Senator Tammy Tyrrell quits the Jacqui Lambie Network

Senator Tammy Tyrrell quits the Jacqui Lambie Network

The senator said she will become an independent after Lambie told her she should leave the party.

  • byRachel Clun

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We’ve stopped splurging – but have we finally tamed inflation?
Analysis
Inflation

We’ve stopped splurging – but have we finally tamed inflation?

The latest monthly data shows there’s no sign of inflation heating up again,but in a couple of areas there is still little reprieve.

  • byRachel Clun
Tech giants claiming as little as 5 per cent of their revenue is taxable

Tech giants claiming as little as 5 per cent of their revenue is taxable

Apple,Google,Facebook and Microsoft earn billions of dollars a year in Australia,and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has said he expects multinationals to “pay their fair share”.

  • byRachel Clun
The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work

The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work

The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.

  • byRachel Clun
HELP:Why the HECS debt system needs a rethink
Opinion
HECS

HELP:Why the HECS debt system needs a rethink

The HELP system has assisted millions of Australians with their university degrees,but the income-contingent loan needs an overhaul.

  • byRachel Clun
RBA warns borrowers are in for a tough year. But there’s some relief in sight

RBA warns borrowers are in for a tough year. But there’s some relief in sight

The Reserve Bank says one-in-20 borrowers are in negative cash flow,but the rest are finding ways to make ends meet.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
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The off-the-shelf solution to the housing crisis needs to rip off red tape

The off-the-shelf solution to the housing crisis needs to rip off red tape

Less than 5 per cent of homes built in Australia are prefabricated. The federal government wants that to change.

  • byRachel Clun
Shock unemployment fall risks delaying interest rate cuts

Shock unemployment fall risks delaying interest rate cuts

About 116,000 people gained jobs in February,far above expert expectations of 40,000 more people in work.

  • byRachel Clun
RBA scraps explicit warning on rate rises but inflation war not over yet

RBA scraps explicit warning on rate rises but inflation war not over yet

The RBA kept rates at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday. But a key change to the statement explaining its decision convinced financial markets to price in a winter rate cut.

  • byRachel Clun andMillie Muroi
Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices:analysis

Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices:analysis

The Super Members Council found the scheme to allow first home buyers to withdraw $50,000 from super for a deposit would push home prices up by 9 per cent.

  • byRachel Clun
Travel allowance rules should change for MPs who own Canberra property:former senator

Travel allowance rules should change for MPs who own Canberra property:former senator

More than one in four parliamentarians own property in the ACT,and a former senator says it doesn’t pass the pub test for them to claim taxpayer funds to stay in places they or their colleagues own.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland