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Government pitches for ‘integrity’ in tax and super: experts respond

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

In its 2016-17 budget the federal government has released a raft of new measures that it says will help modernise and build integrity into Australia’s tax and superannuation systems.

Small business will be the biggest beneficiary of the measures, while high-income earners building their super for wealth creation will be targeted to help the...

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Budget podcast: John Daley on the big picture

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

From the Parliament House lockup, Grattan Institute CEO John Daley joins Michelle Grattan to give an overall picture of the government’s pre-election budget.

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant...

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Morrison pushes 'a plan' not a cash splash

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

What a paradox! This is an election-eve budget without big sweeteners to woo the voters.

Look in the “show bag” and the contents are sparse, apart from raising the tax threshold from $80,000 to $87,000 at which people move into the 37% marginal rate. Those earning under $80,000 get no income tax relief.

And there are some hits to...

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Budget timing tricks do nothing to help small business, or the economy

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

I’ve always thought all businesses capable of creating jobs and wealth, regardless of their size. There’s certainly no economic theory that suggests big businesses can’t. But according to Treasurer Scott Morrison small businesses are blessed with special creative powers. He told AFR Weekend last week: “they are the hope of...

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  1. Infographic: Budget 2016 at a glance
  2. Scott Morrison's growth fantasy needs a dose of venture capital discipline
  3. Election budget sends companies sweeteners to drive growth
  4. Carpageddon: what you need to know about the release of carp herpes in Australia
  5. RBA cuts rates to 1.75% ahead of federal budget
  6. PolicyCheck: the Coalition's dental health care policy
  7. Why women's eggs run out and what can be done about it
  8. Lifting their 'voice': how unions can arrest membership decline and stay relevant
  9. Australia's soaring housing costs signal need for a new economic consensus
  10. PolicyCheck: Negative gearing reform
  11. What does an anthropologist actually do?
  12. River on fire: even if it's not coal seam gas we should still be concerned
  13. Review: Disgraced turns West-meets-Islam divisions into striking melodrama
  14. To get young people out of nursing homes, we need to back up the NDIS with housing – here's how
  15. Exactly what is innovative about the word 'innovation'?
  16. Election budgets can only ever be a charade
  17. Infographic: the size of Australia's government
  18. 'Working families', 'Tony's tradies' – what will this year's budget soundbite be?
  19. Now for the big question: who do you trust to run the country?
  20. Breast cancer campaigns might be pink, but men get it too
  21. Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia
  22. Listen up: many farmed fish are hard of hearing – here's why it matters
  23. Kidman Co and Huawei decisions mean mixed messages for Chinese investors
  24. Why we should treat Craig Wright's claims to being Bitcoin inventor with scepticism
  25. Cigarettes tax hike bipartisan but $19.5 billion hole in Labor costings
  26. Australia must act now to preserve its culture in the face of global tech giants
  27. FactCheck: was Barnaby Joyce right about Australia's debt under Labor?
  28. Need help with that delivery? Call the monkey midwife!
  29. Regional television set for a shake-up as Nine partners Southern Cross Austereo
  30. Smart Cities Plan offers signs of hope, but are Turnbull and Taylor just dreamin'?
  31. Health Check: does the 'G-spot' exist?
  32. Australia's prohibition of e-cigarettes is out of step with the evidence
  33. Budget 2016 reader questions
  34. How Chinese roller derby is empowering women
  35. To get more people to pay taxes, Indonesia should stamp out corruption by officials at the top
  36. Where are they now? Tracking down the promises of budgets past
  37. The off-topic Conversation #91
  38. What will schools get out of the budget? Just some more unwanted gift cards
  39. World's biggest investors risk another more severe global finanical crisis
  40. Getting away with it: Ashton Raggatt McDougall wins the Gold Medal
  41. Election explainer: when does the government enter caretaker period and what does it mean?
  42. Writing movement: why dance criticism matters
  43. Men more reluctant to go to the doctor – and it's putting them at risk
  44. Dads get postnatal depression too
  45. Getting the right treatment can prevent heart attacks – here's how
  46. Apple Pay no sure thing in mobile payments race
  47. Please 'like' me: why Facebook might be the key to success in the 2016 election
  48. What has happened to collective bargaining since the end of WorkChoices?
  49. A more transparent university admissions process? Here's what we should be talking about
  50. Phasing out fossil fuels for renewables may not be a straight forward swap

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