1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (961+ words) A MEASURE GETTING talked up by senior ministers in recent days ahead of next month’s government budget has been whether Ireland should scrap the 1% stamp duty on homes for first-time buyers. There is disagreement on the proposal among the government…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (305+ words) The government wants to reduce next year's budget deficit from 4.4 percent to 4 percent of GDP. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal, there is no room for additional spending in the budget. Eesti 200 Chair and Education Minister Kristina Kallas said expectations…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (466+ words) Ashburton councillors have again stressed they need to get better at delivering projects on time after carrying over $2.4m of unfinished work into the new financial year, the lowest amount in the last five years. Carry-over money is from work that…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) The City of Corvallis and the union representing most of its employees have submitted their final contract offers to the state’s Employee Relations Board. Required by law, the filing includes total costs for each proposal. The City of Corvallis says…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (343+ words) President William Ruto has come under scrutiny over a pledge to enforce strict austerity measures that he made during campaigns and after his election in 2022. Ironically, with just under a year before he seeks re-election, the presidency has emerged as…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (188+ words) Economics | 8th September 2026, 21:19 | Published by GBC News The remote gambling company bet365 is to cut over 300 jobs, including 40 jobs across its Malta and Gibraltar offices. A spokesperson is quoted in the Sun newspaper saying the company was facing "a highly competitive trading…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (235+ words) Putrajaya aims to reinforce existing aid for vulnerable households as the cost of living continues to weigh on families Updated 28 minutes ago · Published on 06 Sep 2026 5:34PM Political Secretary to the Finance Minister Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim said the M40 and vulnerable groups…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (327+ words) New analysis prepared for Bayside City Council has revealed the municipality may need between $1.3 billion and $3.2 billion to provide the transport, drainage and open space infrastructure required to support future growth driven by the Victorian Government’s Suburban Rail Loop and…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (52+ words) Business Post Simon Harris promises fresh look at controversial investment tax Rising bond yields add tens of billions to G7 countries’ debt costs Coalition parties divided over plan to slow carbon tax increases Government urged to act as super-rich exploit land…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today acknowledged that government assistance has yet to do enough to ease the cost-of-living pressures faced by Malaysians, saying more needs to be done despite billions of ringgit already spent on aid and subsidies....