Justin Pyvis

The Australian government’s proposed ban on social media for children is a misguided attempt to address the perceived harms, and along with the new misinformation bill, will infringe on freedom of expression and privacy while failing to address the real issues.

Ross Gittins’ recent column misunderstands basic economics, resulting in a confused narrative that oversimplifies inflation, misreads corporate profits, and misinterprets the relationship between industry concentration and competition.

In an era of rising government debt and structural deficits, Australia’s once-promising Future Fund now resembles a costly financial albatross.

Jim Chalmers should do less talking and more reforming; Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy should heed his own advice; China’s leaders are getting desperate; taxing unrealised gains on Super is a bad idea; and how to fix the housing crisis.

Australia’s per capita recession is the inevitable consequence of past policy decisions, where attempts to curb inflation clash with the need for economic stability, leaving households and young people bearing the brunt of a painful economic adjustment.