The Wellbeing Framework attempts to measure how well Australians trust their institutions. Unfortunately, the government seems to have chosen measures designed to tell a good story.

The Wellbeing Framework aims to measure what matters, but its measure of innovation has little to do with research or development

According to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the new Wellbeing Framework “helps us put … fairness and opportunity at the very core of our thinking”, but (astoundingly) lacks any substantive measure of poverty.

The most important issue for Australians’ wellbeing is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and yet the government is not being honest about its progress in the the Wellbeing Framework.

In the September quarter, household living standards fell as rate rises continued to hurt. And then in November the RBA decided to hurt them again.

It is time for the Government to stop using land use figures to make their greenhouse gas emission projections look better than they really are.

In a tight labour market, approving new coal and gas mines is not just bad for the climate, it also raises the cost of public infrastructure projects.

The Tasmanian salmon industry talks a big game about its importance to the economy, but it is rather quiet when it comes to paying tax

The RBA now expects real wages to grow much slower than they were predicting in August, and it means it will take many more years to recover what has been lost in the past three.

When you combine the increase in interest rates and falling real wages, you get a picture of households being hit two ways.

Enterprise agreements lodged in the past 3 months have helped recover some lost income for workers.

The evidence is clear – our current policies and targets are insufficient to prevent dangerous global warming, and not aligned with latest scientific research.

Don’t be scared by claims Australia is being inundated by migrants

Stronger wage growth will deliver more money to workers and also improve the budget position buy delivering more tax revenue

Enterprise agreements are now delivering strong wage growth and good outcomes for workers.

The Stage 3 tax cuts cost too much, deliver little benefit to those who need it, and leave Australia less fair. We propose 4 ways to make Stage 3 Better

The latest data of enterprise agreements shows just how necessary were the changes to the bargaining system made last year, as the number of workers covered by EBA’s remains low.

Strong wage growth from enterprise agreements shows the importance of the government’s reforms.

Western Australia’s rising emissions means the efforts by other states to reduce emissions are being cancelled out.

Australia has higher incarceration rates for Indigenous men than is the case in the USA for either Black Americans or Native Americans.

Some recent strong wage growth in enterprise agreements bodes well for workers

In the past year the number of people working more than one job has risen 7%.

The three months to June saw one the biggest ever falls in the government’s measure of well-being.

We often hear how important fossil-fuel mining is for jobs, but the reality is sport is a much greater employer. 

The average wage growth in enterprise agreements shows that workers continue to see their real wages fall.

Australian’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising and with each month the path ahead becomes harder and more costly.

Jim Chalmers suggests the superannuation system is the intergenerational “genius” but it really means providing more support for wealthier people who do not need it.

Australia’s population is set to age, but that does not mean we need to go without – we just need to be honest about paying for it.