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Psst Scott, here’s some some budget briefing notes if you need them
May 4, 2018 5
Could this be Scott Morrison's last chance to get the budget right? Here are some pointers on how he can achieve a strong surplus and begin rebuilding the nation’s crumbling wealth.
Crikey answers the question the Business Council won’t
May 1, 2018 14
Jennifer Westacott couldn't seem to name a country where company tax cuts have led to wage rises. Here are some notes that... won't help her at all.
Have other countries created jobs by cutting company tax?
April 4, 2018 6
Turnbull claims handing billions of dollars back to shareholders of the largest foreign corporations will encourage them to invest and generate more jobs. Is there any evidence this works?
Australia faces chin music from the watching world
March 29, 2018 5
Whether they're laughing or sharing our outrage, everyone is talking about us.
Just how far did the US economy deteriorate in Trump’s first year?
March 28, 2018 3
Despite all the trumpeting to the contrary, the US economy slid last year into rockier territory than anyone expected, and it's not clear when — or if — it will reverse.
Marriage equality pushes Australia up in democracy world rankings
February 1, 2018 3
Australia has moved up several places in The Economist's Global Democracy Index amid a tumultuous year for the region's powers.
Trump’s economy failing dismally to catch the global tailwinds
January 10, 2018 4
Trump's usual enthusiastic bellowing about economic progress under his administration belies the real danger of ignoring America's failure to keep step with the rest of the world.
Scott Morrison is cooking up porkie pies for Christmas
December 19, 2017 13
Budget on track to return to balance? Not bloody likely.
Company profits rocket skyward
December 8, 2017 10
Yet, despite profits at all-time highs, corporate taxes collected by the Turnbull government are at historic lows.
Rudd’s economic legacy, 10 years on
November 24, 2017 19
A decade ago, Kevin Rudd's Labor government pulled off a marvel that made Australia one of the most impressive economies in history.
US economy circling the drain
November 23, 2017 3
The US debt has shot up almost $65 billion in two weeks. These, and other numbers, are raising eyebrows among observers.
Cash-strapped Aussies buying less as wages, retailers languish
November 6, 2017 17
The Australian Retailers Association responded with undisguised alarm to the latest figures.
How the states are making Scott Morrison pay for his failing performance
October 31, 2017 5
Has Scott Morrison had his worst month since becoming Treasurer?
The 20 most economically embarrassingly statistics for the government
October 27, 2017 6
The ABS is facing huge staff cuts. In honour of the good work the ABS has done over the years, here are 20 of its most devastating stats.
Michaelia Cash’s jobs figures don’t add up
October 20, 2017 6
The Employment Minister tends to boast impressive figures in her monthly report on jobs growth, but just a little digging turns up a lot of fool's gold.
Australia’s net worth in the doldrums despite global boom
October 17, 2017 8
Australia’s net worth tumbled in the two years Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey were PM and treasurer -- by a staggering $114.6 billion. It has collapsed by a further $76.2 billion since Turnbull took over.
Our leave entitlements have dropped to lowest point in years
October 12, 2017 13
Australian workers are suffering from declining entitlements, despite record corporate profits and high commodity prices.
The US economy, like so much else in America, is doing poorly under Trump
October 4, 2017 3
Trump's economic shortbus trundles along, but just barely.
The economy continues to tank under Moz, but don’t worry, it’s only hurting workers and the needy
September 29, 2017 9
Corporations are getting away with ever more tax evasion while assistance to the needy, children and those on welfare continues to fall. Hats off to Scott Morrison and Joe Hockey.
Workers’ share of the pudding at an all-time low
September 22, 2017 10
What is transpiring now is quite bizarre: a sudden and apparently sustained collapse in workers’ share of wealth.