If one chart were to summarise the Victorian government’s transformation from fiscal conservatism to sabotage, it is the following, showing the explosion in the state’s net debt: When Daniel Andrews’ ...

The war is intensifying. US forces have bombed Iran’s main Kharg Island oil export hub as President Donald Trump warned a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if the Islamic Republic did not ...

The Chinese property market had a better week after a terrible start to the year. The downturn has been running for nearly five years. In any market economy, we would be a long way through processing ...

Our cowardly PM, Anthony Albanese, has committed to “taking “every action” to shield consumers from oil-drive inflation shocks stemming from the Middle East, confirming he will meet with his ...

As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and escalate, propaganda and false claims are proliferating, proving that the first casualty of war is always the truth. It doesn’t take an expert to ...

Australia’s level of dwelling construction is tracking well below the National Housing Accord’s target of building 1.2 million homes over five years. The most recent dwelling completions data from the ...

I wrote on Tuesday about how last week’s temporary halving of the fuel excise was incredibly popular among Australian voters. A Roy Morgan SMS Poll showed that 83% of Australians aged 18+ approve of ...

The most recent OECD statistics, which are current to the September quarter of 2025, revealed that over the past decade, Australia has seen the weakest increase in real per capita household disposable ...

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) annual national accounts for 2024–25, the total value of residential land rose by 7.0% over the financial year to an all-time high of $8.3 ...

A Roy Morgan SMS Poll shows that 83% of Australians aged 18+ ‘approve’ of the federal government’s temporary cut to the fuel excise on petrol and diesel, while 17% disapprove of it. The exact question ...

The ferrous jaws are back. Much of this can be explained by shipping costs. The latest MySteel measures of the steel market are weak. It is even worse for CISA output, which is still down 6%+ Yoy. In ...

Here, everybody is saying rate hikes are coming. I put it to this gathered bulb of seething spitfires: why is nobody factoring in the distinct possibility that the Iran War does not end any time soon?