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How Australia’s economic high priests sold the neoliberal lie

For decades, Australia’s economic commentariat has dressed neoliberal ideology as objective ...  
Profound ignorance displayed in interest rates fake outrage

Economic analysis in most of Australia’s media last week was more manipulation than informati ...  
RBA rate rise risks turning oil shock into recession

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates to 4.6%, but higher rates cannot fix oil-driven infl ...  
Cost of living pressures fuel Coalition policy folly

The skyrocketing global oil price in recent weeks has reignited the debate on cost of living ...  
Falsehoods about Australia’s productivity: Malicious intent or stupidity?

Commentators continue to vilify the Albanese Government with nonsensical claims about the econo ...  
First home buyers play Australia's stamp duty postcode lottery

First home buyer's stamp duty can vary from $0 to $40,000 depending on their Australian post ...  
Democracy and the secular faith of economics

Economic orthodoxy has survived repeated crises by protecting asset wealth and treating its own ...  
Top 40 datasets showing quality of life in Australia steadily rising

While newsrooms provoke fear and anxiety about concocted “crises”, life is better than ever ...  
9/11 25th Anniversary: Rousing the sleeping dragon

As the 25th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, Frances Letters reflects on the cond ...  
Australia’s incompetent newsrooms fail to report best financial year ever

Last week’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers confirm Australia’s economy is a world leader ...  
The billionaires are terrified of us

The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that ...  
Marles puts Australia on frontline of U.S. AI development for China war

Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line ...  
Iran conflict creates windfall profits for Trump backers

Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers.  
Australia’s economic slowdown shows inflation strategy is working

Australia’s slowing economy, easing house prices and weaker wage growth show policies to curb ...  
Fiducian’s $7.3 million penalty exposes the limits of green finance

Fiducian’s $7.3 million greenwashing penalty exposes how green finance can mask continued ...  
Japan’s yen crisis could hit Australian households next

Japan’s yen crisis could expose Australia to rising borrowing costs, a weaker dollar and a fresh ...  
Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes

Previously a comedian, Dave Hughes has become a self-professed corruption crusader and economics ...  
Real wage increases ensure living standards are rising

Evidence keeps piling up, showing Australians are enjoying sustained expansion of wealth and ...  
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