A society ageing gracefully beats migrant blitz
Is an ageing society necessarily bad? Plenty of countries with populations older than ours, and ageing faster, manage well and their economies prosper.
Judith Sloan
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Urge to spend is all the stimulus pollies need
If there’s a theme in all the state budgets, it’s that the combination of cheap money and the context of Covid is the perfect excuse for politicians to spend other people’s money.
Return to high migrant intake is a wages killer
The pandemic has shown Australians the economic benefits of lower immigration levels.
This bubbly spending is draining our beer budget
There has been a little too much optimism about an economic bounce back in Australia.
No salad days ahead for this cellar dweller
Queensland may have to share the cellar with Victoria but there is no chance of it escaping its lowly budget management ranking.
Stop tidal wave of overseas students
For all the conjecture of international students providing benefits to local students, the lived experiences of most of those studying here doesn’t bear this out.
Super sneaky way to boost a poor investment
Directing super fund members’ money into a third-rate news website is a betrayal of purpose.
Costly hazards on the road to electric vehicle take-up
We won’t be heading down the highway in our trendy EVs any time soon.
Rot had set in long before the pandemic
There was a time when the Victorian Labor government was the lead innovator when it came to policy ideas. But no longer.
Desperately seeking revenue
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas, unsurprisingly, has leaked some of the bad news that will be part of the state’s budget to be handed down this Thursday.
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