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Brisbane Times

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The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

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WA Today

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

previous day 10

The Age

Shane Wright

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it will also focus voters’ minds on...

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

15.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 4

WA Today

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

Why ‘scarred’ home owners are choosing to spend more and save less

This week’s decision by the RBA to deny Australians a cut in interest rates might have felt bad, but our hip pocket decisions are telling a...

10.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 6

The Age

Shane Wright

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

How everyone got the RBA’s interest rate call wrong

Almost every analyst, investor and borrower expected a rate cut from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday. So why was their confidence so misplaced?

09.07.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage payments

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 4

The Age

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage payments

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage

The number the RBA needs to cut your mortgage

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 3

WA Today

Shane Wright

Reserve Bank looks for certainty in an uncertain world

Reserve Bank looks for certainty in an uncertain world

Dodgy inflation numbers. Strength in the jobs market. Donald Trump. Take your pick as to what delayed a likely interest rate cut.

08.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Penguins on standby as Trump ruffles global trade feathers

The penguins and seals from tiny Australian islands were caught up in Trump’s first “liberation day” tariffs. They, like everyone else, can take...

08.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

As Trump’s big, beautiful debt gets ever bigger, let’s give thanks for the RBA

When it comes to national finances, Australia’s system looks stellar against the poisonous maelstrom unfolding in the US.

04.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Is an extra 40cm the secret to happiness in the bedroom? This economics expert doesn’t think so

If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn’t be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what’s...

25.06.2025 8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Is an extra 40cm the secret to happiness in the bedroom? This economics expert doesn’t think so

If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn’t be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what’s...

25.06.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Is an extra 40cm the secret to happiness in the bedroom? This economics expert doesn’t think so

If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn’t be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what’s...

25.06.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Is an extra 40cm the secret to happiness in the bedroom? This economics expert doesn’t think so

If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn’t be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what’s...

25.06.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

There used to be five big risks to the Australian budget. That’s grown

For the first time, the treasurer has flagged the risk posed by US government bonds, which are a cornerstone of the global financial system.

23.06.2025 3

WA Today

Shane Wright

There used to be five big risks to the Australian budget. That’s grown

For the first time, the treasurer has flagged the risk posed by US government bonds, which are a cornerstone of the global financial system.

23.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

There used to be five big risks to the Australian budget. That’s grown

For the first time, the treasurer has flagged the risk posed by US government bonds, which are a cornerstone of the global financial system.

23.06.2025 6

The Age

Shane Wright

There used to be five big risks to the Australian budget. That’s grown

For the first time, the treasurer has flagged the risk posed by US government bonds, which are a cornerstone of the global financial system.

23.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

Two economists last month released their research into the impact of AI on 11 occupations covering 25,000 workers and 7000 workplaces across Denmark.

11.06.2025 7

WA Today

Shane Wright

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

Two economists last month released their research into the impact of AI on 11 occupations covering 25,000 workers and 7000 workplaces across Denmark.

11.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

Two economists last month released their research into the impact of AI on 11 occupations covering 25,000 workers and 7000 workplaces across Denmark.

11.06.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

Two economists last month released their research into the impact of AI on 11 occupations covering 25,000 workers and 7000 workplaces across Denmark.

11.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Is the RBA a glass-half-full type of place? Its next rate decision will tell us

The national economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year. At face value, the figure would seem to...

04.06.2025 9

WA Today

Shane Wright

Is the RBA a glass-half-full type of place? Its next rate decision will tell us

The national economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year. At face value, the figure would seem to...

04.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Is the RBA a glass-half-full type of place? Its next rate decision will tell us

The national economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year. At face value, the figure would seem to...

04.06.2025 6

The Age

Shane Wright

Is the RBA a glass-half-full type of place? Its next rate decision will tell us

The national economy grew by a less-than-expected 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year. At face value, the figure would seem to...

04.06.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse

There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an...

28.05.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse

There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an...

28.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse

There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an...

28.05.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse

There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an...

28.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Australians can’t stand sore losers. How did politicians miss the memo?

The growing complaint about the historic May 3 election isn’t only that our voting system is busted. To some, it represents a full-blown conspiracy.

23.05.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Australians can’t stand sore losers. How did politicians miss the memo?

The growing complaint about the historic May 3 election isn’t only that our voting system is busted. To some, it represents a full-blown conspiracy.

23.05.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright