Economy

Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Teal independent Allegra Spender and Coalition leader Peter Dutton. Im

Scrap the GST and the Stage 3 tax cuts

It's probably no surprise that the Intergenerational Report 2023 passed without much comment. It forecasts the need for greater income revenue, and that will fall to a younger generation. Sam Wainwright reports.

Deakin University research found that food prices had gone up “across the board”.

Price controls needed in cost-of-living crisis

Governments need to take action on rising food prices as Woolworths and Coles report mega profits, Isaac Nellist argues.

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Kristin O’Connell: Labor’s housing deal will do ‘basically nothing’

National cabinet’s housing reforms will do nothing substantial for renters, Anti-poverty Centre spokesperson Kristin O’Connell told Isaac Nellist.

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Corporate profiteering from the cost-of-living crisis

CEOs and their media mouthpieces are hitting back at suggestions that, in a cost-of-living crisis, there could be an acceptable level of profit. Binoy Kampmark reports.

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Cuts to Antarctic Division mean less climate research

Cuts to the Australian Antarctic Division means less science at a time when gaps in data collection could be “catastrophic” to scientific and ecological understandings. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Housing protest outside the Labor national conference, August 19

Labor fails on AUKUS, housing and taxation

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Unemployment is up and the Reserve Bank will make sure it gets worse

Philip Lowe said he is proud of the RBA’s unpopular role in forcing working people to bear the burden of “fighting inflation”. But don’t count on interest rates stopping rising inflation; unemployment is going up, too. Peter Boyle reports.

Antipoverty Centre report calls for income-first approach

A report by the Antipoverty Centre, published by GetUp!, reveals just how punishing “mutual obligation” schemes are for those on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance. Isaac Nellist reports.

Labor needs to move on Murray-Darling Basin water protection

The campaign for fair water flow and better monitoring and regulation in the Murray Darling Basin Plan has to continue, argues Tracey Carpenter.

Koala puppetry at Naarm/Melbourne Rally for the Forests, August 12

Photos: Rallies call for end to logging in native forests

The Rally for Forests in Naarm/Melbourne used puppetry to get its message across. Jordan AK reports.

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From colonies to sweatshops: How modern-day imperialism differs from Lenin’s time

John Smith is the author of Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final Crisis. He spoke with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes about the realities of 21st century imperialism. This is the first of a two-part interview.

Labor’s welfare rise a ‘parachute with holes’

Labor claims its amendments to strengthen the welfare safety net are “structural” and “calibrated”. But the changes are not enough to lift people out of poverty. Leo Earle reports.