The debate on defence ignores that Australia already spends more than it should.

For most people in Sydney – if you had started saving for a house a decade ago, you would be further away from your goal.

Migration is not to blame for house prices rising. And neither are Australia’s borders out of control.

The amount committed by both political parties to preventing domestic and family violence suggests they believe there are other, more important, priorities.

Australia’s beleaguered university sector is never far from the headlines these days. Former Labor leader and current University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten probably doesn’t envy his former ministerial colleagues who are currently on the campaign trail, but nonetheless, he’s in the news today. The Canberra Times reports that Shorten is announcing a new voluntary

Halving the fuel excise is bad for the environment and for most Australians won’t deliver the cost-of-living benefits that are being spruiked.

The changes to industrial relations show that bold policy delivers good outcomes.

In 2023-24 tax from the PRRT was less than an quarter the amount raised by HECS/HELP debts repayments.

Over the 10 years to 2023-24 nurses paid $7bn more in tax than did the oil and gas companies.

Despite huge profit margins, the big three private health insurers keep higher and higher premiums.

If housing affordability keeps going the way it has over the past 20 years, an average house in Sydney will be worth 24 years of an average salary.

Australia’s university Vice-Chancellors are among the highest paid in the world, while Australia’s PhD students are some of the lowest paid. That is not a sign of a healthy education system.

The pay of university Vice-Chancellors has soared well beyond that of the teaching staff for no improvement in management.

Increasing the number of houses is welcome, but unless the government tackles the expensive tax breaks for investors, housing will remain unaffordable for many.

Australia’s university vice-chancellors are among the highest paid in the world, and yet all that money does not deliver better outcomes for students.

Inflation is under control and the economy is barely staying out of recession. But the Reserve Bank has decided to take more than 2 months off before deciding if a rate cut is needed.

Those arguing that Australia cannot sustain unemployment below 4.5% without rising prices and wages have been found to be completely wrong. And it is time they admitted it.

Despite what the Business Council of Australia would wish you to believe, Victoria is one of the most popular places to invest in Australia.

Victoria’s budget and economy are actually doing well – both the state’s public net worth and overall economy recovered solidly from the pandemic.

The increased cost of university degrees has amplified the difference in time it takes to pay off a degree in each state – and can make it more attractive to work elsewhere.

Electricity rebates have demonstrated that leaving the fight against inflation should not be just left to the Reserve Bank