Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question

The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy,and don’t want to use their grey matter.

  • byRoss Gittins

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Debt and deficit:Labor’s budget naysayers ignore the cold hard facts

Debt and deficit:Labor’s budget naysayers ignore the cold hard facts

When it comes to the budget,there’s been an element of good management as well as good luck,for which Chalmers and Albanese deserve some credit.

  • byRoss Gittins
Grieving Australians are suffering because of super fund failure:ASIC

Grieving Australians are suffering because of super fund failure:ASIC

The corporate watchdog has blasted top superannuation executives for failing to prioritise grieving families when paying out their members’ death benefits.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Why a bikini wax and a block of chocolate suddenly have a lot in common

Why a bikini wax and a block of chocolate suddenly have a lot in common

We’ve all noticed the cost-of-living crunch in big things such as rent and mortgage repayments. But the micro-stings continue to bite.

  • byMelissa Singer
Labor’s deficits aren’t that bad. But don’t let tax cuts distract you

Labor’s deficits aren’t that bad. But don’t let tax cuts distract you

The budget sweetener has doubled as a distraction from something the government would rather not talk about.

  • byMillie Muroi
The 41-page ‘blueprint’ that shines a light on Trump chaos

The 41-page ‘blueprint’ that shines a light on Trump chaos

President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies have shaken up the global economy and have many observers shaking their heads. This paper from someone in his inner circle might explain his thinking.

  • byJeff Stein
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The Trump turmoil has handed China a golden opportunity

The Trump turmoil has handed China a golden opportunity

Xi Jinping has raced to take advantage of the increased uncertainty sparked by Donald Trump.

  • byChris Price
It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick,change the subject

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick,change the subject

Neither the Labor government nor the opposition are truly interested in shutting down price gouging by the big two supermarkets – they would rather have the issue disappear.

  • byRoss Gittins
Can building houses better drive down insurance premiums?

Can building houses better drive down insurance premiums?

With the intensity and frequency of natural disasters on the rise,planning experts and the insurance industry is having to rethink where and how we build our homes.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Ice king:Why Vladimir Putin wants to conquer the Arctic

Ice king:Why Vladimir Putin wants to conquer the Arctic

Vladimir Putin is desperate to exploit the Arctic to help provide a lifeline to Russia’s flagging economy. It won’t be easy.

  • byMatt Oliver
Trump is making a huge blunder. Here’s how we seize the moment
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Trump is making a huge blunder. Here’s how we seize the moment

The tariffs war ignited by Donald Trump will eventually run out of steam,but it’s what we do before then that really matters.

  • byMillie Muroi