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Labor is trashing the CGT discount it supported in 1999
1+ min ago (80+ words) AFR The government is pushing an investment penalty that will punish young people trying to build wealth, rather than solve housing issues. This is a new tax on investment. Paul Keating's defence of higher taxes in this year's budget is…...
How work-life balance landed Geoff Wilson on the Rich List
30+ min ago (126+ words) AFR Tired of the grind, this former stockbroker wanted more time for the things that mattered to him. After a fateful career switch, he's now a Rich List debutant. The full Rich List is out on May 29. Geoff Wilson, of…...
In F1s most contentious season in years, we meet the enforcer of the rules
48+ min ago (131+ words) AFR Queenslander Garry Connelly has been handing out time penalties, disqualifying teams and deciding whos at fault for two decades. The Monaco Grand Prix is next. Garry Connelly has been a Formula 1 steward since 2006. Eamon Gallagher Oscar Piastri wont be…...
Young people will pay for Labor's higher taxes: Costello
52+ min ago (91+ words) AFR Former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello has warned the Albanese government is imposing among the highest taxes on investment in the developed world, robbing younger people of the opportunities used by older generations and current Labor politicians to build wealth....
Labor's tax reform problem is a lack of lower taxing principle
55+ min ago (106+ words) AFR Consultations to work out anomalies may go some way to adjusting for unintended consequences, yet won't address the fundamental flaw with the government's package. The Albanese government's struggle to sell its changes to concessional taxes on investment must not…...
Australia's most famous train just went super luxe with a $16k suite
56+ min ago (104+ words) AFR With separate bedrooms, living rooms and round-the-clock butler service, the Ghan's new carriage goes toe-to-toe with the world's fanciest trains. The Ghan's Australis suite is three times the size of a platinum cabin." The Australis suite and its slightly…...
Sydney Opera House CEO flags growing repairs issues
58+ min ago (99+ words) AFR Louise Herron's latest strategy document for Sydney Opera House is titled Everyone's House, but the chief executive of the national icon got a reminder from some alternative rock icons last month that inclusivity must have its limits. "We probably…...
A certificate for burnout?" Inside Canva"s confetti-filled AI pivot
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (113+ words) AFR In the midst of the AI-fuelled wipeout of tech firms, Canva and Atlassian spruik similar talking points to very different receptions. From the upcoming Rich List issue out on May 29. Both Canva and Atlassian say they"re no longer…...
Hotel bars are having a moment " here are eight of Australia's best
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (60+ words) AFR Bar Julius at Hotel Eve in Sydney." In the hotels of yesteryear, the lobby bar was typically a space you'd pass through on the way to the lift " a perfunctory zone where weary guests could nurse a nightcap or…...
ASX on edge as investors weigh Iran peace deal against bond sell-off
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (117+ words) AFR Investors are cautiously preparing to buy the dip in Australian shares on Monday after US President Donald Trump said Washington was close to reaching an agreement with Iran on ending the war and reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz....