Economics
NBN delivering but bottlenecks at home hamper performance

The NBN is finally delivering — but the bottleneck lies with ageing equipment inside the home ...  
Australia’s incompetent newsrooms fail to report best financial year ever

Last week’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers confirm Australia’s economy is a world leader ...  
Gina Rinehart identifies the symptoms, misdiagnoses the disease

Feeling the pinch? Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart wants you to blame the "deep state", not ineq ...  
The billionaires are terrified of us

The billionaire class is retreating behind bunkers, philanthropy and PR as the social order that ...  
Marles puts Australia on frontline of U.S. AI development for China war

Marles’ USA trip is all about making it clear to Australians that we will be on the front line ...  
Iran conflict creates windfall profits for Trump backers

Windfall profits from the Iran conflict raise conflict-of-interest questions for Trump backers.  
AI Lucky Country — Big tech companies invest in Australia

As billions flow into AI, how much value will Australia capture?  
The natural gas tax battle has been lost but the war grinds on

The Albanese Government has rejected calls for a tax on gas exports, but strategies remain for ...  
Labor's transformation on net overseas migration

The Albanese Government's plan reassures the public and requires the Minister to proactively repo ...  
A Muslim vision of what Australia might be by 2050

When our children and grandchildren look around Australia in 2050, I hope they will not ask ...  
How neoliberalism created the populist backlash

Decades of neoliberal managerialism hollowed out political leadership, creating the vacuum in ...  
Australia’s economic slowdown shows inflation strategy is working

Australia’s slowing economy, easing house prices and weaker wage growth show policies to curb ...  
Merchants of anger, fear and hatred thrive in Australia

Malicious lies continue to destroy social cohesion, life satisfaction and awareness of the state ...  
Fiducian’s $7.3 million penalty exposes the limits of green finance

Fiducian’s $7.3 million greenwashing penalty exposes how green finance can mask continued ...  
Japan’s yen crisis could hit Australian households next

Japan’s yen crisis could expose Australia to rising borrowing costs, a weaker dollar and a fresh ...  
Neo-Liberal comic economics with Dave Hughes

Previously a comedian, Dave Hughes has become a self-professed corruption crusader and economics ...  
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Widely reported by Australia’s mainstream media, Melbourne radio host and property investor Dave ...  
Canberra bets against China while banking on its trade

Australia is arming against China while remaining economically dependent on the very power it is ...  

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