Economy
A Major Government Housing Policy Will Only Deliver 184 New Affordable Homes, Analysis Finds
Only 2 percent of the 1 million homes being promised by the Housing Accord will be affordable. All of them are in Greater Darwin.
‘Record Number’ of Australians Are Concerned About Climate As Albanese Snubs COP27
“I think people are getting a bit weary of the Albanese government trying to have it both ways.”
Of Course War-Profiteering Gas Companies Don’t Want to Give Workers More Power
The government is trudging ahead with a massive industrial relations bill that would allow workers to bargain for pay deals across multiple companies.
Australia’s Rising Poverty Rate Is a ‘Political Choice’
“People can’t eat these reports, people can’t eat these inquiries.”
Young Australians Are Expected to Get Screwed by the Government’s Tax Cuts
“Basically, from an age perspective, the Stage 3 tax cuts are cooked.”
Why Is the Pound Falling and What Does That Mean for Me?
A sterling explainer for people who aren't good with figures.
Economists Say Life Is Going to Be More Expensive Forever, Sorry
The price of essentials like rent and medical drugs will never come down to pre-pandemic inflation levels if corporate greed goes unchallenged.
Can Anthony Albanese Fix Australia’s Housing Crisis?
“Pre-election, [Labor] announced some sound long-term policies. But we need urgent action now.”
Are We in a Recession? Depends What Side of the Culture War You’re On
Debates over whether to call our economic downturn a recession are more political than technical.
He Wanted a Home and a Wife. China’s Property Crisis Left Him With Neither.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese homebuyers are walking away from their mortgage.