By offering generous tax concessions to property investors and making it nearly impossible to live on JobSeeker, Australian governments have being making inequality worse.

Australian scientific discoveries have improved people’s lives and made the economy more productive – so why is the CSIRO being forced to shed workers again?

Rumours about America’s role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them?

By taxing Australian resources more effectively, we could not only have a greener economy – but a fairer one as well.

With brave climate leadership, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare, Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation and Kevin Rudd with the apology to the Stolen Generations.

By negotiating an end to the government shutdown without getting anything much in return, some Democrats have gone back to their old trick of resisting the President by giving him exactly what he needs.

The capital gains tax concession and negative gearing have worked together to make housing less affordable and exacerbate inequality.

Protecting Australia’s incredible natural environment from bad policy, spurred on corporate interests and a hostile media, can sometimes feel like an impossible task. But sometimes, people power wins out.

In New York City, California, New Jersey and Virginia, American voters sent Trump and Republicans a clear message.

On our 100th episode of Dollars & Sense, we discuss why the Reserve Bank always seems to prioritise inflation over employment in its interest rate discussions.

Poor governance, poor policy and decades of neoliberalism have broken Australia’s university sector, with devastating consequences for students and the country.

Trump and Xi may have come to a “deal”, but their meeting was a wasted opportunity. Plus: what do Australians think about our relationship with the US?

Plenty of big tech companies are losing money on their artificial intelligence investments, begging the question: do people actually want the products?

Australia’s natural environment is in crisis and its wealth is disappearing into the hands of a few powerful fossil fuel companies – but it doesn’t have to be this way.

You may not be able to take the ‘president of peace’ at his word, but you can trust Trump to have his own interests in mind.

People have been queuing for gold and it’s giving toilet paper in 2020.

Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump was relatively drama-free, but the devil is in the detail when it comes to the president’s ‘commitments’ on AUKUS and critical minerals.

Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.

The global economic outlook is “dim” according to a new report, driven by uncertainty over Trump’s economic and trade policies.

Environment laws that don’t stop new gas and coal are like putting screen doors on a submarine.

As Trump and his officials look at invoking the Insurrection Act, the administration is using the ongoing government shutdown to lay off workers and consolidate power.

Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate.

If Australia just collected the OECD average in tax, the government would have an extra $130 billion a year to spend on essential services like health and education.

After several failed attempts at brokering a ceasefire, President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

The federal government’s policy enabling five per cent house deposits is just a backdoor first homebuyer’s grant that’ll pump up prices.

With the international order changing rapidly, there’s never been a more important time for effective Australian diplomacy.

As Trump takes a sledgehammer to American democracy, Australia’s leader snagged a selfie – and a one-on-one meeting in October. How that will go is anyone’s guess. 

Scott Morrison’s GST deal with Western Australia stuffed the system, but there are plenty of ways the Government could make it better.

One and a half million Australians could be at risk from rising sea levels, yet the Government continues to approve new climate destroying fossil fuel projects.

After a rocky week for Australian diplomacy, Prime Minister Albanese is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly…and maybe, just maybe, a meeting with President Trump.