The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released CPI inflation data for March, showing a headline CPI inflation rate of 4.6% for the year, below economists’ expectations of a 4.8% rise. Even so, ...

According to media reports, the upcoming federal budget will change the capital gains tax (CGT) from its current 50% discount on nominal gains to the pre-1999 method of taxing 100% of real, ...

The federal government is facing calls to scrap or amend its Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the May budget, as the exemption’s estimated annual cost is ...

The Wall Street Journal says prepare for a long blockade. President Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, U.S. officials said, targeting the regime’s coffers in a ...

Does the gas cartel pay enough tax? You tell me. The following are ex-royalties which are not taxes. West Coast is below: Item A$bn % of Revenue % of Profit* LNG Export Revenue ~56 100% — Estimated ...

Does the gas cartel pay enough tax? You tell me. The following are ex-royalties, which are not taxes. West Coast is below: The PRRT distorts tax outcomes because it replaces royalties for western ...

Charts from TME. Nothing’s broken… but it’s no longer clean Markets are losing their clean look. The biggest driver of the rally, semis, is finally showing signs of stress after a historic run, while ...

Earlier this year, some of Australia’s leading fund managers and economists warned that two major federal financing programs for renewable energy—the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) and the National ...

First things first. UAE has left OPEC so that it can produce more oil so that when the crisis is over, it can repair damage. This leaves Saudi as the only OPEC member willing to cut production ...

As part of its recent first-quarter Energy Survey, the Dallas branch of the U.S. Federal Reserve produced a set of supplementary survey results compiled by asking various executives at oil and gas ...

Australian house prices have grown strongly for nearly 30 years, save for a few minor hiccups along the way. This explosive ...

There are reports that Albo’s cowards are preparing major housing tax reforms for the May budget, focusing on changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) to improve housing affordability ...