The gold standard?

Bob Hawke remains the longest serving and most successful Labor Prime Minister but a new book explores whether the Hawke government was really the ‘gold standard’ for reform?

A four-way tussle for Farrer

Sussan Ley’s decision to leave Parliament after losing the Liberal Party leadership will provoke a fascinating by-election whose result may shape the future of right wing politics in this country.

Star Trek economics

It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know but could the venerable science fiction show Star Trek help us ‘live long and prosper’ by offering insights into the future of our own economy?

Alpha and Omega

Three economists studying the role of innovation driven creation and destruction in the economy have won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Businesses must invest in productivity

Rather than blame their workforce, or wait for more government handouts and initiatives, businesses must invest in productivity improvements for themselves.

Embracing abundance

The economic chaos, personal cruelty and cultural vandalism wrought by Donald Trump means the Democrats must clip his wings at the November 2026 mid-term elections, and a bestselling new book might be the key.

Tackling the surge in inflation

Australia’s current surge in inflation, like that in much of the world, reflects a mix of temporary and more sustained factors and demand and supply issues, and navigating this new challenge will require agile economic management on the part of new Labor administration.

How will Elon change Twitter?

Some twitter users have responded with dismay to the news that Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is buying the popular social media platform, but why does he want it and what will he use it for?

Remembering Geoff Harcourt

Australian economics has lost one of its most internationally renowned and prolific scholars with the passing of Geoffrey Harcourt at the age of 90.