Nation’s rental system is broken for tenants and landlords

Nation’s rental system is broken for tenants and landlords

Landlords would be better off putting money into superannuation and tenants face some of the worst conditions in the developed world,new analysis has found.

  • byShane Wright

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‘Coin toss’:Reserve Bank puts interest rate pause on its April agenda

‘Coin toss’:Reserve Bank puts interest rate pause on its April agenda

Amid new forecasts suggesting the nation will slump into a per capita recession next year,RBA minutes showed board members weighing up conflicting signals about the economy’s strength.

  • byShane Wright
‘Sound judgment,integrity’:Pivotal RBA governor Bob Johnston dead at 98

‘Sound judgment,integrity’:Pivotal RBA governor Bob Johnston dead at 98

Bob Johnston,RBA governor under Paul Keating and pivotal to some of the nation’s most important financial reforms,has died at the age of 98.

  • byShane Wright
RBA faces rate clash:Should they stay or should they go up?

RBA faces rate clash:Should they stay or should they go up?

The Reserve Bank faces a clash of priorities over coming weeks:deal with banking turmoil in Europe and America,or drive down inflation?

  • byShane Wright
Fixed-rate mortgage holders yet to feel pain of higher rates – and that could mean bad news for the rest of us

Fixed-rate mortgage holders yet to feel pain of higher rates – and that could mean bad news for the rest of us

Australians rushed into fixed-rate mortgages during COVID-19. The RBA believes this means it will take longer for higher interest rates to affect the economy.

  • byShane Wright
Chalmers hits back at ‘hypocritical’ Coalition over super tax reforms

Chalmers hits back at ‘hypocritical’ Coalition over super tax reforms

Labor came under fire for not indexing their superannuation tax threshold,but will use modelling to show the Coalition’s own changes will affect triple the number of Australians.

  • byShane Wright
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Australia should reconsider building its own defence equipment,review finds

Australia should reconsider building its own defence equipment,review finds

As Australia embarks on a plan to build nuclear-powered submarines,a Productivity Commission review has found that in most cases we are better off not developing our own defence production capability.

  • byShane Wright
Submarines won’t compel Australia to join a Taiwan conflict:Marles

Submarines won’t compel Australia to join a Taiwan conflict:Marles

The defence minister has rejected outright any suggestion Australia will not have control over its American-built Virginia-class submarines or made a quid pro quo deal with the US.

  • byShane Wright andMike Foley
Interest rates to stay high until 2024 to battle inflation:OECD

Interest rates to stay high until 2024 to battle inflation:OECD

The OECD,despite warnings of a fragile global economy,believes interest rates will have to continue climbing in Australia to bring inflation under control.

  • byShane Wright
School hours,migration system and climate among recommendations to make us work better

School hours,migration system and climate among recommendations to make us work better

Major changes in our schools,migration system,industrial relations and data use are needed if Australia is to lift its standard of living.

  • byShane Wright
Chalmers vows to safeguard super as calls grow for COVID inquiry

Chalmers vows to safeguard super as calls grow for COVID inquiry

After revelations of how the pandemic-era superannuation early release policy was used,Jim Chalmers has vowed to protect retirement savings.

  • byShane Wright