Labor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have a long way to go to address inflation
This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First and foremost, inflation will remain …
Economics Commentaries
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‘Wellbeing’ budgets are a ruse that fail to deliver progress
So Australia will follow New Zealand’s ‘lead’ in introducing a wellbeing-focused budget. Labor has been flagging the desire to adopt …
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Can Labor move past the blame game and govern the country?
The period immediately following an election is about as good as it gets for a majority government; especially one that …
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Liberals have regressed to big government
Liberals once stood for a smaller state, popular capitalism and a sensible approach to public finances. The party’s ideological regression …
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We’re about to pay the price for lazy policy with inflation
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) wage decision — and the government’s response to it — clearly demonstrate that senior policy …
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No budget black hole, except Labor’s spending
Labor hasn’t inherited any hidden budget black hole surprises. It is spending monuments created in their last period in office …
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A mini budget soon after the election could reset Australia’s economic outlook
This week’s economic data was definitely a mixed bag for the government, at least from a political perspective. It was …
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Election Housing Policies, Getting Close but Still No Cigar
The Australian election campaign has seen a flurry of new proposals for dealing with the problem of housing affordability. There …
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How to reverse Whitlam-sized growth in government
The day before news broke that inflation had surged to 5 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that …
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Wages growth boost would boost government’s election hopes
This week, the Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 0.25%. This comes in response to last week’s ABS figures that …