In this paper, the author calls for the Australian government to introduce targeted support for low-income households, regular program evaluations and productivity payments to states and territories in next month’s Federal Budget.

The focus in current anti-inflation policy on suppressing wage growth, enforcing a permanent reduction in real wages, while ignoring the role of record profits in driving post-pandemic inflation reflects an ahistorical and ideological approach to macroeconomic management, writes Jim Stanford.

There is a vast international literature exploring the consequences of low interest rates for various banking sectors. In this paper, the author explores how this international literature relates to the Australian banking sector, which operates differently to other jurisdictions.

This report explores the cost of living and financial wellbeing during 2022, with a particular focus on renters and mortgaged homeowners given the rapid rise in interest rates.

Inflation is rising around the world, the sting in the tail of the pandemic economic stimulus packages unleashed by governments in 2020. This analysis paper examines the implications for prices and wages growth in Australia.