Productivity Commission boss Danielle Wood wants Jim Chalmers to be “more ambitious” and says politicians feel pressured by society’s zero tolerance for risk.

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A preference swap between conservative parties “makes sense” in general, Liberal Party president Tony Abbott has declared.

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Restaurant owners, the construction industry and childcare providers warn they cannot absorb higher wage costs on top of existing economic pressures.

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Liberals are accusing ex-mayor Paula Masselos of soliciting NIMBY objections to 3000 homes, but she claims to be the victim of a "smear attack" and an email “glitch”.

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In December 2024, the Department of Treasury and Finance put Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes on notice about the impact of a 28.4 per cent nurses’ pay rise.

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The creator of ChatGPT has privately submitted a draft prospectus for an IPO expected to value the company at more than $1.4 trillion.

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The athleisure entrepreneur swore she wouldn’t change anything about Soma when she bought it last year. Instead, she’s reinvented it almost entirely.

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The prospect of a Rockefeller-like figure such as Elon Musk ruling the galaxy will sit uncomfortably with many. But the West has few alternatives, writes deputy opinion editor Anjalie Nadaradjane.

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Former Qantas chairman Richard Goyder says that although he and Alan Joyce made mistakes, the pandemic-time decisions were key to the airline’s eventual revival.

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A new US tariff proposal could wipe out Australia’s trade advantage in the US, imposing $1.6 billion in annual costs and leaving exporters behind competitors.

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OPINION: Anthony Albanese wants the Australian public to think he understands what is driving them into the arms of One Nation. But he misses a crucial point.

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KPMG International has frozen partner departures in Australia to halt a mass exodus and protect peak audit season amid a widening whistleblower crisis.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged Australians to reject the politics of division as the government attempts to stave off the rise of One Nation.

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OPINION: The threat of rising interest rates and fears about the AI spending boom are the biggest threats to buoyant markets. Suddenly, both are in play.

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Sandradee Makejev has spent millions growing her women’s fashion retailer on Facebook. When Facebook blocked her, she discovered there was no-one to call.

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Utilities Trust of Australia is struggling with its investment in South East Water amid heat-wave outages, as Moody’s downgrades the business to junk bond status.

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The federal budget smashed Benjamin Naddaf’s property plans overnight. Experts outline three remaining options for rentvestors.

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The scientist, who died aged 59 on Sunday, helped save thousands of people through his groundbreaking skin cancer research.

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These charts show how preference flows are helping fuel One Nation’s historic rise and forging unlikely allies.

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The 48-year-old label that counts Hugh Jackman as a fan has caught younger shoppers’ attention with its marketing pitch of being a legacy brand like R.M Williams.

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OPINION: The arrival of agentic AI means chief executives no longer have to surrender to external parties things they are ill-equipped to do.