Economy

Your 10 point guide to detecting spin

June 20, 2013

Voters are in for a wild ride with the facts as politicians and their advisors ramp up their rhetoric and spin ahead of the federal election.
Neville Norman

Australia 2013

Analysis

Economy, Policy, Welfare

Testing the means testing debate

August 28, 2013

Does Australia have a bloated middle class welfare system?
Joey Moloney

Australia 2013

Policy Comparator

Economy, Immigration, Workplace Relations

Foreign investment

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Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Economy, Labor

The bottom line on economic electioneering

September 2, 2013

Kevin Rudd tried to boost Labor's flagging campaign by talking up the economy and jobs at the party's campaign launch yesterday. But no-one can control economies anymore. Mark Triffitt

Australia 2013

Policy Comparator

Economy, Workplace Relations

Industrial Relations policy is always a major issue in Australian election debate. 2013 will be no different. This time around the politics of industrial relations policy requires a balancing act for all parties.
Nicholas Reece

Australia 2013

Analysis

Economy, Liberal, Tony Abbott

Mortgage the country

September 3, 2013

Tony Abbott says "trust me" in relation to costings. Wes Mountain

Australia 2013

Analysis

Debates, Economy, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott

Rudd touts economy in non-debate

July 11, 2013

Quickly identify the keywords and themes from Kevin Rudd's National Press Club address.
Cathy Harper

Australia 2013

Analysis

Economy, Finance

Deficit is not a dirty word

September 5, 2013

The economic case for dropping our obsession with budget surpluses.
Professor Guay Lim

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Economy, Kevin Rudd

Rudd’s economic blueprint is a timely election pitch

July 12, 2013

Rudd's “new agenda” speech is an attempt to to reach out to key constituencies: marginal voters, the major employer groups, unions, and small business.
Peter Gahan

Australia 2013

Analysis

Economy, Finance, Liberal

Hot off the press — the Coalition costings

September 5, 2013

The Coalition has released its election policy costings just two days before voters go to the polls. Read them all here.

Australia 2013

Analysis

Campaign, Climate, Economy

FactCheck: Have power prices gone up 94% under Labor?

July 15, 2013

The Liberals claim power prices have gone up 94% under Labor. Is that true?
Dylan McConnell

Australia 2013

Analysis

Agriculture, Campaign, Economy

Echo of history in Jokowi's 'mental revolution'

April 29, 2014

Presidential frontrunner 'Jokowi' is urging a "mental revolution" to a more optimistic, self-sustaining, self-believing Indonesia, invoking the language and ideas of the Sukarno era, observes Katharine McGregor.

Image: President Sukarno, Washington DC, 1956.

Indonesia 2014

Analysis

Economy, Tax

Is the cost of living really rising?

July 24, 2013

Are Australians under more financial pressure than they were 10 years ago?
Roger Wilkins

Australia 2013

Analysis

Foreign Policy, Economy, Opinion

Canberra must make ties with Modi's India a priority

May 22, 2014

Energised by a new leader with a formidable mandate, India is about to stir. Australia must reach out to capitalise on the moment, argues Amitabh Mattoo.

India 2014