The federal government says it’s committed to addressing the challenges faced by younger generations, including housing affordability and the high cost of living. Does the budget deliver on its promises?
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A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
You won’t be able to ignore a government shutdown. From delayed business loans to slower mortgage applications and postponed food inspections, the effects could be substantial.
Lawmakers have given themselves a virtually impossible task – and the stakes are high.
If Congress and the White House fail to take action, Social Security beneficiaries would see a sudden 23% cut in their monthly checks in 2034.
It’s time we question our national priorities, and start funding the nature that sustains us.
Changes to the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) are long overdue, but Labor’s modest attempt at reform represents a missed opportunity.
The Canadian government is planning to implement ‘right to repair’ for electronic devices. This has the potential to give consumers more options, and challenges corporations’ hold over knowledge.
The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
House Speaker McCarthy wants to put the US on a path to a balanced budget as debt ceiling negotiations begin with President Biden. Here’s why it won’t be easy to repeat what Bill Clinton accomplished.
Targets of 50,000 new homes for rent at below-market rates and 1 million homes to improve affordability in general are positive steps, but the budget neglects the need to reform an ailing system.
The nature repair market is sold as a good news story: willing land managers benefiting nature with support from the private sector. But if offsets are part of it, the reality could be very different.
The inclusion of an evidence-based women’s budget statement shows a greater awareness of the systemic challenges to women’s economic security.
It’s easy to spot the similarities in how this first Labor budget and its Coalition predecessors approached transport projects. Their eye-watering spending isn’t supported by proper assessments.
The budget earmarked worthwhile climate measures, but many are piecemeal. Amid record-breaking extreme weather in Australia, federal spending on climate action still falls well short.
What is a well-being budget? It’s a process that seeks to set consistent long-term priorities, instead of changing priorities according to political expediency.
Josh Frydenberg says halving the fuel excise will save a family with two cars $700. Our calculations show for most households it will be less.
Changes in the latest federal budget will mostly affect people who need multiple medicines throughout the year, perhaps for chronic disease. But there are other ways to reduce drug costs.
Look beyond the fanfare about large infrastructure projects like Hells Gate and what we are left with is a largely business-as-usual budget for regional Australia
The lack of reform to childcare - a huge cost-of-living pressure - is the biggest missed opportunity of the week.
Kontributor teratas
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Graduate Research Fellow of Sustainable Design and Construction, Stanford University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Sr. Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor, University of Oregon
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, Global Projects Center, Stanford University
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, UNSW Sydney
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
