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Do millennials really have it tougher in the housing market? 🥑
The RBA has lifted rates by 0.5% to 0.85%, and there are more rises on the way. And nothing like a rate rise brings about the clamour that back in my…
4 years, 4 months ago
Why our electricity and gas prices are soaring
The new Energy Minister Chris Bowen said that ‘Australian energy markets are facing a perfect storm.’ But why are electricity and gas prices soaring?…
4 years, 4 months ago
Why Australia needs to pick up the pace on third doses
It wasn’t long ago that Australians lined up around the block to receive a COVID vaccination. Yet the vaccination rate for third doses has almost sta…
4 years, 4 months ago
Policy and politics: Breaking down the 2022 Federal Election
The Federal Election for 2022 is over, and Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. And while there are still sea…
4 years, 4 months ago
Why Australia should lock in full employment
Two years on from the start of the pandemic, Australia’s unemployment rate is now at a near 50-year low of just 4 per cent. The share of under-employ…
4 years, 5 months ago
What the interest rate rise means for homeowners
There are three words that strike fear into the heart of any homeowner, and those are: interest rate rise. On Tuesday, the RBA raised the official c…
4 years, 5 months ago
What are the rules for political advertising?
The federal election is on. Billboards are plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social media feeds are flaring up wi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Is cutting fuel excise the best way to bring down petrol prices?
One of the big winners of last Tuesday’s federal budget were motorists, when Josh Frydenberg announced a 22 cent per litre cut in fuel excise. But w…
4 years, 6 months ago
Budget 2022 wrap-up with Danielle Wood and Kate Griffiths
It’s been a big week in federal politics with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handing down his fourth budget on Tuesday night. Listen to Kate Griffiths, De…
4 years, 6 months ago
Steering clear of pork-barrelling in transport projects
Everyone knows a politician loves a hard hat photo. And no more are hard hat photos - and pork-barrelling - seen than in the world of transport proj…
4 years, 7 months ago