This is not Australia’s first recession, nor will not be the last, but it is the first recession caused by deliberate actions taken by government. Creating a depression-era economy is the expert...
Australia is experiencing a ‘K-shaped’ government-induced recession from the lockdown measures. The public sector are thriving and growing on the upward arm of the ‘K’, but the private sector...
Institute of Public Affairs analysis of data recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics finds that over 810,000 small businesses are at risk of closing and approximately 1.7 million...
Private sector workers’ wages dropped $5.9 billion in the June quarter while public sector workers’ wages increased $768 million, according to an analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data...
Analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ July Labour Force data by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has found that 707,000 Australians are out of work as a result of...
Analysis by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ July Labour Force figures has found that young Australians have disproportionately...
This article from the Winter 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by UNSW Professor Emeritus of Economics, Wolfgang Kasper. The unprecedented Corona slump of 2020 confronts Australians with...
More than 604,000 private sector jobs have been destroyed since lockdowns were introduced in March while 14,000 jobs have been added to the public sector according to an analysis of Australian...
Analysis by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs reveals that in June 52.1% of the Australian labour force were either directly employed by Commonwealth and state governments or...
Western Australia’s prospects of becoming the fastest-growing, highest-potential state in Australia after the coronavirus recession was boosted by the commitment of the Commonwealth and McGowan...
Analysis by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs of recently released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that over 230,000 small businesses are expected to...
It is pretty clear what Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews wants: the overwhelming majority of Victorians to remain in their homes for, at least, 23 hours a day. Go out for exercise, and shopping...
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has estimated that Stage 4 restrictions imposed by the Victorian Government will hit Gross State Product by $3.17 billion per week. This is...
An article on these pages last weekend by this newspaper’s economics correspondent, Matthew Cranston, titled “We need reform like we’ve never seen before” revealed...
In today’s Economic and Fiscal Update, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that $270 billion in deficits will see Commonwealth gross debt grow to $850 billion by the middle of next year. “The...
Victoria’s infrastructure boom is being driven without regard to value, need or the inevitable fiscal reckoning
The current behaviour of the ABC’s management and staff is a perfect demonstration of just how removed the national broadcaster has become from mainstream Australia. By complaining the way...
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