Business

‘Jobs & growth’ an illusion under the coalition, 18.9% unemployed or under-employed

October 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

18.9% of Australians are unemployed or under-employed. For 24 straight months, more than 2 million Australians have been looking for work or looking for more work. [...]

Budget 2017: welfare changes stigmatise recipients and are sitting on shaky ground

May 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Is this the budget that forgot renters?

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Budget 2017: bank populism will be paid for by Australians

May 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Budget 2017: Another Budget Hitting Those On Welfare

May 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 government is swimming against the tide on Westpac’s Adani decision

May 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

David Peetz, Griffith University and Georgina Murray, Griffith University The Australian government’s strident criticism of Westpac for not financing the Adani Carmichael [...]

Inflation Up 0.5 % In The March Quarter 2017- CPI Is Now 2.1%

April 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Imposing GST on low-value imports doesn’t level the playing field

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Alt-unionism: why businesses may be better with the devil they know

April 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

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

Slow, Low Wages Growth Damaging Australia’s Economy And Hurting Australian Families

April 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]