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That howl of despair is the sound of housing dreams being dashed
Greg JerichoAustralian government policies are designed to ensure property owners’ wealth. Affordability be damned
Australians are working from home much more because of the pandemic – and it sucks
Greg JerichoA Productivity Commission report reveals the major changes in work habits since Covid arrived, including longer days
Whether on Covid or climate, it seems our politicians really aren’t like you and me
Greg JerichoMorrison and Berejiklian implore us to have perspective but their actions suggest they have rather different priorities to us
Australia’s carbon emissions have barely fallen and a massive task lies ahead
Greg JerichoThe Covid pandemic was a terrible cost to the economy but also revealed the cuts we need
Sydney’s Covid outbreak and job losses muddy the political waters for Scott Morrison
Greg JerichoThe 70% vaccination target and getting people back to work are important – but keeping them out of hospital is too
Australia’s unemployment rate just took a turn for the weird
Greg JerichoA drop in Australia’s jobless rate from 4.9% to 4.6% would in normal times be good news. But these are not normal times
Think Morrison was wrong about electric cars and weekends? Wait till you hear him on emissions
Greg JerichoWhen it comes to facing up to the reality of combatting climate change, the Coalition has utterly failed
Lockdown job losses are not as bad this year, but that’s cold comfort to Australians put to the test again
Greg JerichoNSW is now the worst performing state for the first time in the pandemic, with nearly 210,000 jobs gone in just three weeks
Labor’s tax cuts support is bad policy – but the Buffett rule could make it better
Greg JerichoA new paper from the Australia Institute outlines what makes a good tax. It should give Anthony Albanese pause
The Brisbane Olympic Games deserve a gold medal for hyperbole when it comes to economic benefits
Greg JerichoLaughter is the best response when politicians attach a dollar amount to how much we’re going to benefit from the Games
Unemployment in Australia is under 5%! Yet more evidence fiscal stimulus works
Greg JerichoWith even the private sector back to where it was before Covid, it should be obvious to all: governments do create jobs
From Barnaby Joyce to the Great Barrier Reef, Coalition climate inadequacy is on parade
Greg JerichoAustralia’s government is still in denial, caught unawares by the tide of global opinion moving against it
Marmite for Vegemite? Australia’s trade deal with the UK really is rather small beer
Greg JerichoTrade with Britain is not the pressing issue of the moment. Scott Morrison needs to be dealing with China
Australians don’t talk much about the working poor – but the pandemic recession might make us
Greg JerichoA record 828,200 people need more than one job to make ends meet, and it’s those secondary jobs that have powered the ‘recovery’
Australia looks set to lose its opportunity to decouple GDP growth from carbon emissions
Greg JerichoThe sad state of affairs is that, since the end of the carbon price, much that is good for growth is bad for reducing our emissions
There is no rhythm in Australia’s economy, just uncertainty mixed with hope
Greg JerichoGDP figures out this week will probably look good, but there is still a big hole to fill and the future remains precarious
The Coalition doesn’t want to focus on climate change – but Australia will be forced to
Greg JerichoAnnouncing a new gas-fired power plant when a report urges the world to reduce emissions is in keeping with the climate policy farce
The Morrison government is big on spending, but small on vision
Greg JerichoThe Coalition has changed its tune on debt and deficit, but the budget shows no ambition beyond pretending everything worked fine before Covid
Australia’s recent recession is unlike any before –but don’t expect the budget to be equally unique
Greg JerichoAt budget time, conditions change but when it comes to treasurer speeches, history has a habit of repeating
We need to end the fear-mongering about government debt in Australia
Greg JerichoFraudulent fears of debt have been a large reason for the lack of ‘war-footing’ spending required to transition our economy to net-zero emissions
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