Voters’ economic pain is real. But perceptions matter too, and the government must get better at selling its message on its key policies.
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Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project.
AI is showing some of the hallmarks of another technology’s rapid rise and fall back in the 1920s. These are the lessons we could learn.
Improving productivity – producing more with less – has been the focus of many Australian governments since federation.
YouGov’s central forecast is Labor winning 84 of the 150 lower house seats for an 18-seat majority.
Joining us from Washington DC is Warwick McKibbin, an internationally renowned economic modeller from the ANU whose services are now in high demand.
In a blow to the Albanese government, the latest polling has the two-party preferred gap widening, and Labor headed for defeat.
Labor is in a strong position ahead of the WA election, while federal Labor has also received some better news from the latest polls.
Australians are feeling economic pain - and they continue to punish the Labor government for it.
With voters still feeling the pinch from the cost of living crisis, the government in general and the prime minister in particular are dipping in the polls.
It may be controversial, but the government’s social media ban for children under 16 has strong support in a new poll.
This is the second time the SA Labor government has gained a seat from the opposition at a byelection.
With a federal election due in the first half of 2025, the Coalition is gaining on Labor.
Other countries – including Australia – won’t be able to simply look away and hope for the best. For better or worse, markets and the world must now adapt to the return of Donald Trump.
There is no doubt the Victorian economy has been slowing. But there is little evidence to show it is following the disastrous path of the early 1990s.
All public attention is currently focused on the Sunday reshuffle. Meanwhile behind the scenes, preoccupying the government.is the June quarter inflation figure out on Wednesday.
Andrew Leigh joins us to talk about longer-term economic outlook, reforms to made to the system and the need to increase competition and our flat-lined productivity.
In a speech to Committee for Economic Development of Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say lower commodity prices and a softening labour market mean this year’s revenue upgrade will be modest.
We should be sceptical of anyone claiming a recession is just around the corner.
Applying the logic of JobKeeper to create a HomeKeeper program could save a lot of working-class mortgagors from losing their homes.
Top contributors
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow and Co-Director, HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Sydney