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Economic growth in Southeast Asia is forecast to drop from 5.6% in 2022 to 4.6% this year, pressured by weaker demand as the global economy slows, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Tory leader says voters should 'do what’s best for the country' to help loosen the nationalists’ grip on Scotland

A think tank has called for an end to political and fiscal incentives that harm public services and hinder economic growth.

Experts also suggest scrapping the stage-3 tax cuts, placing a price on carbon and removing fossil fuel subsidies

Asked to choose measures by efficiency, 40 per cent chose increased or new taxes on land, while 39 per cent chose more resource taxes.

Country gives just $1 in assistance for every $10 that goes to defence, humanitarian groups say

Asked to find an extra A$20 billion per year to fund government priorities like building nuclear submarines and responding to climate change, Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back land tax, increased resource taxes, an attack on negative gearing and extending the scope of the goods and services tax.

The $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund is aimed at broadening Australia's domestic industrial base and reducing the nation's dependence on imports. But how will it do this?

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government has made tackling its falling birth rate a top priority, but with few women involved in official debate on the issue, some are making themselves heard on social media.