Capital gains tax


That’s not a Great Big New Tax — THIS is a Great Big New Tax

You want a big new tax? The RSPT is just mucking around. The Tories have gone large in their tax increase plans — with plenty of help from their Lib-Dem partners

BHP won’t get 51 per cent of Rio

BHP knows can’t get just 51 per cent of Rio – its main Australian shareholders aren’t interested in such a number. And the ambiguity about which company “its” refers to is intentional, writes Michael Pascoe.

Tips and rumours

Wollondilly on 24 March, they came by car and minivan. People standing outside the booth saw them arrive … and saw them depart. Goodfellas voting again and again. At all the booths. In other people’s names. With no fear and no one to stop them. The Sussex Street mob reckon they won four seats this […]