2025 election
The So-Called Cost of Living Election Refuses to Address Poverty & Hardship
"In Australian politics conversations about the cost of living are framed almost entirely around the middle-class."
Economics
Opinion
Five Years Ago, Scott Morrison Doubled the JobSeeker Payment. It Changed Avery's Life.
The government fixed poverty before — it could do so again.
Explainers
Begging The Government To Understand Australia's Youth Mental Health Crisis Is An Economic Issue
It's a trend we know all too well that's backed up by research over and over again: young people (especially Gen Z) are lonelier and have worse mental health than ever. The latest release of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) report has
Opinion
The 12 Most Influential Moments of 2023, According to Team Zee Feed
Matildas saving our sanity for real.
Explainers
Why You Should Consider Becoming An ‘Employee Activist’ in 2024
One organisation is teaching employees how to convince their workplaces to take climate action.
Explainers
Girlies, We Need to Talk About the 2023 Digital News Report
Women are locking themselves out of important conversations and information.
Explainers
It’s Federal Budget Time, Again! 3 Tips To Help You Understand The Damn Thing
Don't let them distract you with bug numbers!
Explainers
Four Indicators To Help You Understand How The Economy Works (Or Doesn't!)
While we all know what the truth of the financial climate feels like, it can be very difficult to understand why it's happening.
Interview
Economist Alison Pennington Explains Why Neoliberalism Has Fucked Your Life (And How We Start to Fix It)
"It’s incredibly damaging for young Australians to internalize a system designed to fail them, as their own individual failures."
Explainers
Surviving A (Maybe) Recession: Realistic Advice From People Who've Been There
If one more 'expert' tells me to cancel Netflix I'll scream.
Ideas
4 Economists Tell Us How They Would Fix Australia's Economy Right Now
Their solutions are ambitious... would any government be game enough to try them?
Explainers
Recession Vibes: Predicting the Pop Culture Trends That An Economic Downturn Could Bring
Making some predictions, because why not?