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Millie Muroi

Millie Muroi

Millie Muroi is the economics writer at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was formerly an economics correspondent based in Canberra’s Press Gallery and the banking writer based in Sydney.

Jim Chalmers seeks to pass laws that will override two Federal Court rulings that went against the ATO last year.

Look beyond the headlines on Chalmers’ spending and you’ll see it’s not the main game

The treasurer’s spending isn’t as “out of control” as you might be led to believe – and it’s the wrong thing to judge him on when he reveals the budget in May.

  • Millie Muroi

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Two NAB workers have died by suicide in recent weeks.

Workplace safety regulator investigating two suicides among NAB staff

The federal workplace health and safety authority is investigating the circumstances surrounding two NAB employees who died by suicide just weeks apart.

  • Millie Muroi and Elias Visontay
Logistics company Brambles said it would look at options to appeal the judgment.

Shareholders expected to claw back losses in Brambles class action win

Investors who have waited nearly a decade for an outcome could receive millions of dollars in compensation after a Federal Court ruling.

  • Millie Muroi
Can you have too much of a good thing?

Some Aussies have been ‘pantry stocking’: Are times that tough?

Some customers have been snapping up “one or two” extra cans or toilet rolls amid fears of war-driven shortages, but that instinct is wearing off.

  • Millie Muroi and James Massola
The Federal Court’s latest judgment has likely set the bar even higher for claiming occupancy expenses such as rent.

Work from home tax claims restricted after ATO court victory

The Federal Court has knocked back a claim from an ABC radio presenter who entered $6000 in home rent as an expense.

  • Millie Muroi
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Real estate agents aren’t evil. But they need stricter rules

There will always be real estate agents who bend and break the rules, but that doesn’t mean we should sit back and let it happen.

  • Millie Muroi
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US President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were ruled illegal in February.

Not all exporters will get a tariff refund from the US. Here’s why

A bunch of Australian businesses have taken to the courts to claw back recently voided tariff payments made to the US government, but there may be a simpler way to apply for a refund within weeks.

  • Millie Muroi
Only two of the big four banks have fully passed on the latest rate hike to their introductory interest rates.

How banks are only ‘partially’ raising rates for savers

Savers are having to jump through hoops to get the full benefit of recent interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank.

  • Millie Muroi
The PayPay app icon on a smartphone in Tokyo,

Australians hate surcharges. So why don’t we move to QR codes?

It’s a payment method that has taken off in cash-loving Japan. But here’s why Australians will still pay more to use card.

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Fast food employers, including McDonalds, will be affected by the Fair Work Commission’s ruling.

Junior pay rates for 18 to 20-year-olds to be scrapped

Younger Australians working in sectors such as retail, fast food and pharmacy will soon be paid the same award wage as their older colleagues.

  • Millie Muroi