Finance

Easing does it

Central banks heading towards the easing exits – five reasons not to be too concerned 29 June 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Ibrahim Boran) The drumbeat of central banks heading towards the exits from ultra-easy […]

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Think-tank clickbait

Latest survey shows that even the reputable Lowy Institute is not immune from producing headline grabbing reports 24 June 2021 | Marcus Reubenstein Those who woke to news reports yesterday discovered that Australians have almost […]

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What freedom of speech?

Human rights lawyer, Greg Barns SC, argues the arrest of Kristo Langker—a 21-year-old producer on a YouTube comedy channel—represents gross misuse of resources and threat to our freedom of speech 21 June 2021 | Greg […]

Finance

Slowing stimulus

The drumbeat of central banks looking to start slowing monetary stimulus continued over the last week with the Fed surprisingly hawkish and the RBA heading in that direction albeit slowly. But while this could drive […]

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Clowning around with free speech

The arrest of a producer of YouTube journalist and comedian FriendlyJordies has disturbing implications for free speech and civil liberties. That a counter-terrorism unit would be sent in to arrest a government critic has eerie […]

News

ABC boss in unchartered waters

Reporters continue to refer to the managing director of the ABC, David Anderson, as the “editor-in-chief”. There is no such office in the ABC. In the wake of questioning by a Senate Estimates Committee, over […]