Greg Jericho

Last week’s announcement that unemployment reached 4.5% in September came as a shock to the RBA, which must have been either embarrassed – or ecstatic

Even as the government and investors try to treat the Trump situation as ‘normal’, the US has never been less attractive to Australian holidaymakers

Trust in both the tax and political system will falter if people feel they are being punished for not paying tax while large companies legally get away with paying nothing

Michele Bullock doesn’t think our current cash rate is ‘very restrictive’. Do the figures back her up?

If the Reserve Bank won’t drop interest rates next week, it will be another example of one of our institutions aiming low

The wellbeing framework has become little more than a data dump – but at least it highlights how little stock we should put in productivity figures

Reality might be hanging on to the political debate for dear life, but this move threatens to fling it off the cliff

In a majority of capital cities in Australia, inflation is now below 2% – that is, below the Reserve Bank’s target range

Acoss’s new report factchecks some myths about Australia’s tax system and should be the basis of any discussion at the government’s roundtable

Data shows negative gearing remains the favourite of high-income earners, while most Australians’ super balances fall short of what is needed for a ‘comfortable retirement’