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Jessica Gerrard 21/11/2022

In Australian news, opinion and popular culture, the figures of the hipster and the bogan are everywhere. These figures are ...

David James 22/08/2022

Debt crises are as old as civilisation itself. The reason is simple. Compound interest increases geometrically, whereas economic activity only ...

Henry Maher 10/08/2022

The much-debated term ‘neoliberalism’ again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press ...

Ian Robinson 08/08/2022

For many years, Australian governments with a vision for the nation have been hamstrung in their ability to fully realise ...

David James 16/05/2022

Whoever wins this week’s election will inherit an Australian economy that is more distorted than it has been since the ...

Richard Holden 12/05/2022

It is fashionable these days to dunk on markets. Show me something bad in the world and I’ll show you ...

David James 28/03/2022

The federal budgets brought down in 2020 and 2021 during the height of the pandemic were thought to be some ...

David James 04/02/2022

When Sonia Arakkal, co-founder of the advocacy group Think Forward, saw the 2017 federal budget, she resolved to do something ...

David James 30/10/2021

The upcoming Glasgow Climate Change Conference will feature presentations from many politicians, experts and consultants, but it is unlikely that ...

Ralph Howard 17/07/2021

The intense debate over what is dubbed ‘climate science’ is showing no signs of easing off. It remains one of ...

David James 07/03/2021

There are two things that should be understood about the global financial markets as the world faces what is being ...