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The big news this week was the Federal Budget along with the RBA meeting on interest rates . Both had the potential to affect our market, but so far neither is raising any alarm bells as the All Ordinaries Index has continued to rise. What went relatively ... More

The 2019 Federal Budget is one of the lightest in terms of improvements to superannuation in years, focusing more on the past than looking towards the future. The changes it announced focus on ensuring all of last year's Budget changes to superannuation ... More

Households and super fund members will be relieved with a few valuable wins in this year's Federal Budget that will help boost cash flow and reduce complexity in the super system. They also help baby boomer women in particular - here's why. The 2019 ... More

The 2019 Federal Budget offers few new measures to directly benefit property investors. But by leaving negative gearing and the capital gains tax deduction untouched, it represents undeniably good news for those hoping to generate wealth through property. ... More

Families, small businesses and Australians aged 65 years and over are all winners from the 2019 Federal Budget . Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has delivered an election Budget that focuses on tax cuts for low and middle-income earners as well as small businesses ... More

While the Budget speech referenced housing a few times, in the sense that falling housing prices represent a downside risk to budget forecasts, there was in fact very little in the Budget directly focussed on the housing sector. With the performance ... More

With just hours until Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveils the 2019 Federal Budget, here's what we know so far Budget big picture Overall theme: 'A stronger economy and a secure future' Federal election is due in mid-May Better than expected surplus for ... More

With income-to-household debt ratios quintupling since the 1980s to 194% in 2017, it clearly takes more than turning down smashed avocado to buy your first home. And yet our proportion of social housing, which should act as a safety net for vulnerable ... More

Full of pre-election goodies, the coalition government has used its generous baby boomer and pensioner package within the Budget to hit back at what it regards as Labor policies designed to "attack retirees". Based on the robust assumption that recent ... More

While the 2018 Budget does allocate a lot of funding towards infrastructure spend, it mostly comes in the form of road and rail projects. This is a strong vision for the future of the country's transport corridors but does seem to be lacking in projects ... More