What Does The ABCC Have To Do With House Prices?

What Does The ABCC Have To Do With House Prices?

House prices - what is to blame? Our economists look at the claim from the Prime Minister that the ABCC was needed to stop 'union thugs' pushing up house prices. They also look at the tax breaks for investors. No prizes for guessing what the evidence shows is actually effecting house prices.

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The end of capitalism with Yanis Varoufakis

The end of capitalism with Yanis Varoufakis

Capitalism is dying, but not in the way you might think. That’s the argument of academic economist and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who proposes capitalism has mutated into a far mo...

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Great expectations: will Australia walk the talk on climate change?

Great expectations: will Australia walk the talk on climate change?

The Albanese government came to power with big expectations around climate action, but are the government’s actions falling short of their rhetoric? On this episode of Follow the Money, former Preside...

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Robodebt, repeated? How government is failing the nation on climate

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The ‘robodebt’ debacle was a shameful episode for the federal government, but was it an anomaly? Our guest today says the same behaviours that enabled robodebt have been playing out for decades in our...

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The Push to Stop Pork Barrelling

The Push to Stop Pork Barrelling

Independent MP Helen Haines has introduced a bill to Parliament designed to prevent pork-barreling, where taxpayer money is allocated according to where it is needed to win votes, not where the public...

28 Feb 202417min

Tasmanian Election Announced

Tasmanian Election Announced

Tasmania is heading to an election – 14 months early.  Tasmania is retuning the size of its lower house from 25 seats to 35 seats at this election and multiple polls have predicted the result will be ...

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The Right to Disconnect

The Right to Disconnect

Federal Parliament is set to pass new industrial relations laws, including the 'right to disconnect.' This means that workers will legally be able to ignore calls outside of work hours.  This was reco...

14 Feb 202418min

The Great Gas Rort: Fixing the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax

The Great Gas Rort: Fixing the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax

Every year, the Commonwealth collects more revenue from HECS than it gets from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. The PRRT is so insufficient that gas companies love it! Mark Ogge explains the Governmen...

7 Feb 202422min

Stage 3 Tax Cuts reform: "The biggest and most honest piece of tax reform in decades"

Stage 3 Tax Cuts reform: "The biggest and most honest piece of tax reform in decades"

It’s been a week for the books in Australian Politics history, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing changes to the highly-criticised Stage 3 tax cuts. Which got the media, and the oppositio...

1 Feb 202424min

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