Deficit Promises Are Good For A Laugh, But Little Else
As the major parties and the media obsess over the race to surplus, an inconvenient fact…More
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Labor’s First Major Mistake Of The Campaign
The Coalition’s attacks on spending have goaded the ALP into a blunder, writes Ben Eltham.More
Foreign Investors Are The Real Winners In Turnbull’s New Economy
The US Treasury wins. Multi-national corporations win. Meanwhile, Turnbull and Morrison continue to saddle Australia…More
Budget 2016: Why Debt Is Not A Dirty Word
With the recovery from the Global Financial Crisis still anaemic, the Coalition must use the…More
Students Are Right To Rage Over Debt
Another day, another student protest. This one was in Melbourne’s CBD, where a small group…More
The Real Debt Danger
Australia has a debt problem, but it’s not about government debt. First, the facts about…More
Why Does Cameron Want Permanent Austerity?
In the United Kingdom, there could well be austerity without end. In a recent bullish…More
Are We Really Up For Another Housing Boom?
An enduring political myth, propagated by the Murdoch media and largely unchallenged by other media,…More
Taxpayers Pick Up The Tab For Business
Despite massive controversy, the Victorian Government is forging ahead with the East-West Link toll road.…More
Debt And Its Discontents
Successful prophecy is a matter of timing. Who, for example, has heard of George Perkins…More