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Capital gains tax and negative gearing have dominated the pre-Budget headlines, but a new survey released just hours before Treasurer Jim Chalmers stands up in Parliament has revealed what voters really want.

Debates over Australia’s capital gains tax system are ramping up ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Budget. But how will it affect Aussies?

Local shares have slid after Donald Trump called Iran's peace offer ‘totally unacceptable’ and a local biotech company downgraded its earnings guidance.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has vowed to cut spending and bank extra revenue from higher commodity prices, as a former Treasury economist warns of six more rate hikes if Labor keeps splurging.

Q+A: Navigating the complexities of the superannuation system to successfully make a plan for your retirement is no mean feat. So when you get it right, it makes the pay-off so much sweeter.

ANZ expects the Reserve Bank will keep interest rates on hold for months after three inflation-fighting hikes this year.

Older small business operators hoping to make voluntary concessional contributions to superannuation have been told to make sure they satisfy employment rules before sending any money to their fund.

Chicken fillets, nuggets and burgers could get more expensive after one of the nation’s major poultry producers warned of rising fuel bills triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East.

DEBTMAN: There are 2.2 million property investors in Australia holding their collective breath right now ahead of Jim Chalmers’ Budget. And there’s one small but painful thing they may not have considered.

The Reserve Bank has delivered a third straight rate hike but experts warn the real mortgage pain has not yet begun for struggling households.

Customers have been warned to stop using the item immediately or risk ingesting metal shards.

Regulatory missteps prevented CEO Shemara Wikramanayake from taking full advantage of bumper profits at the investment bank, and despite taking home more than $26m, another executive out-earned her.

MARK HUMPHERY-JENNER: Denying young people the tools older generations have used to accrue wealth would be the true act of inequity.

Labor may loosen super investment rules, but Jim Chalmers says members’ interests will remain paramount.

THE ECONOMIST: A historian along with a technology writer uncover the essence of Muskism.