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budget 2015

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Tax me if you can

Tax me if you can

The recent tax white paper issued by the federal government has opened up a debate over the tax system in this country. Many people are looking for ways to both address the deficit and boost economic growth. This balancing act is an extremely difficult task, so we shouldn’t necessarily

Desperate, deceitful and deliberately dull: Budget 2015

Desperate, deceitful and deliberately dull: Budget 2015

Last month, Tony Abbott proudly declared that this year’s budget would be “dull”. It’s clear now why he wanted us to look away. The government has performed one of the swiftest policy reversals in recent memory. A question of politics For years, the Coalition could speak of nothing

Nuanced debate must supplant budget bluster

Nuanced debate must supplant budget bluster

It is unambiguously clear that Australia faces serious economic challenges. The iron ore price has fallen from above $100USD a tonne to below $50USD, resulting in serious impacts to the miners, the industries that act as scaffolding around them, and the revenue that the government draws from all of them