Economic Policies

The Coalition campaign launch will be held in Sydney on April 13. Labor will launch an official campaign in Perth.

Tech companies like Apple stand to gain relief from the exemption.

The 10-year treasury yield, which is directly proportional to mortgage rates, has been on the rise since April 4.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield heads toward 4.5 percent.

The Biden-era rule would have drastically expanded tax reporting requirements for digital asset transactions.

The rare Saturday sitting—the first in over 40 years—will see MPs debate the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

The figures are a positive for Labour, but economists said growth will likely be hampered by U.S. trade policies in the coming months.

Trade uncertainty and OPEC+ production increases are driving oil prices lower. American motorists may see significantly lower pump prices this summer.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition, if elected, will keep standards for low emission vehicles in place, but won’t enforce penalties.

The moves come as the Trump administration increases tariffs across the world with a growing focus on China.

The president said ‘a lot of countries’ want to make deals ’that are proper for the United States’ and the firms can help negotiate those trade agreements.

Indices from Tokyo to Frankfurt all experienced rapid rises following the president’s announcement.

‘A lot of people don’t want to speak out on this because it’s become such a politicized issue,’ a winemaker says.

The party demands reforming negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to help first home buyers and renters, while shielding ’mum and dad' investors.

The Coalition unveiled two funds including the Regional Australia Future Fund and Future Generations Fund.

The president has paused new tariffs on dozens of countries for 90 days and raised levies on Chinese goods to 125 percent.

Monetary policymakers will be assessing the ‘net effect’ of the administration’s policy changes, including tariffs.

Economists are also calling for calm regarding the fallout of the tariffs.

‘Global and domestic actions are generating insecurities in abundance, both political and economic,’ the NFIB wrote in a commentary.

Bessent did not provide details on what the Trump administration may do.