Why the Liberal Party struggles to regain ground
The Liberals need to learn some political lessons from the result, but a lot of the proffered advice has been nakedly self-serving.
Economics Commentaries
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Why Libs and Nats will get the Coalition band back together
The parties have been riven by very real personal and ideological tensions before, and still have joined forces when moments of truth have arrived.
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Australian states reap billions from mining. This revenue is already at risk
As the pressure to rapidly phase out fossil fuels increases, the states will face an unexpected fiscal risk.
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This is not as much about Trump as it is about the failure of modern politics
The simple reality is that major parties across the world need to start measuring their success or failure by more than just whether they won the last election.
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Donald Trump can’t bully Adam Smith
Nearly 40 years ago, during her transformative and market-driven prime ministership of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher famously said: “You …
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‘More affordable housing’ actually makes a large cohort of voters very angry
Actual solutions would involve negotiating with state and local government to change the policy settings and overcome NIMBY opposition.
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The $5b move that could smash house prices
The housing policy promises from the major parties both offer assistance for housing supply, but they also boost demand in ways that are not well-targeted.
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The only thing America liberated itself from was prosperity
For a policy that is being promoted as good for US businesses, it sure seems like the markets don’t believe it will work quite the way Trump seems to think.
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Old pastime of redistribution, regulation, reckless spending returns
If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack of convincing economic policies may be the reason.
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The tax cut that will only buy you a coffee
The Labor government appears to have chosen a cut confined to the lowest rate so that it could stick to its “tax cut for everyone” slogan.