Jim Stanford
The ‘perverse’ RBA is missing in action in global race to cut interest rates
Even in the internet age, many global trends take longer to get to Australia – not just fashion and movies, but economics,...
For most workers, inflation is worse than ABS data indicates
Every consumer knows inflation is making it much harder to pay their bills. Australia’s annual inflation rate peaked at 7.8 per cent...
The big error at heart of ‘right to disconnect’ opposition
This week, Parliament is set to approve a new set of industrial relations reforms, bundled in the second part of the “Closing...
Australia’s budget position: Is it strong or weak?
A recent ‘X’ post from Treasurer Jim Chalmers made an interesting claim about Australia’s fiscal performance. It boasted that Australia’s “budget position” now ranks...
Millionaire Tim Gurner’s refreshing honesty reveals the soul of business
Every now and then a window opens into the soul of the business community, and we catch a glimpse of the values...
Memo to RBA: To bring down inflation, we must bring down profits
When Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the appointment of Michele Bullock as governor of the Reserve Bank, he lauded her “fresh perspective”. That’s...
Making superannuation optional won’t fix Australia’s wage stagnation crisis
Even before COVID-19, wage growth in Australia was in the dumps: 2 per cent per year on average since 2015, the weakest...
A post-COVID ‘glossary’ to describe bad stuff at work
ABC journalists are accustomed to receiving flack for their alleged bias: Usually from the right, sometimes from the left. But one volley...
The public has spoken on our wages crisis. Now the Coalition must listen
Elections are key moments determining the direction of our society and economy. But they are moments, not the whole story. The political...