Economics
Trump’s return offers gains for Australia and other trade competitors

If the second Trump Administration is as incompetent and corrupt as the first, Australia will win ...  
Third stage of student visa boom grinds on in September

With a surge in student visa applications, Dr Abul Rizvi analyses the causes and effects of the ...  
Norway’s economy still leads the world, with Australia and the USA advancing

The Independent Australia ranking on economic management (IAREM) for 2024 offers insights ahead of ...  
Some very basic questions for the Reserve Bank of Australia

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets on 5 November and there seems little chance ...  
‘Labor big spenders’ myth can finally be laid to rest

Substantial evidence from independent agencies last week has affirmed the Albanese Government’s ...  
Nuclear lobby on track to sabotage COP29

Nuclear lobby set to sabotage COP29 through destabilising efforts to secure government support and ...  
Australia’s economic data does not compute

GDP at odds with labour force data sets suggesting easier monetary policy is needed.  
Steven Miles’ results boost his claim to Queensland’s top job

Queensland Premier Steven Miles' achievements in ten months impress objective observers.  
Keir Starmer's fungal ruination of UK Labour

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has caused the downfall of the once-great Labour Party, infecting ...  
The cost of living crisis is over — so why aren’t we all celebrating?

Data shows an economic boom — mainstream media cries doom and gloom  
The Dom Pérignon buyers' scheme

With misguided schemes for potential first home buyers proving ineffective, Stephen Koukoulas has ...  
Economic outcomes destroy pro-Coalition media falsehoods — one by one

Official data destroys false narratives advanced by mainstream media.  
Mining industry launches brazen attack on Government

The mining industry launched a war of words on the Federal Government, an absurd move considering ...  
Australia's productivity not as bad as you've been told

What if there is no productivity crisis in Australia and all of the concerns about the “disma ...  
Australia's data-driven future will transform economy and workforce

The rise of data-driven technologies is profoundly influencing global economic trends, labour ...  
Business is booming — defying newsroom doom and gloom

Australian businesses have had a highly profitable year. Thanks, Jim, thanks, Albo.  
The economic debate that Treasurer Chalmers has won

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is blaming successive interest rate rises for the lack of economic growth ...  
Latest snapshot of Albo’s economy defies mainstream media negativity

The national accounts for the June quarter do not support the popular narrative of a severe cost ...  

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