treasurer has cautioned against a push for Australians to dip into their super early to deal with cost-of-living pressures. AAP · Aug 18
Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives One Nation is pledging to slash the tobacco excise by 75 per cent, which an expert predicts could spark a crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade. AAP · Aug 18
Heart, smarts and pragmatism: why health minister Mark Butler is suddenly a contender as a future PM Cabinet colleagues say the veteran politician’s carriage of the NDIS firestorm shows his political judgement and collaborative style The Guardian - AU · Aug 14
The next person chosen to help decide mortgage rates Melinda Cilento, head of economic think tank CEDA, will become the newest member of the nine-person board responsible for setting interest rates in Australia. AAP · Aug 14
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds cash rate at 4.35% but threatens more hikes if needed In a widely expected decision, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rate after three hikes earlier this year The Guardian - AU · Aug 11
AAP · Aug 6 Tax changes get tick of approval from ratings agency Tax hikes on property investors will help keep budget pressures under control, ratings agency S&P Global says in a check-up of Australia's fiscal health.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 5 Nearly 1,500 properties bought using first home buyers’ 5% deposit scheme converted into investments New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000
AAP · Aug 4 Rival plan to close Labor's 'widow tax' loophole sooner Australians who inherit an investment property from their partner won't lose their access to negative gearing, draft laws revealed by the treasurer confirm.
AAP · Jul 27 'Too high': RBA rates warning as inflation fears flare The Reserve Bank governor says interest rates may need to go higher, as Australia's weak productivity problem locks households in for lower living standards.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 27 Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East war Commonwealth and Western Australia to fund study into construction of large-scale petrol refinery as buffer against fuel vulnerability
The Guardian - AU · Jul 25 Labor women outnumber men in the caucus. Why are they overlooked as Albanese’s potential successor? Kate Ellis now heads an all-female executive as women hold a majority in the party room for the first time. But when talk turns to leadership, women barely rate
AAP · Jul 24 Fuel supply secure despite price alert as war grinds on The nation's fuel supply remains secure despite the war in Iran but motorists should brace for rising prices as experts warn of extensive economic impacts.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23 Julian Leeser says his son no longer feels safe at Jewish events – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Conversation · Jul 23 Grattan on Friday: One Nation’s spectre hangs over Labor national conference Bill Kelty has been a member of the Labor Party since 1964 but he is not among the hundreds of delegates at the party’s national conference in Adelaide. If he were, the conference’s Thursday debate on the economy might have seen a touch of fire.
International Business Times UK · Jul 23 Australian ISIS Doctor 'Dr Jihad' Found Alive in Iraqi Prison as Government Faces Questions Over His Return Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh, presumed dead, is found alive in an Iraqi prison, raising questions about the government's awareness and response to his potential return.
AAP · Jul 23 Criticism over ISIS bride bail triggers judges' rebuke The peak body for Australia's judges has hit back at the opposition leader for criticising the decision to grant bail to a member of the ISIS bride cohort.