Chill, folks

True wages growth, and true price growth, is probably less than the official figures suggest – meaning there’s no need for alarm about inflation in Australia.

A power shift in global economics

Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers.

Are Australians breaking up with casual work?

More casual jobs are becoming available as hospitality and other sectors open back up, but will casual employees be willing to return to a working situation that treated them so poorly in the pandemic?

Embracing the opportunities of Industry 4.0 in northern Australia

Industries, manufacturing and agribusiness in the north need to reimagine their operating models and pursue new ways of doing business based on the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0.

Economics in the real world

The Nobel committee’s decision to award its economics prize for 2021 to David Card, Josh Angrist and Guido Imbens marks the culmination of a revolution in the way economists approach the world that began more than 30 years ago.

Boosting Indonesia–Australia economic relations

The future of Indonesia–Australia economic relations will see an intersection of various interests, including government, business communities, and intellectuals from Indonesia and Australia.

Saving free trade in the post-COVID world

The post-pandemic recovery offers an opportunity recalibrate existing policies to maintain the fruits of the last few decades of trade liberalisation while making its benefits more equitable across societies.

Regulatory compliance won’t stop financial crime

The fight against money laundering and the influx of criminal funds into the economy needs the support of a wide range of professionals and institutions, as well as the banks and other financial institutions.

We’re doing well despite Delta, but 3 economic challenges remain

Australia faces economic problems down the road if three big, structural reform areas – housing affordability, the tax mix, and decarbonisation – are not addressed in the post-COVID recovery.

Will future generations bear the COVID bill?

Governments are spending at unprecedented levels. Where does this money come from, and are governments saddling young people with too much debt?

Understanding Australia’s tax concessions to attract overseas talent

Australian expats abroad are currently paying tax to foreign tax authorities. They have suddenly become the focus for Australia’s 2021-22 Federal Budget.

Bad tempered steel

A recent report in China’s Global Times newspaper suggests Chinese steel mills are imposing discriminatory cuts to exports to Australia as a new element in the continuing campaign of economic coercion against us.