Australia's foreign policy now run by the military

22 Mar 2023 | The AUKUS deal and Australia's commitment to costly submarines have raised concerns that our ...  

Productivity Commission's migration reform ideas a curate's egg

21 Mar 2023 | While recommendations have been made by the Productivity Commission on skilled migration reform ...  

Australia’s submarine deal is a disaster and we know who to blame

20 Mar 2023 | The current AUKUS submarine contract reflects a profoundly tragic lost opportunity.  

Australian economy first casualty of AUKUS pact

17 Mar 2023 | The AUKUS pact is a waste of spending that could go towards more needed areas such as medicine ...  

Reducing the number of visas is not the way to fix visa system

7 Mar 2023 | An agenda to reduce the number of visas by calling them streams under a broader umbrella is a ...  

Reserve Bank not to blame for rising interest rates

6 Mar 2023 | While Australians express frustration over rising interest rates and inflation, various crises ...  

Labor can manage the economy, now let’s fix the inequalities

6 Mar 2023 | The latest official statistics confirm Australia’s economy is back among the global leaders. ...  

Chalmers fights political battle for the future of super

1 Mar 2023 | Treasurer Jim Chalmers has raised the prospect of enshrining an objective for superannuation in ...  

Times are tough for the average Australian

26 Feb 2023 | Rising interest rates are hitting ordinary Australians where it hurts.  

Visa lottery: Solution in search of a problem

21 Feb 2023 | A new lottery-style system for issuing permanent residency visas is a poorly-planned idea that ...  

Progressive support for COVID lockdowns was a disaster

20 Feb 2023 | While a necessary life-saving measure, the COVID lockdowns caused massive damage to the economy ...  

Infrastructure Australia failing to do its job

17 Feb 2023 | The nation's independent infrastructure advisor needs to improve its role in the planning of land ...  

If you think you're smarter than your future phone, think again

15 Feb 2023 | Our current highly technically-dominated world is composed almost exclusively of technology ...  

Reserve Bank renovation well overdue

14 Feb 2023 | There is no doubt the Coalition-stacked Reserve Bank needs a deep clean-out, hopefully, including ...  

Hi-tech new is not enough, we must create a better future

7 Feb 2023 | Innovation needs to be cultural, economic and social as well as technological to address global ...  

Chalmers talks up 'well-being' budgets, but Labor still needs to deliver

5 Feb 2023 | In his recent essay for The Monthly, Treasurer Jim Chalmers laid out his blueprint for abandoning ...  

The radical extremist Liberal Party of Australia

3 Feb 2023 | The Party that calls itself Liberal and which describe itself as conservative is neither liberal ...  

Damning report exposes Adani's corporate cons

1 Feb 2023 | A report condemning the Adani Group's history of alleged fraud, bullying and criminal acts has the ...