
Tax Cut Flop: 1080 fails to revive torpid retail sector
Alan Austin unpacks September’s miserable retail sales data as the economy staggers from one record low to another.
Alan Austin unpacks September’s miserable retail sales data as the economy staggers from one record low to another.
This submission by Jeffrey Knapp to the current Parliamentary Inquiry into the Regulation of Auditing in Australia documents how the Big 4 audit firms – KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY – have undermined Australian auditing and financial reporting practice for multinational clients.
Five people died at a children’s hospital in Scotland built by Brookfield, billions have been stripped offshore in Australian assets, yet Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has approved the sale of the nursing home and retirement village business Aveo.
“Outlaw these indulgent and selfish practices that threaten the livelihood of fellow Australians,” declared Scott Morrison last week as the protests raged outside a Melbourne mining conference. Tax avoidance, Lendlease.
Sydney Ferries has effectively been privatised,” writes Australia’s top maritime publisher and journalist Neil Baird.