Wayne Swan
Who needs a surplus?
| Nassim Khadem
Treasurer Wayne Swan wants a budget surplus but some in business question its need.
‘Greedy’ bank puts pressure on margins
| Damon FrithDespite being called ‘greedy’ NAB has the lowest standard variable rate.
Growing divide hinders talk-fest tax reform
| Nassim Khadem
Business and welfare groups are on collision course about the future of the tax system.
No easy way to lift output
| Kath Walters
Improving our productivity is essential but the solutions are much more complex.
Carbon not as taxing as GST
| Chris Richardson
Chris Richardson | The effect of the carbon tax will be nothing like that of the GST. The money raised is rather smaller, and the price impact is too.
Glowing budget backdrop
| Chris Richardson
Chris Richardson | There are three big forces in play for this budget – economics, politics and policy rules.
How to win
| Anthony Sibillin
Savvy entrepreneurs overcoming growth hurdles, uncaring governments and disloyal bankers.
Leadership let-down
| Leo D'Angelo Fisher
Kevin Rudd’s lack of management skills led to his downfall.
Clive Palmer’s rock opera
| John Stensholt
Mining magnate Clive Palmer is not afraid to tell the government what he thinks of its resource super profits tax.
Budget 2010: Hail the drivers of growth
| Sean Aylmer
Training, health, infrastructure as well as changes to superannuation, company and personal taxation.
Budget 2010: Snapshots
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Tick a flick returns, green car innovation funds, personal tax cuts and the implementation of web-based standard business reporting.
Budget 2010
| Sean Aylmer
The budget outlined big spending initiatives in skills training, health and infrastructure as well as a superannuation initiative and personal tax changes.
Budget 2010: Anticlimactic, but not bad
| Sean Aylmer
It’s an election year, yet the government has managed to keep a lid on spending.
Question Time
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Question Time | Glenn Riseley asks whether our politicians understands the risks small business people face every day.
Question time
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Question Time | How best do we prepare Australia to benefit from the exponential growth in China that is signalling a fundamental change in the global economy?