Questions raised about sacking of NSW transport boss and state budget cover-up Economy & Industry A former NSW auditor-general has accused the state government of using an ‘accounting gimmick’ to artificially inflate its budgets by tens of billions over six…
Cost of essential goods and services rising faster than price of non-essential items, ABS finds Thursday November 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Excluding tobacco, the rate of non-discretionary inflation has been more than double that of discretionary inflation. Public feedback is open at [email protected]
Argentina is trying to tax its way out of another financial crisis – why that’s so risky Friday May 8, 2020 By Alejandro Milcíades Peña & Matt Barlow Editors' Picks The swift response to the pandemic by the new administration of Argentinian president Alberto Fernández won domestic and international praise for preventing the spread of…
Public sector union orders up intellectual assault on Andrews government’s austerity economics Thursday October 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Victorian government’s decision to put the brakes on pay rises and agency budgets is “inexplicable” after the state’s impressive economic performance in recent years,…
New government should put Phil Lowe on the hook for inflation Thursday May 9, 2019 By Stephen Kirchner Economy & Industry Regardless of who wins the election, the incoming government should avoid repeating the mistake of allowing the Reserve Bank to formulate a monetary policy statement…
Housing policy reset is overdue, and not only in Australia Monday March 25, 2019 By Duncan Maclennan and Hal Pawson Community & Social There’s a growing sense that core aspects of the governmental mindset that have underpinned housing policy since the 1980s are long overdue for a rethink.
Tom Burton: Don't mention the B word in Sydney Tuesday June 23, 2015 By Tom Burton Features As NSW spends up big on infrastructure, health and education, no one seems to want to talk about the real estate bubble threatening to ruin…
