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.

We answer your burning questions about the economy in the final episode of 2024.

Immigration and public spending are barely keeping Australia out of a recession.

Trump says he’s going to make other countries pay with a sweeping new tariff regime – but in reality, everyone will lose.

The government locks-in cash for essentials, plus Elinor dreams of a mortgage and Greg contemplates the passage of time.

…is an interest rate cut, says Greg Jericho.

Private health insurance is getting more expensive and covering less – it’s time for a major rethink, says Greg Jericho.

From the number of retirees experiencing poverty to the lack of competition in the banking system, the state of Australia’s economy leaves a lot to be desired, says Greg Jericho.

Record numbers of Australians are employed – that’s a great thing, despite what the interest rate doomers are telling you, says Greg Jericho.

Consumers are finding themselves caught beneath the landslide of hidden fees, surcharges and corporate price gouging, says Greg Jericho.

Corporate spin and complex markets distract from real solutions to Australia’s climate and biodiversity crisis, says Greg Jericho.

By choosing to extend three coal mines, the government could be inadvertently redirecting construction workers from building houses to the fossil fuel industry.

Despite claims that it’d lead to some sort of housing armageddon, reforming negative gearing and the capital gains tax concessions would make the system fairer, says Greg Jericho.