Greg Jericho

The world trade system, and our ability to trust our biggest defence ally, is all gone to hell. What will Labor prioritise in the 2025 federal budget in such an uncertain global environment?

Yes, the worst may be behind us, but GDP figures provide little sense of an economy powering ahead at full steam

The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners

There is a long path back to recovering our lost living standards, but now we can have some hope that the worst is behind us

A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by us

The PM is right to say the cost of living is rising slower than before, but until the RBA cuts rates it’s likely nobody cares

Increasing the tax rate on superannuation balances above $3m would affect less than 1% of the population – and yet it is still unlikely to pass

I’ve been writing about climate change for years. I know my graphs won’t change minds, but facts matter

Right now the government is choosing to deliver $50bn a year to the richest 10% of Australians for no discernible benefit to the nation

The difference between ‘average’ earnings and ‘median’ earnings can now be tens of thousands of dollars

Tariffs raise prices much like the GST – and like the GST it hurts people on low and middle incomes the most

It is quite infuriating now, as we look back with total hindsight at the Reserve Bank’s concerns

The private insurers are reportedly seeking a 5-6% premium rise next year. That’s rich – especially when you consider 65% of policies don’t cover everything

Labor’s actions to lower inflation have worked – so why is the RBA unlikely to cut interest rates next week?

Here’s a way to fix Australia’s skills shortage – and raise wages at the same time | Greg Jericho

Our leaders may prefer complexity because it means they can defer taking action – but doing something about emissions reduction or slow wage growth is actually not that complex

Plibersek’s coalmine decision is double trouble for climate and housing | Grogonomics

A significant reason for the drop in inflation was the federal government’s energy bill relief fund and the rebates in Queensland, WA and Tasmania

The government is giving property investors a massive tax break instead of building and buying new social and affordable homes

So far we have not gone into recession – but only because our population has grown and the government has kept spending