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."
Economy
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
Federal Budget 2024: Key Takeaways For Zee Feed Readers
The 2024 Federal Budget budget doesn’t change anything about how the Australian economy works – and it was never trying to.
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
Being Seen: Milo Hartill on How You Can Demand Better On-Screen Representation
"White, thin and able-bodied people aren't going to work thinking about the politics of their job."
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
Will Labor’s ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ Industrial Relations Bill… Work?
It's ambitious & meaty as hell.
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?
Explainers
Understanding Australia’s Cost of Living Issues – How It’s Measured, The Factors Involved & How to Fix It
Cost of living was the defining issue of the 2022 federal election. And with good reason, because it’s getting expensive out here. But in order to really grasp the constant stream of media and opinions about the strategies being employed to address the issue... we need to understand what
Explainers
How Much Is the Arts Worth? This is Value of the Arts Economy in Australia
The Arts sector has a ripple-like effect on our entire economy.