Economy
China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency trading – a sign of things to come
By Andrew Godwin, University of Melbourne
The Chinese government’s decision to order several Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies exchang…
Global debt levels pose risk of another financial crisis
By Steve Keen, Kingston University
“There are none so blind as those who will not see.”
This phrase may have religious roots, but the…
What’s needed to improve Australia’s productivity growth?
By Roy Green, University of Technology Sydney
While productivity is once again growing in Australia, we face a big challenge in getting i…
Why is there ticket scalping and can anything be done about it?
By Paul Crosby and Jordi McKenzie, Macquarie University
Allegations that tickets to recent AFL and NRL finals matches were being resold f…
There’s more than 1 million “unrecognised” small businesses in Australia, report reveals
A growing number of Australians are turning their hobbies into small businesses but these ventures are often not captured by official statis…
Is there an apprenticeships ‘crisis’ in Australia?
By Peter Noonan and Sarah Pilcher, Victoria University
It’s rare to find an issue that unites both sides of politics, employers and t…
Peter Strong: Is Australia in ruins? And are all Australian businesses horrible?
Is it really so bad in Australia? Do we have an ‘us and them’ culture? Do we have too many rich people and not enough poor people?
Th…
It’s Australia’s lifestyle, not our innovation, that attracts US investment
By Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney
One of the biggest turnoffs for US investment and workers is also the biggest pet peeve for lo…
Why Dick Smith says Aussie SMEs could be forced to pay 27% interest on business loans
Australian businessman Dick Smith has alerted Australian business owners to the possibility of business loan interest rates returning to 27%…
Falling home ownership and rising debts: Why it’s looking grim for the under 40s
By Roger Wilkins, University of Melbourne
Home ownership among young people is declining, as mortgage debt almost doubles for the same a…
