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Greg Jericho

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Labor must stop juicing house prices and make buying a home the Australian dream – not negatively gearing one

Labor must stop juicing house prices and make buying a home the Australian dream – not negatively gearing one

As uncertainty hits everywhere, the Australian housing market continues its usual path upwards. Less than two months ago, I let rip at the IMF for...

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Australia’s GDP growth is partly due to government spending. So why isn’t the Coalition complaining?

Australia’s GDP growth is partly due to government spending. So why isn’t the Coalition complaining?

The latest GDP figures showing Australia’s economy grew 2.6% last year is good news, but the data also reveals an economy boosted by people chasing...

04.03.2026 20

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Finally fixing capital gains tax is good – but linking it to another tax cut for Australia’s rich is bollocks

With less than three months to go until the federal budget, you are going to be hearing a lot more about tax. It seems that something is finally going...

25.02.2026 10

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Don’t panic RBA: Low joblessness is a good thing

20.02.2026 10

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As real wage growth falls again, Australian workers must feel the economy is rigged against them

In 2025 wages grew slower than inflation, which means that wages clearly are not the cause of rising prices. Not only have workers seen their...

18.02.2026 10

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Will the government finally deliver a housing policy that stops making a bad situation worse?

11.02.2026 9

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What are the odds? The RBA has raised interest rates – for no real reason other than to meet the desires of speculators

03.02.2026 8

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Cut capital gains discount, negative gearing: OECD

30.01.2026 8

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The easy thing for the RBA to do next week is raise interest rates. The smart move is to wait

28.01.2026 10

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What IMF actually said about Australian economy

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The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump

21.01.2026 10

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In a world going to hell, investors are flocking to gold. Australia could have had much more of it

14.01.2026 10

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Surprise dip in inflation a lightbulb moment – but RBA unlikely to deliver interest rate bargains

07.01.2026 20

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The stats don’t lie. Australia’s tax system is designed to benefit the wealthiest and the rest of us pay for it

17.12.2025 5

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No wonder Michele Bullock’s dramatic departure from the RBA’s interest rate script left markets swinging wildly

10.12.2025 10

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Liberals twist comments on public spending

09.12.2025 10

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There are two big drivers of Australia’s economic growth – but shape matters as much as size

03.12.2025 9

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Public service is not bloated, and any cuts will hurt

28.11.2025 10

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The latest inflation figures offer no joy – except to the gas producers whose windfall profits remain largely untouched

26.11.2025 9

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The days of 4% pay rises are behind us – wages are now barely growing faster than inflation

19.11.2025 10

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Overall joblessness falls, but market remains weak

17.11.2025 10

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The 5% first home buyers scheme is a miserable policy failure – and the latest chapter in Australia’s housing disgrace

13.11.2025 10

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The Guardian view on the Francis curriculum review: raising the right questions in a world with few certain answers

05.11.2025 10

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The Guardian view on Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York: the Democrats can build on an uplifting night

05.11.2025 8

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Ella Baron on Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory – cartoon

05.11.2025 7

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The RBA predicts inflation will rise faster than wages. Let’s hope it’s wrong

05.11.2025 7

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So it’s goodbye to lower interest rates – to be honest, the RBA was always looking for an excuse not to cut

29.10.2025 9

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Australia’s surprise unemployment spike suggests an economy not overheating but in need of stimulus

22.10.2025 7

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The IMF reckons the global economy remains ‘in flux’, but the Trump effect is real – and Australians aren’t fooled

15.10.2025 10

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If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair share

08.10.2025 4

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The RBA seems unlikely to do another rate cut – meaning they’re betting the economy is better than the data says

01.10.2025 10

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Australia, along with other OECD countries, is mired in mediocrity – and the RBA seems intent on keeping us there

25.09.2025 7

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Labor’s Measuring What Matters is a worthy goal – but one that has utterly failed to live up to its promise

17.09.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s war on statistics is an authoritarian attack on democracy and countries like Australia should call it out

06.08.2025 10

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Stephen Lillie on Keir Starmer’s belated action over Gaza – cartoon

30.07.2025 9

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Take a deep dive into the inflation numbers and the RBA’s decision not to cut rates seems inexplicable

30.07.2025 10

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The biggest voices need to admit Australia is a low-taxing nation before joining the economic reform conversation

23.07.2025 10

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Capital gains for the rich and persistent gender pay gaps: what we can learn from the ATO’s annual tax statistics

03.07.2025 10

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Super tax debate highlights everything wrong with Australia’s media and economic system

25.06.2025 10

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What could Albanese do to improve productivity? Here is a short, non-exhaustive list

18.06.2025 10

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Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour

11.06.2025 10

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The good news? Household living standards are on the rise. The bad news? Just about everything else

04.06.2025 10

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The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich

28.05.2025 10

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You would think after nearly three years of being wrong, the RBA might start to question its economics. But no

21.05.2025 10

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Australia’s wage growth remains solid. But now the recovery needs to be sustained

14.05.2025 10

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The Reserve Bank played it safe and didn’t cut interest rates in April – and households suffer

07.05.2025 10

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By getting tangled up on inflation and exaggerating numbers, Peter Dutton has blown the opportunity he was handed

30.04.2025 10

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Australia needs more than hollow words about a fair go – we need brave policy-makers

23.04.2025 10

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After 25 years of the same housing policies pushing up demand, Australia needs a new approach

16.04.2025 10

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Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet?

09.04.2025 10

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