Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are a problem.

Big economic reform probably isn’t as hard as governments think.

Rooftop solar and data centres are drivers of Australia’s economic growth, but do they really bring the same value to Australian society?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new report outlines the grave consequences of climate change for the Australian economy – so why is the government still approving fossil fuel projects?

When our most vulnerable are treated with suspicion, and our wealthiest get massive tax cuts, what does that say about our priorities?

For all the talk about what government should do about productivity, Australia’s biggest corporations remain inefficient and unwilling to invest.

Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies.

Some regulations are good. Some are not. But cutting mystery ‘red tape’ is not panacea for improving productivity growth.

Turns out being Australia’s Biggest Bank is very profitable when there isn’t much competition…

We discuss the proposals around corporate tax and artificial intelligence ahead of the government’s productivity roundtable.

Inflation is at its lowest level since March 2021, and below the RBA’s target in five capital cities. If there isn’t a rate cut coming soon, Greg will be absolutely flummoxed. 

Also: the country is not too reliant on income tax.

The Australian Government doesn’t allocate spending to health or education as a proportion of GDP. Why should defence be any different?

The Reserve Bank’s shock decision not to cut rates will hurt mortgage holders and the economy.

Positive gearing is so FY21-22.

The debate over superannuation tax concessions shows that the wealthiest Australians get to play by different rules.