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The full Aussienomics archive of short economic notes and long-form essays.
2025
I'm off to the West Indies for a few weeks to watch some test cricket, so Aussienomics will be taking a short break.
The chequered history of ethanol subsidies is a warning for Australia's new push to manufacture sustainable jet fuels.
Asset prices fluctuations mean Chalmers' superannuation wealth tax could hit hard—with all sorts of ugly unintended consequences.
New Zealand has an even bigger productivity problem than Australia.
Diminishing returns to building low density suburban housing makes meaningful federal housing reform all the more critical.
Sorry Devils fans, but if the AFL wants a new stadium then it should pay for one.
How we tax gas in Australia might be flawed, but overhauling it could cost more than it's worth.
Has the abundance agenda infected Australia's federal Labor party?
Australia has a productivity problem but we won't find solutions by copying the recent economic shifts in the US.
Australia's cost of living crisis has likely been overblown, but it's no cause for celebration.