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.

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

It’s chaos out there.

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

And some of you get annexed (maybe).

Just some things.

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

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

The prospect of tariff hikes and higher inflation in a second Trump term has economic policymakers nervous, says Greg Jericho.

The faux-debate over nuclear energy is a distraction from the main game – reducing our emissions to address the climate crisis, says Greg Jericho.