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Australia treats scams as a personal mistake — not a consumer protection failure

We can't keep treating scams as private misfortunes in a digital marketplace that is increasing ...  
Late 2026 — far from now

A step into the future to look back at the cognitive dissonance about the profound global changes ...  
Disruption without a plan: Trump’s chaos could trigger global change

Is Donald Trump's disruptive behaviour forcing the kind of crisis needed to trigger a reset? ...  
Global agencies give Australia’s economy thumbs up

As job losses, inflation and weak growth impact many economies, Australia advances apace.  
Behind Angus Taylor’s immigration plan is a Trump‑like economic agenda

Angus Taylor's immigration plan is inextricably linked to a Trumpian economic agenda.  
A tumultuous month ahead for the economy and policy makers

In the next few weeks, there will be a raft of economic policy decisions taken that will be ...  
ABC News leads the media shonks in fomenting fear of recession

The national broadcaster is failing the nation badly by misreporting Australia’s economy.  
Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia’s absent self-assurance

Experiences abroad show how to heal Australia’s debilitating social malaise, reports Alan ...  
War on cash gets the nod after Cash-led Coalition backflip

Cash mandate regulations, which will make it harder to use cash, look set to go ahead after ...  
Hastie’s break with neoliberalism puts business on notice

With Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie expressing openly challenging "neoliberalism", ...  
Democratic promise to algorithmic power: How social media reshaped truth

Social media began as a tool with democratic promise, but it has evolved into a system that ...  
Will the RBA choose a recession for Australia?

The Reserve Bank could kill talk of recession stone dead if it wanted to, writes Stephen Koukou ...  
Specialists refuse to correctly diagnose best economy ever

Only once has Australia’s economy achieved near-perfect health. The newsrooms failed to track ...  
Should the ABC be privatised? A modest (re-e)valuation

ABC staff walked off the job last week and the public broadcaster instantly switched to BBC pr ...  
Capital Gains Tax reform could spell the end of neoliberal Australia

Australia’s debate around tax reform challenges a system that has driven inequality and locked ...  
The war against Iran: Lessons still unlearned

The war that has been unleashed on Iran by the United States and Israel has quickly turned into a ...  
Regulatory capture: How lobbyists and banks shape Australia’s rules

Powerful industries have quietly captured Australia’s regulators, leaving consumers and the ...  
No longer true that the rich keep getting richer as the poor get poorer

Recent data confirms current policies are gradually reversing Australia’s chronic inequality.  
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