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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.
Insolvency drought about to break
The index, produced by Insolvency Australia and sponsored by insurance broker PRM, showed total appointments were up 6 per cent for the third...
Accounting business conditions at 7-year high
The industry report showed net 80 per cent of firms surveyed have a positive view of current business conditions, and an even higher percentage...
Consumer confidence unchanged following election
However the ANZ Roy-Morgan Consumer Confidence is now a significant 20.7 pts below the same week a year ago, and still 5.6 pts below the 2022...
ACCC focused on competition issues with shift to digital payments
In a speech to the Australian Financial Review Banking Summit, ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the commission will be looking into payments...
50,000 super fund members impacted by data breach
The member records date back to 2019 and 2020 and contain names, addresses, ages, emails, phone numbers, account numbers and balances. Read more...
100A ruling ‘turns tax avoidance logic on its head’
The Thomson Geer specialist said the draft shifted the onus onto taxpayers to show an arrangement was “ordinary family or commercial dealing”...
CHOICE calls for better protections in the cryptocurrency market
In a submission to the federal government, it has put forward a number of recommendations to formulate a proposed framework of regulation to...
ASIC sues ANZ for overstating account balances and charging fees
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission alleges that between May 2016 and November 2018, around 165,750 ANZ customers were charged...
NSW extends stamp duty exemptions for farmers
Previously, NSW duties concessions allowed for family farm transfers to be exempt from stamp duty when the transfer of the primary product land...
Senate numbers set to shape Labor tax policy
Although there are doubts over the final make-up of the 76-member Senate it is already clear the government will need support from the Greens or...




















