It’s obvious to anyone who understands housing policy that the Greens’ plan would make the housing crisis worse. People like Max Chandler-Mather would benefit,not those who really need the help.
The sharp increases in cost of living brought about by petrol price rises will hurt the bottom end of the housing market:those in private rentals and homeowners in outer suburbs.
It will take serious tax reform to secure our long-term prosperity,but who will dare?
The Labor leader is yet to establish his identity in the minds of many Australians,but yesterday he was clear:it’s game on.
Investing in the care economy would be the smart way for Australia to restore its economy after the COVID pandemic.
A shallow understanding of identity politics among many on the Left is a significant threat to progressive politics.
We all fervently hope the NSW lockdown doesn’t come close to the duration of Victoria’s ordeal last year. However a further extension of stay-at-home orders is almost assured and the economic hit to households and businesses is likely to be severe.
A rise in the cost of goods and services needed to maintain living standards combined with a drop in the price of items bought with disposable income is putting ordinary working families at a disadvantage.
With international borders closed,consumer spending will be driven by incomes. And both the federal and Victorian budgets have failed to tackle this adequately.
New global data clearly show that Australian women are at a significant and entrenched disadvantage compared to men,and that disadvantage is increasing year on year.
Anecdotal claims that employers are finding it hard to fill minimum wage jobs because people are ‘better off’ on JobSeeker are not supported by the evidence.