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Peter Whiteford, Australian National University Some of the budget changes on welfare appear to be about sending the message that receiving welfare is undesirable. Whether [...]

The budget brought no increase in rent assistance to help low-income renters in the private rental market. AAP/Tracey Nearmy Emma Power, Western Sydney University The [...]

Richard Holden, UNSW Treasurer Scott Morrison used to like to say Australia “doesn’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem”. It turns out this sentiment [...]

Scott Morrison said that he is delivering a budget based on fairness, security and opportunity. The Treasure still believes that the budget will return to balance in 2020/21. [...]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent in the March quarter 2017. The CPI is now at an annualised rate 2.1 % . Automotive fuel has risen by +5.7 % while medical and [...]

Kathrin Bain, UNSW The government wants to extend GST to imported online goods under A$1000, effective from 1 July 2017, with Treasurer Scott Morrison stating it will [...]

A decline in union membership has left a void to be filled by a more chaotic movement - alt-unionism. [...]

Wage growth is the lowest it’s been since records have been kept. Even the Reserve Bank has showed concern wages are not increasing fast enough. This is having serious [...]

Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute If I ask you to picture an economist, what’s the first image that comes to your mind? I’m guessing it’s a man, probably with grey hair, [...]