As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%—a back-to-back increase. The decision was a close call, with five members voting ...
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a major driver of the growth in public spending. It has also driven an unprecedented boom in healthcare and social assistance jobs, which since 2020 ...
It’s not a crisis, and there is no shortage of anything, except, increasingly, everything. Do not expect your government to tell you the truth during periods of war. It will lie every chance it gets.
Markets always approach Armageddon with a bullish charge. But SPX is still bleeding out. Where oil goes, stocks go. Trump’s ...
I have been highly critical of Teal MP Alegra Spender’s positions on immigration. But her latest salvo on tax reform is spot on. Allegra Spender’s new tax white paper is a direct challenge to the ...
China’s January/February growth numbers were out yesterday and showed some broad strength. Industrial production growth increased to 6.3% yoy in January-February from 5.2% yoy in December due to ...
The Albanese government’s expanded 5% deposit scheme for first-home buyers came into effect on October 1, 2025, and had an immediate impact on the mortgage market. According to the Australian Bureau ...
Gulf carnage is spreading fast. Fuel product prices have surged as global energy markets tighten, with some refined products nearly tripling in price. Due to a particularly limited supply, distillates ...
I wrote yesterday that the RBA must not hike today. There is a good example of a central bank that found itself in a similar position in 2008. Michael Hartnett at BofA notes that trom August 2007 to ...
Imagine, for a moment, a very different Australia. One where the nation has had nothing but competent governance for decades, all conducted in the national interest, with strong bipartisan support for ...
Richard Denniss, co‑Chief Executive Officer of The Australia Institute, published an article dismissing the claim that Australia is suffering from a housing shortage. Denniss claims that “Australia ...
Last week, I presented detailed data on how the sharp reduction in net overseas migration (NOM) in Canada, which turned ...
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