Jason Murphy, Author at SmartCompany

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Everything in Australia is going up in price — except property

With the cost of seemingly everything rising, why are house prices falling? And who will be hit hardest?

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Puppies, caravan parks and duty-free Ukrainian vodka: The weirdest budget spending measures

The good, the bad and the just plain bizarre.

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Budget 2022: A turning point as challenges mount for small businesses

The 2022-23 federal budget crystallises what many in the business community are already feeling: times are turning for the worse.

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Budget 2022: What Jim Chalmers can do to combat inflation and avoid an economic crash

With a second federal budget on the way, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has a chance to introduce some novel economic fixes.

Pepsi turns inflation pain into company gain as higher prices cause its profits to froth over

Who suffers in a time of inflation? Does business eat some pain or pass it on to consumers?

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Who is actually working from home, and where do they live?

COVID-19 lockdowns brought about a huge change in how we work. Or that's what we thought.

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Think Queen Elizabeth II was one of the richest people in the UK? Think again.

The late monarch bequeathed a mere £437 million to her son and heir, a modest amount that would have just squeezed her into the top 200 of the BRW Rich List.

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Postcodes going places: Australia’s fastest gentrifying suburbs

New income data from the ATO reveals which areas have seen increases in wealth over the past decades, and which have seen declines.

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Fuel, groceries and housing: Where is inflation hitting us hardest?

Current inflation levels in Australia have only been seen once in the past three decades. Where is being hit hardest?

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What is the effect of rising mortgage payments in Australia, and which suburbs are hurting the most?

As long as the RBA continues to hike interest rates, mortgage payments will rise. We take a look at which areas of the country are most affected.

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