The temporary deficit levy might be here to stay if Labor is elected. The tax, which targets the wealthy, was actually introduced by the Coalition in 2014 as a means of reducing the budget deficit.
The levy is a 2% increase in the top personal income tax rate from 45% to 47%, which amounts to 49% including the 2% Medicare Levy. It was originally...
Creating images with fractals thanks to a computer program.Flickr/cornishdave, CC BY-NC-NDThe latest in our Computing turns 60 series, to mark the 60th anniversary of the first computer in an Australian university, looks at how the emerging technology helped unleash the imagination of creative artists.
The greatest tool of artists is their...
Donald Trump's boastful and bullying leadership style encapsulates many of the worst features and sentiments of today’s world.Darron Bergenheier/flick, CC BY-SAThis article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many...
Passing the halfway point of the election campaign, The Conversation took an in-depth look at three key seats in Victoria. University of Canberra acting vice-chancellor Frances Shannon and Michelle Grattan discuss focus group results in the seat of Indi and the Greens’ lunge for Batman and Wills.
Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult,...
In today’s fast-moving financial markets, many new and experienced traders wonder whether automated trading systems — often called trading robots, expert advisors (EAs), or algorithmic bots — can real...
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Physical retail is back and it’s booming. Shopping centres across Australia are preparing for one of the biggest Christmas and Boxing Day sale seasons on record, driven by strong consumer confidence...
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Agile Energy is now positioned to play a defining role in reducing energy costs for Australian businesses and fast-tracking the nation’s transformation into a globally competitive green economic pow...
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