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Tolerate unemployment, but blame the unemployed

For the last generation macroeconomic policy in Australia has been based on the assumption that unemployment must be maintained at

Unemployment and the Newstart Allowance

Australia’s Newstart benefit hasn’t been increased in real terms in a generation, and pressure is growing on the Commonwealth government

Australia’s economy heads into election on a weak note

The ABS has released what is likely the last quarterly GDP report before a Commonwealth election expected in May. Coalition

What’s a million, anyway?

Australia’s 2013-18 job creation in historical perspective

The economic importance of public services in regional communities in NSW

Public sector austerity has become a ‘policy fad’ in Australia, at all levels of government. Its hallmarks are unnecessary public