Do We Have Inflation Licked?
The September quarter Consumer Price Index was the first official measure of household price inflation…More
Tagged: economics
Big Business Ducks Reform
For an elite class that likes to go on a lot about "leadership", we don't…More
A Surplus? That's The Least Of Our Worries
Economic policy in Australia is bound by two obsessions. One is to return the Commonwealth…More
The Cost of Privatisation
Which country has higher public debt — Spain or Germany? The answer is Germany, with…More
Labor Stakes It All On Surplus
Only the real political tragics know what the MYEFO is. But right now, that ungainly…More
Why Are We Living Beyond Our Means?
Last Wednesday night on the ABC’s 7.30 Report, David Murray, former Chair of the Future…More
An Economy That Serves The People
Christine Milne’s first major speech as Greens leader, delivered yesterday to the National Press Club,…More
We Have A Tax Problem, Not A Debt Problem
Last week there was something resembling a clearing sale at the Bureau of Statistics. On…More
PM's Taskforce Gives Manufacturing The Thumbs Up
On Thursday last week, while most media attention was on asylum-seekers — boat arrivals and…More
Different Ends Of The Economic Universe
Poor old Wayne Swan. He runs an economy the envy of most of the world.…More