By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia and Courtney Gould For Nca Newswire Published: 01:19 GMT, 14 December 2023 | Updated: 01:27 GMT, 14 December 2023 The Australian passport is the most expensive in the world – and the travel document is now set to soar by an extra $50 next year with the news … Read more
Australia’s inflation fight will involve 138,000 people losing their job, based on Reserve Bank forecasts. The ranks of the unemployed would be 26 per cent higher than now, as 658,427 ended up on the dole by the end of 2024, up from 520,500 in September. ANZ has compiled a new graph showing how the Reserve Bank … Read more
Budget surplus increases: Treasurer Jim Chalmers to unveil surprise cash boost to government’s bottom line Government budget had $4.2bn surplus in May Figure has since increased to $22.1b First recorded surplus since Peter Costello’s final budget in 2007 By Jack Quail For Nca Newswire Published: 00:07 BST, 22 September 2023 | Updated: 00:07 BST, 22 … Read more
Why Australia will spend less on the aged pension – despite the doubling of retirees By Dominic Giannini For Aap Updated: 00:34 BST, 24 August 2023 Spending on the age pension will decline despite an ageing population, with superannuation savings set to double over the next four decades. The age pension’s cost will drop from … Read more