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Aussie Budget: Tax cuts for the rich slammed

Critics say the controversial tax cuts will simply reward the rich.

Urgent need: The industry crying out for 14,500 workers by summer

Worried employers call for border to be opened for migrants.

Christopher Niesche: Australia faces most important Budget since end of WWII

All eyes will be Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg this week.

HBR: What prevents companies from thriving in a recession

Harvard Business Review: Most companies struggle to take advantage of a crisis.

Liam Dann: Don't vote for me - the policies that make me unelectable

Opinion: I find experts generally more useful than populists in a tight situation.

Election 2020: Economists pick the tough policies that NZ really needs

If politics were not an issue, what policies should NZ pursue? We asked economists.

Kiwis dine out on meat export woes

Kiwis are making the most of high-end meat deals after Covid-19 upset the export market.

Worries grow about bosses spying on Kiwi workers - AUT research

Work-from-home staff get the Big Brother treatment. How he Privacy Commissioner sees it.

National claims $10b hole in Labour's fiscal plan

The war of the economic plans continues, with National now pointing the finger at Labour.

Auckland port says Covid-19 hits financial results

All performance indicators down in Auckland ports annual result.

Mood of the boardroom: Confidence plummets as Covid worries weigh on business

A survey of the nation's top bosses has revealed what they really think.

Liam Dann: NZ economy will muddle through - but at what cost?

New Zealand is on track to muddle through another crisis, perhaps that's the Kiwi way.

Brian Fallow: National's spending plan is just incredible - literally

Party's fiscal track cuts things too fine in these uncertain times.

Editorial: Hero or villain? NZ's housing boom is back

Hot property in a pandemic? The housing market is heating up again despite Covid.

Export boom and import plunge drives big trade surplus

Technically good news, the trade surplus is also a reflection of the pandemic-hit economy.

Liam Dann: Like it or not, it's house prices to the economic rescue

All the signs are pointing to the housing market as NZ's economic safety net - again.

Billions lost: Event organisers left with no show

Cancelled events due to Covid-19 have caused billions of dollars worth of lost business.

How to financially manage a career change

Sorting out your money can help you to see the opportunities among the confusion.