Where to for stamp duty reform now?
“Stamp duty is the worst tax that any government can have,” says Dominic Perrottet, recently quoted in the ABC. But after talking up stamp duty reform for the past two years, the then NSW Treasurer ...
26 Juni 202221min
Do millennials really have it tougher in the housing market? 🥑
The RBA has lifted rates by 0.5% to 0.85%, and there are more rises on the way. And nothing like a rate rise brings about the clamour that back in my day, interest rates were 17%. While talk of cuttin...
19 Juni 202217min
Why our electricity and gas prices are soaring
The new Energy Minister Chris Bowen said that ‘Australian energy markets are facing a perfect storm.’ But why are electricity and gas prices soaring? Join Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications, a...
12 Juni 202225min
Why Australia needs to pick up the pace on third doses
It wasn’t long ago that Australians lined up around the block to receive a COVID vaccination. Yet the vaccination rate for third doses has almost stalled. Given Anthony Albanese campaigned on better ...
29 Maj 20228min
Policy and politics: Breaking down the 2022 Federal Election
The Federal Election for 2022 is over, and Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. And while there are still seats remaining to be called, the 2022 election marks ...
23 Maj 202227min
Why Australia should lock in full employment
Two years on from the start of the pandemic, Australia’s unemployment rate is now at a near 50-year low of just 4 per cent. The share of under-employed Australians – those in work but who want more ho...
15 Maj 202221min
What the interest rate rise means for homeowners
There are three words that strike fear into the heart of any homeowner, and those are: interest rate rise. On Tuesday, the RBA raised the official cash rate by 0.25% to 0.35% and signalled there was...
8 Maj 202215min
What are the rules for political advertising?
The federal election is on. Billboards are plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social media feeds are flaring up with political spin. Political advertising is a majo...
1 Maj 202215min
