Podcast Episode · Dollars & Sense · 17 September · 34min

The federal Labor government has extended its compulsory income management scheme which affects 30,000 Territorians, despite many experts claiming the practice is discriminatory.

Politics, Culture, & c.; Patrick Wyman saw America’s élite gentry in his Yakima hometown decades ago; now economists Zidar and Zwick show that he understated the case...

In the second of a two-part series, rebuilding trust requires more than competent economic management – Australians also need institutions that listen, include and respond.

Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives

Eyad Shadid launches civil case in district court after charges against him dropped, alleging he was ‘battered’ near Sydney’s town hall in February

The naysayers about my Taxing Wealth Report have always said that some of my suggestions, such as equalising the tax rates on income and capital gains, would not deliver the level of income that I sug...

AI adoption by security agencies will dramatically enhance their ability to surveil Australians

Some publications seized on modelling about returns to property investors, despite unequivocal denials they were forecasts of rent rises. Plus: what happened at the Ekka?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pulled out of the show at the last minute, but other big names joined Sandilands’ much discussed return.

It is also angering the rest of Europe

Labor’s promise to ease living costs and cut taxes may offer relief, but it avoids the deeper question of who owns, controls and profits from the systems making life insecure.

New analysis has found Australia’s biggest industrial emitters received around $22 in Fuel Tax Credit rebates for every dollar they spent complying with the federal government’s emissions reduction po...

What starts with a craving for takeaway, leads to a frustrating password verification loop. Soon we are all spiralling.

Tech companies need to generate huge revenues fast, or the economy could be in trouble.

Misinformation and disinformation are among the worst online scourges, with huge real-world impacts. Why are our regulations so weak? And are there risks in making them stronger?

Can Albanese and Chalmers find a fresh model for growth that stops Australia turning into a permanently sclerotic nation where people feel more and more glum? It’s not looking good.

In a high-profile hearing day, which featured ABC and SBS executives, the royal commission heard that Jews believe the public broadcasters give too much attention to Gaza.

Even weeds need specific conditions to grow, and it just so happens that One Nation thrives particularly well in the blood-soaked soil of Queensland.