The $500 billion dream:Top minister eyes Australia-India trade boom

The $500 billion dream:Top minister eyes Australia-India trade boom

An influential Indian cabinet minister says Australia and India should aim for a tenfold increase on the current value of trade between the two nations.

  • byMatt Wade
Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs

Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs

The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs,inner west and lower north shore.

  • byMatt Wade
The number in the federal budget most Australians get wrong
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The number in the federal budget most Australians get wrong

Polling reveals many are “quite alarmed” when they find out how little the government really spends helping poorer nations.

  • byMatt Wade
The hidden downside to Sydney’s love affair with shiny new trains

The hidden downside to Sydney’s love affair with shiny new trains

NSW has fallen behind other states in delivering new housing – and our infrastructure boom is one reason why.

  • byMatt Wade
These charts show why Australians are the world’s biggest losers

These charts show why Australians are the world’s biggest losers

Gambling is rampant in Australia. No wonder when the industry lobbies politicians so well to stymie reforms.

  • byMatt Wade
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The crucial measure dragging down the NSW economy

The crucial measure dragging down the NSW economy

The cost-of-living crunch now appears to be hitting NSW harder than other states. Here’s why.

  • byMatt Wade
Top Sydney unis are the biggest targets of the student cap. It will cost the state billions

Top Sydney unis are the biggest targets of the student cap. It will cost the state billions

UNSW and Sydney University will be forced to slash their international enrolments by more than 40 per cent. This is how we got here and what it means.

  • byDaniella White andMatt Wade
What will happen to your mortgage if ‘tariff man’ Trump wins the White House

What will happen to your mortgage if ‘tariff man’ Trump wins the White House

Many countries would respond to Trump’s tariff hike with tit-for-tat trade restrictions. That would increase the cost of goods and services traded internationally,stoking inflation.

  • byMatt Wade
The fixable problem that would boost wages and deliver $9b extra for economy

The fixable problem that would boost wages and deliver $9b extra for economy

About 44 per cent of permanent migrants,including Fatin Alrawi,are working below their qualification level. The economic cost is huge.

  • byMatt Wade
‘A greater risk for employees’ in Sydney:Our economic challenge in three charts

‘A greater risk for employees’ in Sydney:Our economic challenge in three charts

NSW is an economic and business powerhouse. But higher interest rates and a disproportionately large share of insolvencies is putting that to the test.

  • byMatt Wade