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Dollars & Sense
The Australia Institute
100 episodes
5 days ago
Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.
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Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.
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Politics
News,
Business News
Episodes (20/100)
Dollars & Sense
The gas industry’s “huge con”
By taxing Australian resources more effectively, we could not only have a greener economy – but a fairer one as well.
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5 days ago
30 minutes

Dollars & Sense
How bad policy created a housing crisis
The capital gains tax concession and negative gearing have worked together to make housing less affordable and exacerbate inequality.
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1 week ago
29 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Inflation beats employment by the length of the straight (sigh)
On our 100th episode of Dollars & Sense, we discuss why the Reserve Bank always seems to prioritise inflation over employment in its interest rate discussions.
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2 weeks ago
29 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Reddit to the rescue: watchdog sues Microsoft after AI price-hike complaints
3 weeks ago
29 minutes

Dollars & Sense
How gold became a memecoin
People have been queuing for gold and its giving toilet paper in 2020.
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1 month ago
28 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Pots and kettles: Trump trades barbs with China over trade
The global economic outlook is “dim” according to a new report, driven by uncertainty over Trump’s economic and trade policies.
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Housing affordability to get worse as big corporates do annual tax magic
Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate.
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1 month ago
31 minutes

Dollars & Sense
The housing market just got more cooked
The federal government’s policy enabling five per cent house deposits is just a backdoor first homebuyer’s grant that’ll pump up prices.
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1 month ago
31 minutes

Dollars & Sense
How ScoMo stuffed the GST
Scott Morrison’s GST deal with Western Australia stuffed the system, but there are plenty of ways the Government could make it better.
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2 months ago
29 minutes

Dollars & Sense
The biggest risk to Australia’s economy
A new report outlines the grave consequences of climate change for the Australian economy – so why is the government still approving fossil fuel projects?
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2 months ago
33 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Robodebt and super tax: Rob the poor, feed the rich?
2 months ago
26 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Productivity crisis? Australia’s “lazy” oligopolies could step up
For all the talk about what government should do about productivity, Australia’s biggest corporations remain inefficient and unwilling to invest.
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2 months ago
27 minutes

Dollars & Sense
How not to impose a tariff
Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies.
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2 months ago
20 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Red mist over the red tape cop-out
Some regulations are good. Some are not. But cutting mystery ‘red tape’ is not panacea for improving productivity growth.
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3 months ago
23 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Price gouging is profitable, more news at 11
3 months ago
33 minutes

Dollars & Sense
The problem with productivity
We discuss the proposals around corporate tax and artificial intelligence ahead of the government’s productivity roundtable.
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3 months ago
27 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Lowest inflation since Covid, but will the RBA act?
3 months ago
29 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Australia is a low-taxing nation
Also: the country is not too reliant on income tax.
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4 months ago
26 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Special treatment: why are defence dollars different?
The Australian Government doesn’t allocate spending to health or education as a proportion of GDP. Why should defence be any different?
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4 months ago
21 minutes

Dollars & Sense
RBA moves goalposts and keeps rates on hold
The Reserve Bank’s shock decision not to cut rates will hurt mortgage holders and the economy.
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4 months ago
23 minutes

Dollars & Sense
Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.