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The one word missing from the budget

There is one factor driving or worsening Australia's economic position. People are marching in the street about it. The treasurer couldn't even mention it.

by Graham Young - 18/05/2026 - 2 comments

NBN: never been necessary

Every now and then an act of government incompetence and waste is so egregious that it’s enough to wake the beast within.

by Nicola Wright - 15/05/2026 - 6 comments

Coastal tourist dollars don’t stay local

The tourist industry takes far more from regional Australia than it gives back.

by Malcolm King - 12/05/2026 - 2 comments

Our fossil-fuelled world

Queensland’s David [Crisafulli] is going to have to slay some federal and environmental Goliaths.

by Graham Young and Carrie Schuler - 11/05/2026 - 1 comment

Landlords pay almost $7 billion a year more in tax than home owners, pushing rents higher

Landlords pay more tax than homeowners. Renters may be footing the bill.

by Chris Murphy - 8/05/2026

Here comes a very fast train! (Please, save us!)

Big promises, bigger price tag: the fast train debate returns.

by Ross Elliott - 7/05/2026 - 2 comments

Albanese Labor: reshaping the population to its own ends

In recent polling and research, the latter dislikes massive immigration, isn’t thrilled by progressive culture and the neoliberal agenda.

by Stephen Saunders - 4/05/2026 - 3 comments

Australia's legislation, regulation and policy overload: why a national, state and local government reviews are urgently needed

Regulation now costs Australian businesses $160 billion a year. The burden is rising, and it’s hitting productivity, investment and living standards.

by John O'Donnell - 24/04/2026

Let’s turn back time, Albo

From Paris obligations to dwindling refineries, Albanese’s 'no turning back' sounds less like progress and more like managed decline.

by John Mikkelsen - 15/04/2026 - 35 comments

Australia's critical minerals strategy has a missing link

Australia’s biggest critical-minerals problem is not geology. It is failing to capture the refining and manufacturing that creates real value.

by Shaira Husain - 9/04/2026 - 4 comments

An Australian Route 66?

Australia's own pioneering transport routes lie unsung and unused, and that presents an opportunity.

by John O'Donnell - 25/03/2026

Key government infrastructure investments are ending up as super-expensive white elephants

If these projects made sense, politicians would invest their own money. Instead, taxpayers are left footing the bill.

by Brendan O'Reilly - 19/03/2026 - 13 comments

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