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Labor to crack down on foreign students, family visas
The immigration minister has unveiled long-awaited changes to migration policies following a fall in net migration in the year to March.
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‘Stand ready’ for more interest rate rises, IMF says
Australia’s economy was in a strong position before poor productivity and war in the Middle East helped push inflation into the red zone, the IMF says.
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Aussie men and women ranking as more equal than ever
Australia has broken into the top 10 gender-equal nations for the first time, but is slipping on some measures, a global report has found.
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Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom
Hospitality employers say the government is cutting the sector off at the knees with a migration slowdown just as the peak holiday season approaches.
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Share of homes sold for profit falls … to 95 per cent
The profitability of Australia’s housing market remains “exceptionally high” even as the deepening downturn shaves some cream off the top of values.
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Mortgage applications for first homebuyers drop sharply
Expert says ‘younger Australians continue to be the most impacted amid current market conditions and cost of living constraints’.
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Downfall for rich state atop economic rankings
Western Australia’s powerful resources sector has kept it at the top of the pecking order for decades but now the crown is slipping.
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Another new homes sales fall signals tough year ahead – HIA
A new housing industry report records a four-month market slowdown that implies the cooling will continue well into 2027.
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Reserve Bank is worried global situation ‘inflationary’
Chief economist warns higher petrol and diesel costs set to flow through to households and businesses.
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Attention focused on Reserve Bank officials
Two significant RBA speeches ‘expected to echo recent comments from bank officials reiterating that inflation is too high’.
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Stamp duty blamed for state’s lost credit rating
Qld treasurer says ‘there is a range of problems we have that the federal government has failed to appropriately fund’.
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It’s time to stand accountable over stamp duty
Real estate body says ‘NSW Government has ducked and weaved Supreme Court scrutiny of its stamp duty collections’.
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With interest rates, ‘have we done enough?’
Deputy governor says cost pressures and inflation are RBA’s responsibility and ‘we have to put that right’.
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Reserve Bank’s grim rates warning as oil prices spike
Assistant governor says she is ‘pretty clear that inflation is the top priority right now’.
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One Nation steadfast in defence of its super plan
Barnaby Joyce denies scheme to give people early access to their superannuation earnings is inflationary.
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Economists warn One Nation scheme will be ‘disastrous’
Treasurer says super policy shows why ‘One Nation poses an unacceptable and dangerous risk to Australian workers’.
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Plenty of economic data to help shape mood
Senior economist says ‘challenge is how people will behave around cost pressures for households and business’.
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Can you afford ‘champagne lifestyle’ in retirement?
New superannuation report says ‘Australians have high expectations for a glorious retirement’.
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Politicians no longer doing right thing for communities
Keep owning social services but new report shows public disquiet over the work governments do for constituents.
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Trusts offered tax exemption to avoid restructure costs
Treasurer says ‘tax reform package includes measures that lower taxes on business to support investment and growth’.
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No quick fix for the problems of productivity
Treasurer says ‘right around the world, countries have got a productivity challenge a bit like ours’.