There is a growing push for more comprehensive tax reform from experts and the parliamentary crossbench.

Australia's former ambassador to China, Dr Geoff Raby says China's economy is flagging and Xi Jinping has made a number of serious policy miscalculations.

NAB Chief Currency Strategist Ray Attrill says the "left-field" UK bond market turmoil has sparked fears other issues with the potential to impact global financial markets could also be lurking below the surface.

There are concerns casual workers not entitled to sick pay will hide COVID-19 symptoms and continue going to work now subsidies for most of them are ending.

An overhaul of financial advice could make it more affordable and easier to access, but critics say it will also unwind decades of consumer protections.

IMF Division Chief Harald Finger says a third of the world is headed for recession, but Australia will be spared the worst of the global downturn next year.

The are calls for a combination of in-person and online company annual general meetings to become the norm as Australia emerges from the pandemic.

The price of petrol is set to rise further, with the end of the fuel excise reduction last month yet to flow through to most bowsers. OPEC's decision to cut oil production will also push the price up further.

CBA's head of Australian economics Gareth Aird says the bank expects another rate hike but they don't have "much further to run".

Homeowners are being warned about difficulties of getting mortgages on properties at the highest risk of extreme weather events.