Australia’s economic trajectory

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Articles

An article has been doing the rounds – House of Cards – by Matt Burnie and Craig Tindale, that we highly commend. Rarely do articles array so much data in devastating order. There must be over 100 links highlighting the risky nature of our economic miracle...
National land prices up $594 billion

National land prices up $594 billion

by | Oct 28, 2017 | Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE Wage growth suffers from record increase in Australian land prices. “The $593.7 billion uplift in land prices announced today is thirty times larger than total banking profits. The average annual gain has been around $180 billion, so to have an increase...

Banking on Profits

by | Oct 10, 2017 | Letters to the Editor

Letter to The Age October 10th, 2017 How ironic that boss Ian Narev is concerned that global wage growth has been “relatively weak” (‘CBA boss says sorry over ATM scandal’, The Age, 7/10). Adam Smith noted in Wealth of Nations that privatised...

The Queen Pays Her Dues, Do You?

by | Sep 8, 2017 | Commentary

This week the Renegade Economists radio show celebrated ten years on the 3CR airwaves. Much of the show was based on the following. Have a listen: Reverberations from Phillip Anderson’s presentation to the 126th Annual Henry George Dinner are still being felt. Phillip...