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Why it’s important central banks stay independent
As we watch Trump try to kick Fed Chair Jerome Powell out of a job, it's important to remember who central banks like the Fed and even the RBA are…
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Did dodgy data cost us the rate cut we richly deserved?
We didn’t get a rate cut on July 8 because the quarterly inflation figure was too high and the lower monthly figure wasn’t trusted. Confusing?…
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Boom! Doom! Zoom! | 17 July 2025 – Unpacking CSL, BHP, Telstra, Xero and more
Markets may be riding high, but Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard are still finding opportunities — and risks — worth talking about. In this week’s…
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What are ‘sovereign citizens’, and how do they work with Australian laws?
Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law, “sovereign citizens” are continuing to test the limits of the Australian justice system’s patience…
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Rising unemployment makes July 30 crucial for rate cut hopers
When most economists thought a July cut a certainty, one doubter is now calling an August cut a “slam dunk”. Is our RBA board gutsy…
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New research shows superannuation is in trouble
Research out of New Zealand shows that economic uncertainty globally is set to make retirement look very different to how it once did across the…
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What the RBA’s plan to kill off credit card surcharges means for your wallet
That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your taxi ride. The sneaky 1.5% fee when you pay by card at your…
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Will these proposed credit card surcharge changes kill jobs and hike prices?
Killing credit card surcharges might save you $60 a year, but they might cost the economy jobs and increase inflation.
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Treasury secret revealed: tax Aussies more!
An ‘extraordinary’ leak from Treasury reveals that Labor was advised to spend less and tax Aussies more. Should we have known this accidental revelation before…
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Criminologist explains how the world became obsessed with the ‘mushroom murder’ case
You can't turn your head without seeing an Erin Patterson story. Why did this tragedy grip the public in ways no other contemporary case has?…