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Navigating the Australian tax system as a new arrival

Ripe with opportunities and known for its promising economic conditions, living in Australia is a ...  
Getting to the bottom of inflation in Australia — and it’s not a problem

A closer look at the data suggests Australia’s recent inflation scare was less an economic ...  
#4 TOP IA STORY OF 2025: Bendigo Bank makes half billion then boots community groups

When a regional bank markets itself as the "Community Bank" for decades, enlisting clubs and l ...  
Independent Australia’s owners say why save IA

An Australia without brave media outlets standing up to Trumpian, anti-truth spin doctors? Watch ...  
How inflation is changing the way Australians think about money

There was a time when the word “inflation” was little more than an abstract economic term that ...  
How rising interest rates are impacting Australia’s car loan market in 2026

For many people in Australia, especially those who live in rural areas, owning a car is an abso ...  
Sri Lanka’s floods trigger one of the worst humanitarian disasters in years as communities call for coordinated global support

Sri Lanka is facing one of its most severe flood events in recent memory, with entire districts ...  
Scam victims left unprotected as banks deny liability

Banks knew their systems were flawed but refused to act, leaving scam victims to bear the cost.  
Australia's economic momentum builds despite inflation jitters

With 2025 drawing to a close, there is a range of unexpectedly favourable news on the economy.  
Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles

Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.  
Aussie retirees in France face pension limbo

Thousands of Australians who retired to France now find themselves trapped in bureaucratic limbo ...  
Cashless loopholes: Treasury confirms exemptions for bankless towns

Major supermarkets and fuel retailers in bankless towns may qualify for exemptions from the ...  
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless

Recent outcomes on poverty alleviation raise concerns about the merit of Australia’s peak ...  
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher — the quiet achievers of budget repair

From economic wreckage to recovery, Chalmers and Gallagher’s budget repair stands as Labor’s ...  
Contrasting outcomes consign Coalition to the compost heap of history

Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.  
How rising house prices can help the economy

Rising house prices may sting homebuyers, but the Reserve Bank’s latest research shows they ...  
Australia’s economy shines in a world of deepening gloom

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most.  
How the American dollar to euro exchange rate reflects global economic power shifts

The U.S. dollar is a major currency of the global financial ecosystem and its rate against the ...  
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