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.

Australia’s overly generous approach to taxing wealth is allowing the richest Australians to keep more for themselves.

The Albanese Government has made improving productivity central to its second term agenda, but how can it make a difference without throwing workers under the bus?

The latest data shows that economy is really struggling and the Reserve Bank got it wrong (again). Plus: TACO corner.

Rate cuts are great, but the Government needs to make sure that housing investors aren’t the main beneficiaries.

It’s won and done.

For housing affordability to improve, wages must grow faster than house prices.

After the election, the re-elected Labor Government has an extraordinary opportunity to make big structural changes to the economy.

We discuss the latest inflation data and answer your questions about the economy ahead of election day.

For all the talk of defence spending in the election campaign, much of what Australians hold dear is being left behind.

A number of the housing policy proposals on offer in this election will make affordability worse.

It’s chaos out there.

Americans are going to bear the brunt of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.

This “wimpy” budget tells us one thing: the election campaign is here.

The Australian Government can’t afford to do everything, but it can afford to do anything it wants.

Looking to buy a house? Having a good job that pays good money probably won’t be enough.

Australia’s per capita recession is over, but the United States economy could be in for much worse.

The Government is being grilled by the media about how it will pay for its changed to Medicare – but why are journalists not asking the same questions of Australia’s expensive and unfair tax concessions?

And some of you get annexed (maybe).

Without addressing the wealth inequality crisis, Australia’s economy and society will suffer.

Slashing public service jobs won’t make government more efficient.

Superannuation tax concessions benefit the richest Australians most – so why is the government finding it so hard to make modest changes to the system?

In the wake of the catastrophic LA fires, how do the Australian major parties shape up on climate policy?

Just some things.