More bang for no bucks: Defence spending gets a rebrand

22 Jul 2025 | Fixated on arbitrary defence spending targets, politicians are chasing percentages over practic ...  

Treasury’s migration forecast looks shaky as long-term numbers set to surge

16 Jul 2025 | Despite Treasury’s forecast of a migration cooldown, policy settings suggest Australia’s ...  

Dealing with the madman in the White House unites the world

14 Jul 2025 | The unhinged decisions by the increasingly irrational U.S. President are having surprising global ...  

Sorting through the economic debate — Australia is well placed

8 Jul 2025 | While Australia’s economy faces short-term pressures, its structural strength remains a solid ...  

Denmark’s economy leads the world as Australia advances and USA declines

7 Jul 2025 | The Independent Australia ranking on economic management (IAREM) for 2025 affirms progressive ...  

Chalmers urged to solve a productivity problem that may not exist

30 Jun 2025 | Pundits berating the Labor Government over productivity are getting it all wrong.  

Get ready for a Chalmers offensive: Reform will be a big win for Australia

24 Jun 2025 | Jim Chalmers has cracked open the reform vault, now comes the hard part — getting Australians to ...  

Federal Budget in good hands with Labor's economic management

10 Jun 2025 | Despite global headwinds, Labor’s steady hand is quietly steering the Budget toward a decade of ...  

Labor shifts more income from the wealthiest to the poorest

9 Jun 2025 | The March quarter national accounts confirm the Albanese Government is achieving its economic ...  

Jobs, inflation and luxury spending all keep setting records

2 Jun 2025 | While MPs take a welcome break after the fire and fury of the May election campaign, the economy ...  

The Reserve Bank's latest interest rate cut is too little, too late

27 May 2025 | The slower the RBA is to cut rates, the bigger the pile-up of economic problems later.  

Government focus on growth may not result in a fairer economy

17 May 2025 | Without broader structural reform, emphasis on productivity growth might be a misstep on the path ...