Self-interested super funds dictate ALP policy
The majority of retirees rely on the pension and the strongest correlate of poverty in old age is not owning a home.
Judith Sloan
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Close to universal free childcare? You must be kidding
It’s hard to fathom Labor’s childcare policy, which will bring high-income earning professional couples into the subsidy pool.
Hidden danger: Albo as wage setter
The intervention of the federal Labor leader in the current wage case underscores his lack of appreciation of good governance.
Looming poll no issue in bank’s call to go up
The decision by the Reserve Bank to lift the cash rate demonstrates that the governor and the members of the board take their independent status seriously.
Printing money always ends in tears
The prospect of rising interest rates no doubt is prompting anxiety among many households, particularly those with large mortgages and those who recently purchased (potentially overpriced) homes.
Labor’s insecure work mantra fails the pub test
Given it’s so easy for willing Australians to find work at the moment it’s not surprising this aspect of the Opposition’s campaign has fallen on deaf ears.
Can our politicians really stem the inflation spiral?
A return to higher inflation will be a shock to many and a considerable test for our leaders.
Albo’s jobs stumble reveals more than a ‘gotcha’ moment
The fact Anthony Albanese didn’t know the unemployment rate – and his guess wasn’t even close – shows the party’s complete misunderstanding of the jobs figures.
Labor leader forgets 200,000 workers when platitudes won’t do
The alternative PM better do his economic homework before he next trots out rehearsed platitudes. Today he ‘cancelled’ 200,000 workers.
Labor’s attack on building watchdog a red flag to voters
Labor is on a promise to get rid of the Australian Building and Construction Commission as part of its arrangement with the unions. This is a highly retrogade step.
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