The inflation beast has been conquered but consumers have paid a high price
The inflation rate is good news for the government, but it does not guarantee either an interest-rate cut or Labor’s re-election.
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How our blinkered leaders created a gas import absurdity
How did this bizarre situation come to pass? How is it that a country so blessed with resources, including large reserves of natural gas, can achieve such a ridiculous and costly arrangement?
Why state budget is a fiscal horror show
The brutal truth is that successive Labor governments have failed to adequately control government spending or restrict the accumulation of debt for over two decades.
What should we do about the entitlement culture?
Benefits become part of people’s points of reference, including the middle class, and therefore any reduction in entitlements is deeply politically unpopular. It’s the principal reason governments find it so hard to control spending.
How the left-wing pundits got it so wrong on Europe
The US is racing ahead of Europe with very strong gains in productivity and employment. It’s shown that affordable and reliable energy is the bedrock of economic prosperity.
Is handing $3bn to NBN good value for money?
The reality is that the government-funded and owned NBN Co was never a good idea. It has been a commercial disaster.
February cut possible, but don’t bet the house on it
One of the key issues is whether or not these figures, both the good and the bad aspects, will make any difference to the deliberations of the Reserve Bank next month. Is there enough in the data to affect their thinking?
Trudeau a victim of economic crisis and his woke obsessions
The outgoing Canadian PM is a victim of economic crisis and his woke obsessions, a drastic fall from grace from the once beloved leader.
Farewell, Trudeau: his time as PM was up
While the Leader of the Opposition outperforms Trudeau on many issues plaguing Canadians, the final blow was Trump’s re-election.
In election year, it’s the productivity, stupid
We’re not the only country facing low or negative productivity, but we need to work out why.
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