The Federal Government’s much lauded $1.5 billion surplus announced in last night’s budget could easily slip back into the red, according to…

Cara Waters is a former SmartCompany editor. Previously, Cara was a senior reporter for the Financial Times' website and worked for The Sunday Times in London.
The Federal Government’s much lauded $1.5 billion surplus announced in last night’s budget could easily slip back into the red, according to…
Husband and wife team Sarah and Scott Butler set up their organic grocery delivery business, Organic Angels, from their spare room. The c…
Treasurer Wayne Swan has revealed that the Federal Government’s loss carry-back scheme for business will cost $714 million, but he is yet to…
Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced an increase in Australia’s passenger movement charge, the fee paid by travellers when they depart Austral…
The Treasurer revealed in tonight’s budget that the Government will target the private superannuation contributions of Australia’s richest p…
The Government has put high-income earners firmly in its budget sights, announcing that it is removing a large tax concession for so-called …
The Government used tonight’s Budget to abolish the proposed standard deduction for work-related expenses, saving over $2 billion and making…
The Treasurer will tonight announce a $1.5 billion surplus in the federal budget, which he says will be “a fair go budget as well” that supp…
Later today, Treasurer Wayne Swan will hand down his fifth Federal Budget. Swan has already warned the budget will be of the slash-and…
The Personal Property Securities Register, launched three months ago, has been criticised by a commercial law expert who claims the register…
Tomorrow’s Budget will include a sweetener in the form of extra cash for families with school-age kids, a move welcomed by struggling reta…
While tax experts have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that loss carry-back will be included in tomorrow’s Budget, they h…