The senator said she will become an independent after Lambie told her she should leave the party.
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.
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”.
The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.
The HELP system has assisted millions of Australians with their university degrees,but the income-contingent loan needs an overhaul.
The Reserve Bank says one-in-20 borrowers are in negative cash flow,but the rest are finding ways to make ends meet.
Less than 5 per cent of homes built in Australia are prefabricated. The federal government wants that to change.
About 116,000 people gained jobs in February,far above expert expectations of 40,000 more people in work.
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.
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.
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.