Ebony Bennett

And how do we prevent the same slide toward authoritarianism here?

Government needs to nip environment issues in the bud.

Labor has a complete disregard for the future.

It's built a myth the economy is dependent on it. It's rubbish.

The more our leaders treat politics as a contest between 'us' and 'them', the more we risk damaging...

Recent events have proven why we need a strong ABC now more than ever.

This week the government announced a $1 billion Solar Sunshot investment to help Australia capture more of the global solar manufacturing supply chain. This is great news and long overdue, but just like the Coalition’s nuclear fantasy is a distraction, we shouldn’t allow big clean tech announcements to distract from the glaring problems with the federal government’s climate policies, especially its reliance on carbon offsets. The idea of carbon offsetting is that someone carries out an activity…

Politicians are often accused of backflipping when they change their minds. But when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the changes to the stage three tax cuts at the National Press Club, he managed to turn a political backflip into a political judo move against the opposition. The changes to the stage three tax cuts announced by Labor will deliver an extra $84 billion to low- and middle-income earners over the next 10 years and double the tax cuts for Australians on the average income.…

Australians are calling out for cost-of-living relief, but the government doesn’t want to risk any measures that will increase inflation and keep interest rates higher. When designing any cost-of-living measures, governments aim to make sure they are targeted to those who need relief the most, those on low and middle incomes. But where is the middle income in Australia? It’s not where most people think it is. Imagine if you put every working person in Australia in a line, with the lowest incom…

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is biting hard. Rents are through the roof, mortgages cost more, prices are up across the board and most politicians are sensibly offering policies to reduce the cost of living - but not the Coalition! In a boldly illogical strategy, the federal Coalition is persevering with its promise to push up electricity prices by implementing a nuclear-powered Australia, the single most expensive form of new energy to build in Australia according to the latest report from…