Justin Pyvis

Coles and Woolworths aren’t to blame for inflation; the productivity impacts of artificial intelligence; how zoning makes housing less affordable and other bad stuff; China’s monetary easing won’t fix the mess its local governments have created; and who spends the most on healthcare.

As Britain grapples with institutional decay and economic stagnation, Australia must learn from its mistakes—especially in housing, infrastructure, and energy—before we face the same fate.

Will we have an early election; in defence of Qantas; Amazon’s attempt to regain productivity; are AI job losses inevitable; and how good are self-driving cars?

China’s economic woes, driven by past stimulus, misguided industrial policies, and excessively tight monetary policy, are pushing the country toward deflation and a Japanification of its economy.

Dealing with the Greens might be worse than no deal at all; the student caps will come with large costs; has Strawberry revolutionised AI; what to do about Qantas; and European innovation in all the wrong places.