Commentary You have to wonder whether Australia’s federal and state Labor governments are trying to drive private landlords out of the residential market. It would be perverse behaviour when Australia has a housing rental and home ownership crisis, but the only alternative explanation is incompetence. In the first place, they’ve set the country up for…

According to Deloitte’s latest quarterly investment monitor, the pace of business investment recovery will depend on the level of certainty provided by governments. Deloitte partner and report lead author Stephen Smith said the threat of snap lockdowns present a challenging backdrop for new investment. “As businesses continue to acclimatise to the new COVID-19 normal, their…