Daily Column

The Henry Report’s out. If you’re a small business with less than $2 million revenue you will probably be better off as your tax rate will be cut from 30% to 28%. Here’s what you’ll save. Revenue [...]

Not as scary as Mr Lecter but still challenging Eric Johnston from the Age writes: “BANKS will find it tougher to apply out-of-cycle interest rate rises on home loans if, as expected, the Henry [...]

Construction is attractive, but being rejected…. Louise Hall from the SMH reports that the NSW economy continues to be the worst-performing in the nation and the government must urgently [...]

The SMH reports today that Australian firms have fewer taxes and less red tape at the top of their wish list for the soon-to-be released Henry tax review, a survey says. We all have dreams. The [...]

The NAB has just released its Quarterly Australian Commercial Property Survey. The survey suggests that 76% of commercial property developers indicate they will commence new works in the next 12 [...]

Where is your business fueling up? According to Commonwealth Bank group executive of business and private Banking Ian Narev “There is a misconception that banks have stopped lending to [...]

Carl Rogers, Nobel peace prize winner, humanist and pre-eminent psychotherapist of the twentieth century espoused three core conditions to relating to people and understanding the human [...]

Are you getting by on bear necessities? Dun & Bradstreet’s latest outlook survey for June showed that 43 per cent of businesses reported no change in their debt levels while 36 per cent [...]

There’s a scene in Master and Commander when an old salt holds his knuckles up to a boy sailor in the middle of a battle. His knarled fingers bear the tattooed inscription: HOLD FAST. Whilst I’m [...]

According to SMH columnist, Clancy Yeates: ‘ Despite the improving economy, the Australian Banking Association chief executive Steven Munchenberg signalled the months ahead could prove [...]