‘Scare campaign’ kills Vic property tax
Victoria's proposed $800 million social housing levy and planning reforms package have been binned for good after the government butted heads with the industry.
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NSW Treasury forecasts ‘late, inaccurate’
An audit of NSW's finances has revealed a "budget mess", according to the chair of a committee investigating a controversial transport entity.
Vic hardest place to do business in Aust
Victorian businesses pay the highest tax in Australia, a nationwide survey of firms by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce has found.
Melbourne tunnel to cost Vic extra $1.9b
The Victorian government has struck a deal to pay $1.9 billion for cost blowouts stemming from Melbourne's problem-plagued West Gate Tunnel.
Pay rise as revenue surge fills WA coffers
Western Australia is set to enjoy a forecast $1.7 billion surge in tax revenue as the state's economy forges ahead behind closed borders.