On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor what the ominous-sounding ‘global balance sheet’ tells us about wealth on Earth.
Tue 11 Aug 2026 12.43 AEST
Wealth on Earth is up, apparently.
On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor what the ominous-sounding ‘global balance sheet’ tells us about wealth on Earth.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 30 July 2026.
Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute
Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute
The latest Enterprise Bargaining Agreements data provides even more evidence that the labour market is not “tight” and that the Reserve Bank should not be looking to increase unemployment by raising rates next week.
Income splitting doesn’t only unfairly increase the tax burden for secondary income earners; it relies on several gendered assumptions about families and how they work. Many of these assumptions are not grounded in the reality of how families function in today’s modern economy.
Next Tuesday, the Reserve Bank seems certain to once again raise interest rates. But the 74 cent/litre increase in petrol prices since June has already worked to hit households as much as two rates rises would.
