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Facts from the coalface confirm poverty is easing

As the 2025 report card on Australia’s economy is filled in, the good news is outweighing the ...  
Personal loans explained: A practical guide to responsible borrowing

Most of us face money stress at some point, from rising rent and medical bills to car repairs or ...  
Navigating the Australian tax system as a new arrival

Ripe with opportunities and known for its promising economic conditions, living in Australia is a ...  
Getting to the bottom of inflation in Australia — and it’s not a problem

A closer look at the data suggests Australia’s recent inflation scare was less an economic ...  
Why Australia’s ‘low unemployment’ claim doesn’t add up

Australia’s official unemployment figures rely on narrow definitions and exclusions that mask ...  
#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2025: ABC'S feeble defence confirms abject failure to report Labor fairly

One of the Labor Government's constant challenges is getting the Australian media to fairly repo ...  
No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion

Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the ...  
Australia's economic momentum builds despite inflation jitters

With 2025 drawing to a close, there is a range of unexpectedly favourable news on the economy.  
Australia’s economy strengthens as the rest of the world struggles

Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path.  
Australia’s welfare watchdog now worse than useless

Recent outcomes on poverty alleviation raise concerns about the merit of Australia’s peak ...  
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher — the quiet achievers of budget repair

From economic wreckage to recovery, Chalmers and Gallagher’s budget repair stands as Labor’s ...  
Contrasting outcomes consign Coalition to the compost heap of history

Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.  
How rising house prices can help the economy

Rising house prices may sting homebuyers, but the Reserve Bank’s latest research shows they ...  
Congressional Budget Office estimates of deportations will make Trump angry

The CBO’s latest projections expose the gap between Trump’s tough talk on deportations and the ...  
Australia’s economy shines in a world of deepening gloom

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most.  
Hefty fines and stiff gaol sentences are not stopping the tax cheats

While the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the courts are successfully prosecuting hundreds of tax ...  
Immigration pressures build as net migration stabilises

Treasury forecasts suggest Australia’s migration decline may soon hit its floor and could settle ...  
Overseas aid at an all-time low and outrage is absent

Australia’s generosity to the world’s poor is no longer a newsworthy topic.  
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