Economics
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.  
When crime pays: The failure of fines to reform big business

Despite record-breaking penalties, corporate misconduct continues unchecked, suggesting fines ...  
Trump’s shutdown reveals myth of small government

The latest U.S. Government shutdown underscores how calls for “small government” are less ...  
Forum reveals widening divide over housing strategy and affordability targets

A packed forum debating the Inner West’s Fairer Future Plan laid bare the growing policy divide ...  
If Australians want nice things, try shunning the destructive newsrooms

The latest economic update strongly endorses Labor and repudiates the media-backed Coalition.  
Full employment under threat as labour market weakens

Australia’s labour market is softening, with rising unemployment and sluggish job creation ...  
Degrees of failure: Senate exposes university governance crisis

A damning Senate report reveals the growing power, privilege and lack of accountability infecting ...  
Global economic times are tough — especially for the corrupt and inept

The latest data shows the U.S. economy is continuing to slide alarmingly.  
The $1 trillion truth: Coalition to blame for Australia’s soaring debt

As gross government debt nears $1 trillion, the numbers reveal a confronting truth — most of it ...  
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EDITORIAL: ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

This week, Big Four bank ANZ informed 3,500 employees they were losing their jobs — via email ...  
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap whil ...  
Calls grow for new banking royal commission amid $8 billion scam losses

As scam losses in Australia reach $8 billion, pressure mounts on the Government to hold banks ...  
Ley’s NDIS cuts and austerity echo Morrison’s divisive politics

In a bid to resurrect Coalition-era austerity, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley targets the NDIS while ...  

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