Business

Recently I’ve noticed a pattern— not in spreadsheets or rate charts, but in the quiet, honest conversations taking place not only all over Perth, but in homes across Australia. It’s the 2am wake-up.

Resurgent oil prices are weighing on the local stock exchange, with only the energy sector making positive progress to start the new trading week.

The mysterious shareholding of Northern Minerals has again raised the ire of Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who has issued yet more disposal orders for the rare earths miner.

Q+A: After last week’s Budget, I am now weighing up my options on whether I should sell an investment unit. Can I park the proceeds in super to dodge the tax blow?

New income tax rates that take effect in six weeks mean it’s time for many superannuation members to revisit their voluntary contribution levels, or risk wasting up to $3400 in unnecessary tax.

If you’re involved in a family trust, special tax concessions announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week mean now might be the time to rearrange your affairs.

Both the government and opposition are non-committal on whether Australians should continue to receive a petrol tax discount.

BEN HARVEY: How will the gas reservation scheme work? No one seems to know.

A budget airline has axed two major Australian routes to Bali, citing the surging price of fuel.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is being accused of introducing a death tax by stealth with Budget proposals on family trusts and investment properties.

The largest single amount waiting to be banked is $1.3 million.

CBA’s record sell-off has raised a bigger question for investors: if Australia’s largest stocks start to wobble, how much strain Australia’s top stocks take?

THE ECONOMIST: The largest supply shock in petroleum history is getting larger fast. 

Supermarket prices could stay higher for longer following a ruling that Coles misled its customers with non-genuine discounts, according to one retail expert.

Home brand products are ‘closing the trust gap’ in the supermarket aisle.