What the US election means for Australia
As the US election approaches, the risks of renewed inflation and unpredictable fiscal policies could complicate the global economic landscape, with significant implications for Australia.
Should we be worried about the US?
While the US economy is hitting all the right notes—low unemployment, stable inflation, and strong wage growth—massive deficits and reckless policy proposals could tip the scales.
Should Australia be the richest country in the world?
The recent Nobel Prize in Economics sheds light on Australia’s biggest challenges and offers insights into whether they can be truly solved.
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.
Unpacking Australia's per capita recession
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.
