‘CUT THE RED TAPE’: OECD TAKES DIM VIEW OF ECONOMY
Economists from the ‘big four’ banks have cut their growth expectations for the first quarter of this year ahead of official figures released on Wednesday.
Australia on the brink of per capita recession amid ‘very concerning’ GDP figures
Australia is on the brink of sliding back into another per capita recession after new GDP figures showed “anaemic” growth in the March quarter.
Western Australia Day: A Time to Remember, Recognise, and Reflect
Gina Rinehart Wishing all West Australians a very happy Western Australia Day.
‘They can afford it’, Labor says of super tax, as Rich Listers take stock
Labor’s new Minister for Industry and Science Tim Ayres has told critics of the government’s super tax policy they can afford to manage the impact on their wealth, as some of Australia’s richest people including Gina Rinehart and Jack Cowin warned it will stymie investment.
Figures show mining productivity is headed the wrong way under the Albanese government
The Minerals Council of Australia says the nation’s industrial relations laws and the rise of union power are incompatible with federal Labor’s new-found focus on productivity.
Capital expenditure crash: it’s a distress signal from companies, Jim Chalmers warned
Jim Chalmers’ hopes of a recovery in the business sector have been dealt a blow after private investment recorded its biggest annual contraction since 2020, in a shock to economists.
Here’s a miner problem, Jim Chalmers: your unrealised capital gains tax will kill companies
Miners and critical minerals producers will be hit by Labor’s unrealised capital gains tax as self-managed superannuation funds will pull millions of dollars out of higher-risk businesses, warn resources company CEOs.
US eyes Darwin Port prise from Chinese-owned company Landbridge Group
A US private equity firm with strong ties to the Trump administration is poised to make an offer to buy the Port of Darwin from its Chinese owner, in a test of Anthony Albanese’s resolve to bring the port back under Western control.
Australia limiting its role as a global energy superpower
When it comes to resources, Australia is the Saudi Arabia of the southern hemisphere.
AEP report details gas market intervention’s effect on investment, calls for policy reset
The Albanese government’s intervention in the gas market in 2022 is directly responsible for Australia’s appeal for investment falling substantially in recent years, a new report says.
Unfair tax shows a darker side of Labor’s big agenda
The latest warnings have come from former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe and former Treasury secretary Ken Henry. Their message to Jim Chalmers is that taxing unrealised capital gains is not good policy and should be scrapped.