Economy
Fixing the housing crisis isn’t complicated, governments just don’t want to do it
The easiest way to boost the supply of housing in Australia would be for governments to build new houses. And the easiest way to provide affordable rental accommodation would be to rent the new government-built houses to people at affordable rents. Fixing a housing crisis is not complicated.
‘Economic power is political power’: Grace Blakeley calls for Australians to fight back
Author of Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley, has told Australian consumers they need to stand up to the huge companies which dominate their way of life.
RBA holds rates as markets overreact to a blip, not an ongoing trend
In a decision that surprised no one, the RBA board left rates on hold in their last meeting of the year. The market’s expectations about what might happen to interest rates next year have been swinging around wildly in recent months. It has shifted from thinking there will be several cuts to now predicting increases.
Liberals twist RBA remarks to sell a false narrative on public spending
This week the Liberal Party shamefully misquoted the head of the Reserve Bank in a weak attempt to justify their criticism of government spending.
We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it
Australia’s health system is beginning to resemble the US. We must change course
Weaker-than-expected GDP should end talk of budget cuts and rate hikes
Latest ABS data shows the economy is weaker than expected. Hopefully this will kill off talks of budget cuts and higher interest rates. Otherwise, the Australian economy could be in for a bumpy ride.
GDP figures show economy growing more slowly than expected
The economy grew more slowly than expected. In the September 2025 quarter economic growth was 0.4%, below forecasts of 0.7%. Growth over the last year was 2.1%.
Rebuilding after climate chaos 'creates jobs', but isn’t economic progress
Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress.
