Inflation is rising around the world, the sting in the tail of the pandemic economic stimulus packages unleashed by governments in 2020. The narrative thus far is that this inflation spike is transitory, even if a little more persistent than first thought.
Monetary policy is not the answer to our economic problems; and central bank actions could be making matters worse. This …
The fiscal response to the Covid-19 crisis ensures that the federal and state governments will experience large budget deficits and …
Superannuation is not a good deal for everyone. As a result of house prices increases, it has become much harder …
Socialism brings poverty and oppression. The ignorance of so many as to why only a market economy is capable of …
The major bank levy was proposed in the 2017–18 Budget. The levy has numerous flaws including: The costs of the …
The slant towards cutting taxes before 2010 was welcome, but for such an approach to return in the foreseeable future, …
The federal government’s Commission of Audit (CoA) was established in 2013 to review the performance and role of government. This …
TARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government and cutting government spending to less than 30% of GDP in the next …
Australia’s Future Fiscal Shock. Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies.
This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First and foremost, inflation will remain …
This week’s economic data was definitely a mixed bag for the government, at least from a political perspective. It was …
The day before news broke that inflation had surged to 5 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that …
This week, the Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 0.25%. This comes in response to last week’s ABS figures that …
Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to zero and said it would pump an extra $100 …
Next Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to reduce the cash rate to another record low. Monetary policy in …
Should there be a permanent increase in unemployment benefit (now called JobSeeker)? There is widespread support for it, but is …
We’re only a few weeks into the coronavirus crisis, and already our intellectual opponents are arguing that the coming recession …
TREASURY’S flawed tax model has caused the government to underestimate the benefits and overestimate the budget cost of their long-term …
The recent furore about Justice Perram’s remarks that “borrowers ditch wagyu steaks and shiraz for cheaper food” to meet loan …