Greg Jericho
Greg Jericho is a Walkley Award winning columnist, known for his regular columns for Guardian Australia and social media presence as Grogs Gamut. He is the Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Unemployment rises as RBA rate hikes expose a costly misread of the economy
In February the unemployment rate rose from 4.1% to 4.3%, providing further evidence the Reserve Bank misread the economy when it raised rates in both February and this week.
Raising rates while petrol prices soar shows the RBA ignoring reality and basic economics
The Reserve Bank has completely misread the economy and risked sending more Australians into poverty on Jobseeker by raising the cash rate to 4.1%.
ACOSS data reveals CGT discount billions flow to Australia’s wealthiest electorates
Research from the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) released today shows that the benefits of the capital gains tax (CGT) 50% discount overwhelmingly favours the wealthiest electorates in the country.
Biggest quarterly house price rise in five years: new data
The Bureau of Statistics has released the latest figures on Dwelling Prices. As was expected, the last three months of 2025 saw a pretty sizeable jump in house and apartment prices off the back of the government’s 5% deposit guarantee.
