Greg Jericho

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

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

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

Are we headed for a recession? The answer is complex – although for young people it already feels like one

Don’t buy the banks’ sob story. They are annoyed Australians are becoming more savvy at shopping around for better deals for their home loans

Inflation has risen again – but not because we’re splashing out on new clothes or fancy dinners

Under Trump’s tariff plans, our GDP would take a hit amid a nightmare trade war – and while we’re at it, forget emissions reductions or global agreements

While interest rates may have peaked, the labour market is fragile and the economy is set to slow even further

As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny

Are we in a recession? No. But cripes, we may as well be

Never fall for the line that lifting people out of poverty and reducing inequality is a task too complex or costly to undertake

It is impossible for wages to drive inflation when they are actually rising slower than inflation

We need to avoid replicating the experience of the 1990s, when taming inflation involved destroying the economy

The government could easily index jobseeker to whichever is highest of the CPI or wage price index