Economy • Crikey

Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want voters to have more babies

Mary P. Corcoran — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:05:23 +0000

It's not just JD Vance, and it's not just the US. Almost 30% of countries globally now have pronatalist policies — up from 10% in the 1970s.

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Jim Chalmers’ spray at the RBA is embarrassing

Chris Berg — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:48:35 +0000

If only the government and the RBA could row in the same direction. But the blame for policy divergence has to rest entirely with the government.

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The weak economy is at a painful turning point, one that might finally prove to be unspinnable

Bernard Keane — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:11:35 +0000

The government's economic critics want it both ways — complaining it's not doing enough to lower inflation while also not doing enough to support growth.

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Keating’s vision for super is crumbling. Good

Benjamin Clark — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:05:14 +0000

Keating is lauded for his role in establishing compulsory superannuation. But his reasons for resisting Labor’s current changes cast his vision for the system in a more questionable light.

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Adam Bandt’s super-profits tax proposal is bang on the money and far from being a ‘zero-sum game’

Crikey Readers — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:22:43 +0000

Crikey readers volunteered their own economic analysis of the Greens’ latest tax plans, and ask whether it’s time for more radically leftist ideas in Parliament.

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Bunnings is no longer the beating heart of the Wesfarmers whale

Jason Murphy — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:55:21 +0000

New homes are rare and that means fewer trips to hardware shops.

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Take your pick on Bandt’s super-profits tax: Revenue now, or retirement savings later

Bernard Keane — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:04:55 +0000

The Greens' proposal for a super-profits tax will end up costing every Australian via their superannuation balances. Which might be worth it — but let's not pretend it won't happen.

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Chalmers gets philosophical while Dutton goes after corporations

Bernard Keane — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 02:09:52 +0000

While the treasurer is talking about the 'fourth economy', Peter Dutton is living out the transition by attacking corporations for gouging consumers.

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Interest rate cuts coming for the US. Will Australia’s RBA finally see the light?

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:43:09 +0000

Suddenly the inflation hawks who have previously written about how the Fed lifting rates 'puts pressure' on the RBA to do the same are nowhere to be seen.

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China’s economy is no longer booming. How will that impact Australia?

Jason Murphy — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:31:30 +0000

The falling price of new homes in many Chinese cities is worth watching.

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