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What you need to know about the major parties’ policies on personal income tax

The upcoming federal election could be fought over proposed income tax cuts, but what’s the main difference between the Coalition and Labor’s plans for taxation?

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Inside Business

Expert analysis on the research and practice changing the business landscape in the 21st Century

  1. 16 May 2019 – 2019 Australian Federal Election, Banking, Banking Regulation, Banking Royal Commission, Corporate Regulation

    Weighing up the policy responses to banking misconduct

    Australia's major parties all have policies responding to financial services sector misconduct, but University of Melbourne experts say they are light on detail

  2. 15 May 2019 – 2019 Australian Federal Election, Australian Economy, Employment, Minimum Wage, Wage Growth

    Will slow wage growth decide Australia’s election?

    Australia's slow wage growth is a hot button issue for the election and the stark policy divide may be decisive in who wins, say University of Melbourne experts

  3. 7 May 2019 – 2019 Australian Federal Election, Advertising, Marketing, Politics

    The battle of the slogans

    As voters are bombarded by ads, a University of Melbourne marketing expert gives his verdict on which party has the most effective political campaign slogan.

  4. 29 March 2019 – 2019 Federal Budget, Australia, Family, Parenting, Parents

    Sharing the load

    A University of Melbourne expert says this year’s Federal Budget should deliver better family-friendly policies for individual, economic and social rewards.

  5. 29 March 2019 – 2019 Federal Budget, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, Budget, Business, Indigenous

    Closing the gap in the Indigenous business sector

    University of Melbourne expert says there are large gaps that the 2019 Federal Budget could fill for Australia's diverse and thriving Indigenous business sector

  6. 26 March 2019 – 2019 Federal Budget, Australia, Climate Change, Drought, Government

    Budgeting for drought

    A University of Melbourne expert says the government's budget response to the needs of farmers in drought must be well planned and continuing rather than ad hoc

  7. 7 March 2019 – Business, Gender, International Women's Day, Leadership, Women

    Beyond ‘lean In’: Women in leadership

    University of Melbourne research finds an opt-out mechanism for competitive senior management jobs could get more women into leadership roles in business.

  8. 28 January 2019 – Banking, Banking Regulation, Banking Royal Commission

    Is it time to rethink our banks being too big to fail?

    A rethink is needed on Australia's 'too big to fail' regulations around its big banks, a point highlighted by NZ, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  9. 24 January 2019 – Australia, Banking, Banking Royal Commission, Finance, Money

    Australia’s Banking Royal Commission: Quo vadis?

    A University of Melbourne expert says that reforming Australia’s banking sector can strengthen an industry that’s already suffering from a deficit of trust.