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Welfare for high income earners is not so super
Tax concession for superannuation are a massive drain on the budget, and new data shows that the majority go to high income earners.
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Treasury figures reveal $18 billion capital gains windfall for Australia’s richest 10 per cent
The latest tax expenditure figures released on Friday by the Treasury department show this financial year the richest 10 percent of Australians will receive $18bn worth of tax breaks from the capital gains tax discount – nearly 5 times more than everyone else.
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The latest projection shows Australia is not even close to meeting its 2035 emissions target
Well the Government really is feeling its oats because not only has it released the quarterly emissions figures, it has also released the annual greenhouse gas emissions projections
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The AI boom has arrived in Australia
New economic figures show that the Information media and IT industries are growing at extraordinary rates
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Australia’s sales of big cars are out of control
Australia has a big “big car” problem; we have too many SUVs and utes, and we keep getting lots more of them.
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Four charts that give you the good and bad news of the newest greenhouse gas update
The June quarter greenhouse gas emissions have been released - earlier than expected.
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The public service is not bloated, and cuts will hurt Australians
Two charts that show the context and costs of slashing APS budgets.
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Nationals members have set the Coalition’s climate policy, but there’s half as many as there were a decade ago
The NSW Nationals is facing a stark membership decline.
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CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
