This morning Australia woke to the news that two of its citizens, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukamaran had been executed by firing squad in Indo...
Federal Budget Woes
With the leadership speculation swirling around in Canberra, the treasurer's performance has been called into question along with his pr...
Housing Finance: Owner Occupiers vs Investors
The latest housing finance figures show that loans for the purpose of investing in the residential housing market continued to skyrocket to...
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housing finance,
housing market,
private debt
Record Low Interest Rates
When he was still the prime minister, John Howard famously claimed that interest rates would always be lower under a Coalition government. ...
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macro,
monetary policy
Adoption Crusaders
There has been a lot of media attention on adoption policy lately, partly on the back of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s an...
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social policy
Queensland Labor Leadership
Queensland has just seen its second remarkable election in three years, with a tiny Labor opposition picking up enough seats to turn the rul...
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state politics
Fortress Australia
Operation Sovereign Borders is hardly the first act of Australia throwing up the barricades for fear of some kind of invasion. Probably the...
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