In this post we discuss debt in the current context, and consider where the very high levels of debt will take us. And as importantly, who wins and who loses. Transcript is available for download.

In today’s show I want to delve into three important issues, which I do not think the mainstream media gave sufficient weight and consideration to. The first relates to the market interest rate ...

Deposit Bail-In is something which we have been discussing in recent times, not least because of the overt example now active in New Zealand under the Open Banking Resolution, the mandate from the G20 ...

From the more than 5,000 shows in our archive there are a few which stand out as being important in shaping our understand of finance, property, society and politics. Today we reprise a show from 2020 ...

I have been highlighting the unequal position of households across Australia, with significant numbers in financial stress, whilst others are still spending big, and seeing real wages growing fast.

One of the worst decisions the ABS made was to reduce the reporting of new lending trends from monthly to quarterly, delaying of course any reactions from regulators, or commentary from analysts. And ...

This is an edit of a live discussion with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen (one of our most popular guests!) as we explore the latest economic data and dive deep into the chaos created by years of ...

Core Logic released their annual Best of the Best report, and they say that while at first glance, the Australian housing market was surprisingly resilient through 2024, it can be characterised as ...

This week is Asbestos Awareness Week in Australia. Asbestos Awareness Week provides an important reminder as we head into end of year period when people may be looking to undertake renovation or DIY ...

Australia has been a global outlier in the current easing cycle as most developed world central banks, including the Federal Reserve, have already cut substantially. The Fed is due to announce the ...

I caught up with Morgan Cox, who asked a simple and direct question on ABC Q&A the other day about the rental crisis hitting Australian families, and migration. The answers from the panelist were ...

With Parliament back after the summer break, if Parliamentary Question Time anything to go by, the issue of costs of living pressures will be front and centre of the upcoming campaigns. Worth ...