We trade with Asia yet our strategic priorities do not reflect it

6 May 2026 | Australia’s economic reality is anchored in Asia, but its strategic imagination is not keeping ...  

Energy and sovereignty will decide Australia's AI future, not algorithms

6 May 2026 | The AI debate has moved beyond algorithms & applications; it's now about infrastructure & energy ...  

Donald Trump is trashing the Australian economy

5 May 2026 | A shockwave from Washington has rattled Australia’s once-steady economy, leaving policymakers to ...  

Farmers are anxious, but still in a pretty good paddock

4 May 2026 | While Australian primary producers are understandably uneasy over wars and tariffs, they are ...  

The failure of Reserve Bank independence

1 May 2026 | Central bank independence has entrenched an unaccountable system that prioritises financial sector ...  

Disruption without a plan: Trump’s chaos could trigger global change

29 Apr 2026 | Is Donald Trump's disruptive behaviour forcing the kind of crisis needed to trigger a reset? ...  

Global agencies give Australia’s economy thumbs up

27 Apr 2026 | As job losses, inflation and weak growth impact many economies, Australia advances apace.  

Behind Angus Taylor’s immigration plan is a Trump‑like economic agenda

25 Apr 2026 | Angus Taylor's immigration plan is inextricably linked to a Trumpian economic agenda.  

A tumultuous month ahead for the economy and policy makers

21 Apr 2026 | In the next few weeks, there will be a raft of economic policy decisions taken that will be ...  

ABC News leads the media shonks in fomenting fear of recession

20 Apr 2026 | The national broadcaster is failing the nation badly by misreporting Australia’s economy.  

Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia’s absent self-assurance

13 Apr 2026 | Experiences abroad show how to heal Australia’s debilitating social malaise, reports Alan ...  

Hastie’s break with neoliberalism puts business on notice

11 Apr 2026 | With Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie expressing openly challenging "neoliberalism", ...  

Democratic promise to algorithmic power: How social media reshaped truth

8 Apr 2026 | Social media began as a tool with democratic promise, but it has evolved into a system that ...  

Will the RBA choose a recession for Australia?

7 Apr 2026 | The Reserve Bank could kill talk of recession stone dead if it wanted to, writes Stephen Koukou ...