Finance
Transparency in limbo as MP expense data held from public

A botched system upgrade has created a backlog of parliamentary expense claims that won't be made ...  
Banks doing little to protect scam victims

As online scams continue to rob Australians of money, banks are doing little to protect customers ...  
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How Labor can avoid the negative gearing trap

The Labor Government needs to consider alternatives to solving the housing crisis other than ...  
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Treasurer Chalmers is saving us billions

After the trainwreck left by the Coalition, the Albanese Government is repairing Australia's ...  
Meet the man who single-handedly destroyed NAB's reputation

After slashing National Australia Bank's regional branches by a third, CEO Ross McEwan is bailing ...  
Using MMT to solve Argentina's economic crisis

With Argentina facing dire economic challenges, Dr Steven Hail offers recommendations for recovery ...  
Why the Coalition's integrity doesn't stretch to a $15 tax cut

According to Liberal Senator Jane Hume, "You can't buy integrity with $15 per week".  
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EDITORIAL: Why the Coalition's integrity doesn't stretch to a $15 tax cut

According to Liberal Senator Jane Hume, "You can't buy integrity with $15 per week".  
News Corp’s Stage 3 tax cut coverage a deceitful political campaign

News Corp's coverage of Labor's altered Stage 3 tax cuts has unsurprisingly highlighted – yet ...  
Cost of living hardest for those on income support

The cost of living crisis is really biting in Australia, so much so that the Government has called ...  
Backtracking forwards: Hypocrisy over Labor's altered Stage 3 tax cuts

Perspective is needed on the substantial reforms of the income tax schedules Prime Minister ...  
Food, fuel and news: A neoliberal nightmare

A review of supermarket industry standards in an attempt to ease ever-increasing food prices has ...  
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EDITORIAL: Food, energy and news: It’s a neoliberal inequality thing

An inquiry into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now underway to examine whether the ...  
#3 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: HECS indexation increasing unaffordable student debt

Encouraging talented young journalists is what IA is about, so we are thrilled to see this ...  
Taylor and Ley continue long Coalition tradition of fudging the figures

It is time to debunk "the Coalition are better economic managers" theory — once again. ...  
Finding the tools to end the cost of living crisis

Finding an end to the cost of living crisis will depend on modern economic theories rather than ...  
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EDITORIAL: Taylor and Ley continue long Coalition tradition of fudging the figures

It is time to debunk "the Coalition are better economic managers" theory — once again. ...  
Modern monetary theory opens range of economic possibilities

After years of being ignored, the Modern Monetary Theory school of economic thought is escaping ...  

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