Election 2022: Labor promises $1 billion investment to boost Australian manufacturing
Anthony Albanese said the investment in advanced manufacturing would create jobs and replace the 85,000 jobs stripped from the national workforce since the Coalition had been in power.
The housing market continues to hold Australia’s economy hostage, and the major parties are letting it happen
The politics of Morrison's super-for-homes announcement are obvious and desperate. But what of the economics of this ongoing obsession with the housing market?
Peter Strong: What happens to small business after the election?
The future behaviour of the small business community — particularly those that employ others — will depend on who wins on the weekend.
Are real wages falling or growing? Let’s look at the evidence
To get at the truth about wage movement, we need to appreciate that prices fluctuate more rapidly than wages do and that underlying economic forces drive the longer term growth in real wages.
Why this accountant says using super to buy your first home is a stupid idea … and stupid government policy
The Coalition's policy will provide a flow of new entrants into the property market, leading to an increase in demand, then upward price pressure.
Write-offs, wages and supply chains: Small business election priorities revealed
New data from Xero and ScotPac outlines the election priorities of small businesses as polling day approaches.
Saul Eslake: The Coalition’s new housing scheme will lead to higher prices, not greater ownership
We now have almost 60 years of unequivocal evidence telling us that anything that allows Australians to pay more for housing than they otherwise would results, primarily, in higher house prices.
Super, home ownership and jobs: Five initiatives from the Liberal Party launch
After a campaign fought largely on attacks on Labor, Morrison tried to defy criticism of his government as being “policy light” with a suite of new announcements.
Peter Strong: Workplace relations is finally on the agenda this election. So what are the major parties promising?
We are seeing the first real focus during an election on workplace relations since the ill thought-out Work Choices campaign helped force the Coalition out of government in 2007.
Election 2022: What happens to the Liberal Party if Josh Frydenberg loses his seat?
Latest polling shows the Treasurer is in danger of losing his deep-blue seat of Kooyong. If he does, it would send shockwaves through his party.
John Durie: 71% of SMEs are expecting a change of government, but what happens next?
Small business started the election campaign with three key concerns: labour shortages, skills shortages and least cost routing. All three have barely touched the surface of the campaign.
Election 2022: Albanese promises employment summit to improve wages and productivity
Albanese says a summit is needed to work out how best to improve outcomes for both employers and employees.
