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During a recent Q&A with Adelaide University’s Economics lecturer, Dr Steven Hail, I asked several questions about the much misunderstood subject of Australia’s foreign debt […]

New Reserve Bank governor, Philip Lowe appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics last week and delivered the RBA Annual Report 2015 […]

It seems extraordinary that Social Services Minister Christian Porter would unveil a $96 million plan to outsource “new, novel and brave” ways to break the […]

During the election campaign we were nearly bored to death with the Coalition mantra “jobs and growth”. The slogan was nauseous in the extreme and […]

An article in today’s Guardian has me gobsmacked. And politically speaking, that’s not an easy thing to do. It seems former Prime Minister John Howard […]

What does one do when one feels disempowered? What does one do when one feels one’s needs are being ignored, that one no longer has […]

Last week’s farce enacted in parliament, where the government lost control on three voting issues, is but a symptom of a much broader problem. These […]

Much has been said about the divisive nature of a plebiscite to decide the question of same-sex marriage. Much has been said about the simplicity […]

I read John Lord’s article, ‘What your own say about you’ (17th August) the other day while suffering a slight case of jetlag, and replete […]

A recent blog by Professor Bill Mitchell on how we view government debt should be enlightened reading for people with an interest in macroeconomics. More […]

Scratching heads and hurt egos plague the left of Tasmanian Labor as they discern how their Senate faction deal fell through. Their plans to install […]

As we enter the analysis period of the election, it’s time to face the harsh reality. If there is one aspect of this election outcome […]