Dazzling brilliance would be fantastic, but we’ll settle for steady competence

1 May 2023 | Australians can expect a workmanlike second federal budget from Treasurer Jim Chalmers.  

'Landmark' migration review slams years of Coalition mismanagement

30 Apr 2023 | The Minister of Home Affairs, Clare O'Neil, unveiled the latest review of Australia's migration ...  

Albanese Government leaving JobSeeker destitute behind

26 Apr 2023 | Despite promises to leave no Australian behind, the Labor Government has turned its back on ...  

$368 billion leagues under the sea: The Opportunity Cost of staying afloat

20 Apr 2023 | The subject of this story is Opportunity Cost, which is an economics term that refers to the ...  

Deteriorating health, housing and education upshot of inequality

17 Apr 2023 | A broken promise is of no consequence when $254 billion for tax relief could be used for deteri ...  

Urgent need for Australia to generate creative future housing solutions

17 Apr 2023 | After nine years of Coalition failure, the Albanese Government has an opportunity to lead the ...  

Population growth fuelling the housing crisis fire

5 Apr 2023 | While Australia's booming population is a contributing factor to the housing crisis, other elem ...  

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 ...