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Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Businesses get extension for instant asset write-offShutterstock

In its latest move to spur business investment, the government will extend its $150,000 instant assets write-off until the end of the year.

The six-months extension, which will be legislated, will cost $300 million in revenue over the forward estimates.

As part of the government’s pandemic emergency measures, in March it announced...

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Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation surveyWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Australian economists narrowly back a wage freeze in the minimum wage case now before the Fair Work Commission, a freeze that could flow through to millions of Australians on awards and affect the wages of millions more through the enterprise bargaining process.

The annual case is in its final stages after...

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Free childcare ends July 12, with sector losing JobKeeper but receiving temporary payment

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Free childcare ends July 12, with sector losing JobKeeper but receiving temporary paymentAAP/Lukas Coch

Free childcare will end on July 12, with the government saying it has “done its job” and demand is now increasing for places as the economy is reopening.

The system will return to the previous mean tested childcare subsidy scheme but with some transition funding for the sector and help for parents whose circumstances have...

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Labor trails federally and in Queensland; Biden increases lead over Trump

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Labor trails federally and in Queensland; Biden increases lead over TrumpAAP/Mick Tsikas

This week’s Newspoll, conducted June 3-6 from a sample of 1,510, gave the Coalition a 51-49 lead, unchanged from three weeks ago. Primary votes were 42% Coalition (down one), 34% Labor (down one), 12% Greens (up two) and 4% One Nation (up one).

Scott Morrison maintained his high coronavirus crisis ratings. 66% were satisfied...

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