A new dawn is approaching for electric vehicles
By Hussein Dia
This week’s Federal Budget suggests an important step in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy and electric transport may be underway.
Spiking
Read more14 May 2026Federal Budget
Budget described as a ‘tax grab that kills aspiration’
A peak accounting body has described the Federal Budget as a “tax grab” that kills aspiration and shifts the tax burden to middle Australia.
CPA Australia says the
Read more13 May 2026
Albanese uses big majority to ignore missing mandate
By Michelle Grattan
The tilt of this budget was, when you think about it, predictable.
The Albanese government has used the first budget of its second term to do what
Read more13 May 2026
A workable budget but with significant risks
By Stephen Bartos
This year’s budget combines fiscal policy – taxes and spending – with a heavy focus on better regulation.
The budget deficit has fallen slightly
Read more13 May 2026
Federal Budget addresses world ‘throwing a lot at us’
The Federal Government has released its 2026-27 budget, complete with changes to Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing and cuts to the NDIS.
Below is a summary of the
Read more13 May 2026
Plenty of risks in negative gearing rent reforms
By Rachel Ong ViforJ
In the lead-up to the May federal budget – now just a fortnight away – Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to winding back negative
Read more28 April 2026
$18 billion improvement as 2024-25 Federal Budget finalised
The 2024-25 Federal Budget has been finalised, showing a cash deficit of just under $10 billion, an almost $18 billion improvement on the 2025 Pre-election Economic and
Read more29 September 2025
Short-term rentals add millions to Budget pain
Negative gearing of property being used for short-term accommodation is costing the Federal Government hundreds of millions of dollars.
New analysis from the
Read more1 September 2025
Retailers keen on action to cut crime and red tape
A change in the definition of a small business and a concerted effort to address retail crime are among the issues peak retail bodies want the Federal Government to
Read more6 February 2025
$9 billion three-star plan for a safer Bruce Highway
Nine billion dollars will be invested to bring the entire length of Queensland’s Bruce Highway up to a minimum three-star safety rating.
Prime Minister Anthony
Read more6 January 2025