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Underarm

Happy 25th birthday to Australia’s GST. It’s time to grow up

ANALYSIS: Inland Revenue has suggested New Zealand increase its GST from 15% to 18%. In Australia, where many items are GST exempt, the politicians are terrified to raise it above the current 10%.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 09 Jul 2025

Economy Matters

Fundamental shift in mindset required to boost productivity

Economy Matters

New Zealand’s economic dilemma: a shrinking slice of the pie

Underarm

A tale of two very different budget strategies

Politics

Chlöe Swarbrick adamant tax reform is needed

Politics

Digital platforms now paying GST despite some reservations

Beehive Banter

Covid, debates, political violence, fearmongering and hysteria

ANALYSIS: Political violence, or the threat of it, has reared its head during the campaign.

Brent Edwards Fri, 06 Oct 2023

Hunter’s Corner

The FMA needs a Nido batphone

ANALYSIS: Regulatory documents released under the Official Information Act point to a lack of investigative vigour.

Tim Hunter Fri, 06 Oct 2023

Edwards on Politics

Voters deserve an honest debate during the election campaign

ANALYSIS: The political parties’ behaviour is hardly edifying politics and does little to bolster voters’ confidence in democracy.

Brent Edwards Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Margin Call

With higher interest rates will something break?

ANALYSIS: The jump in higher interest rates over the past few weeks has brought about concerns that asset prices may need to adjust down.

Andrew Bascand and Hamish Pepper Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Shoeshine

A good death? One man’s story in the aged care crisis

ANALYSIS: There seems to be little political appetite to correct society’s inadequate provision of care for people’s final days, months, and years.

Dita De Boni Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Economy Matters

Report card for government handling of economy for past term

ANALYSIS: How about B-?The lockdown of the economy was managed well, but the restart could have gone much better.

Christoph Schumacher Mon, 02 Oct 2023

On the Money

Dirty DIMS done dirt cheap

ANALYSIS: What were the big reasons for the poor performance of this particular portfolio relative to the benchmark?

Brent Sheather Sun, 01 Oct 2023

Book Review

X-Man: Elon Musk’s quest for world domination

ANALYSIS: Mammoth biography of world’s richest man dives into ‘too much information’ territory.

Nevil Gibson Sun, 01 Oct 2023

Last Word

Investment intentions: how the election will sway M&A

ANALYSIS: Advisers divided on whether politics matters in M&A, although some reckon we are underestimating the impact a change in government will bring.

Hamish McNicol and Calida Stuart-Menteath Fri, 29 Sep 2023

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Happy 25th birthday to Australia’s GST. It’s time to grow up

Fundamental shift in mindset required to boost productivity

New Zealand’s economic dilemma: a shrinking slice of the pie

A tale of two very different budget strategies

Chlöe Swarbrick adamant tax reform is needed

Digital platforms now paying GST despite some reservations

Covid, debates, political violence, fearmongering and hysteria

The FMA needs a Nido batphone

Voters deserve an honest debate during the election campaign

With higher interest rates will something break?

A good death? One man’s story in the aged care crisis

Report card for government handling of economy for past term

Dirty DIMS done dirt cheap

X-Man: Elon Musk’s quest for world domination

Investment intentions: how the election will sway M&A

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