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Some energy analysts say the gas shortage is not a supply problem, but an export problem.

A cash rate of 1.75 percent at the end of year, now being priced in by financial markets, would lift repayments on an $800,000 mortgage by almost $1,400 a month.

The opening of Australia's international border is "imminent", according to the Minister for Home Affairs.

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 12:30 pm on July 22, 2021 | 8 comments The ABC’ business editor Ian Verrender has published an explosive report on how Australia’s wealthy use Australia’s superannuation concession system to shelter themselves from paying taxes: Back in 1992, when compulsory superannuation was introduced, it was supposed to take the pressure off federal government finances; to augment the age pension. But superannuation tax breaks introduced over the decades since now threaten to overwhelm the budget within the next 20 years, costing more than a national p...

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content Greg Jericho, doyen of the fake left, has today joined the immigration debate with gusto: It is regrettably far too easy in Australia to blame migrants. From societal to educational to economic woes – migrants are the easy target. Last week the head of the Reserve Bank suggested migration could have caused lower wages growth. It was an unfortunate statement that goes against evidence and ignores the many other factors at play. Blaming migrants for our economic woes is not new. Neither is conflating criticism of a broken migration system with “m...