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As Australia grapples with declining productivity and mounting economic challenges, the government continues to favour gimmicks over crucial reforms to housing, regulation and fiscal policy.

A closer look at Australia’s budget surplus reveals a mix of fiscal accidents, hidden tax hikes, and misguided government spending that could leave the country facing a decade of deficits.

The Albanese government’s Hydrogen Headstart was always going to struggle, as even generous subsidies can’t overcome the high costs and inefficiencies of green hydrogen production.

Australia gets less productive; Qatar Airways flies over Qantas’ protectionist wall; Xi Jinping’s big bazooka; why so many kids have peanut allergies; fraud, fraud, everywhere; AI’s huge boom and likely bust; and Australia’s boys and young men are struggling.

Australia’s housing crisis won’t be solved by federal policies alone, and demand-side measures from both major parties risk pushing prices even higher, while critical supply-side barriers—like restrictive zoning laws and regulations—remain largely unaddressed.