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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
Gold Coast accountant sues Google over anonymous bad review
Kyran Seeto is trying to get the US-based company to remove a brief anonymous review of his business, Max Accountants, and two wordless one-star...
Operation Elbrus sees fourth person jailed for organised tax fraud
Hammond has been sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to four years jail for her role in the syndicate, after pleading guilty to charges of...
Victoria announces $534m business support stimulus
The Victorian government reinstated restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to slow recently growing community spread of...
Stamp duty to go, cost of food and school fees to rise as part of bold NSW tax blueprint
The New South Wales Review of Financial Relations has released its draft on Wednesday with 15 recommendations, after it was ordered by NSW...
Australians putting retirement on hold as coronavirus eats away at businesses
Roy Morgan data shared exclusively with 7.30 shows that in February this year, 10 per cent of 60-64-year-olds and 54 per cent of 65-69-year-olds...
Former Sydney entrepreneur penalised for $1m in underpayments
The Federal Circuit Court has imposed $62,730 in penalties against Kia Silverbrook and additional penalties against three companies he operated....
Unemployment highest in 19 years, but signs of jobs recovery
New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures revealed the unemployment rate for May increased by 0.7 of a percentage point to 7.1 per cent....
Australia looks to lessen reliance on China, with UK free trade talks to commence
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham announced the official start of the talks, which come after years of preliminary manoeuvring between the...
OECD advises Australia to rethink stimulus withdrawal
An OECD report has revealed a grim global economic outlook, but a predicted GDP contraction of some 5 to 6.3 per cent has put Australia ahead of...
Australia in its first recession in 29 years
This makes it certain that Australia will suffer its first recession in 29 years, as the full impact of coronavirus-related shutdowns occurred...
