Fiscal Policy Economy's hot streak poses more questions than answers Australia's GDP looks strong — but nearly half the spending jump came from one category. What that says about the rate rise coming in September.
Fiscal Policy Luck or legislation? 14.8 per cent growth of the Aussie Future Fund. The Future Fund posted 14.8% returns — but so did the broader market. Is the government's mandate change the cause, or just a bystander to a bull run?
Fiscal Policy Inflation slides again. Will the spending slide too? Australia's inflation is falling — but the government is spending in ways that could reverse every gain the RBA has fought to make.
Fiscal Policy The debt trap: why governments can't just print their way out Australia's debt is approaching $1 trillion and costing $20 billion a year in interest — so why do some economists say the solution is simply to print more money?
Fiscal Policy Credit agencies validate Chalmers, but the real test is what happens next Australia's AAA credit rating is real — but what exactly is it measuring, and does it tell us anything about what comes next?
Fiscal Policy Wages are up - just like everything else The government's wage data release buries the number that actually matters — and the one it leads with tells a very different story.
Fiscal Policy Not always cheaper overseas Australian import prices just recorded their biggest quarterly jump in years — and the cause reveals something uncomfortable about the economics of making things overseas.
Fiscal Policy The inflation threshold no one talks about: what RBA data reveals about rate rise decisions The RBA doesn't have a secret inflation trigger point — so why do Australians keep treating one number as if it does?
Fiscal Policy High inflation causes interest rates to rise. Politicians don’t like that. But it’s all you need to know Most Australians think rate rises make inflation worse. The RBA knows this — and it changes what rate rises can actually do.
Fiscal Policy Government's punt on punting is a winning bet. But if gambling is a problem please call... Australia's states collect $8 billion a year from gambling — and the way federation is funded means they have a structural reason never to stop.
Fiscal Policy The RBA's housing blind spot is about to cost Australia Australia's inflation gauge is built to see new home construction costs — but blind to established property values, and a coming tax change will exploit that gap.
Fiscal Policy Productivity Commission opens data dashboard on Australia's stalling output growth Australia's productivity dashboard is live — and the five-year trend it reveals is the number Canberra's current policy agenda is least equipped to answer.
Fiscal Policy Tax Reform's Hidden Price: What Policymakers Aren't Saying About the Trade-offs What tax reforms promise to fix housing won't, and who actually pays the price remains unclear.
Fiscal Policy Growth Stalls as Inflation-Fighting Costs Compound Is business investment enough to prevent an economy weakened by rate hikes from stalling?
