INTEREST RATES FOR DECEMBER 2017

In its last Board meeting for the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played nice and left the cash rate on hold at the historically low setting of 1.5%.  This not only marks the 16th consecutive month that rates have been left on hold, but it means the RBA made...

Reforming The Property Tax System

While Australia’s states and territories are able to raise billions of dollars from property taxes each year, diverging stamp duties, tax rates, thresholds, and exemptions lead to reduced administrative and economic efficiencies, according to the Australian Housing...