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 […]

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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 […]

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The royalty treatment

The mining industry has exaggerated its contribution in taxes and royalties to Australian governments by an estimated $45 billion over the past 10 years. Callum Foote reports on the findings of an independent research project […]

Finance

What goes up should come down

Inflation worries weigh on minds of investors as do the many questions hanging over Bitcoin 24 May 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Sean Robertson) The inflation scare continued to worry investors over the last week […]

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Sellers pipping buyers

Post-Budget auction markets still hot but clearly easing as listings surge as sellers try to  cash in on booming market   17 May 2021 | Dr Andrew Wilson, My Housing Market Although home auction markets reported more […]

Finance

Borderline economy

Is Australia’s recovery really dependent on reopening the international border? 17 May 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  Angst around this got a new lease of life after the Budget assumed the border would not reopen until […]