Justin Pyvis
Justin has a PhD in Economics and over 20 years of experience in applied economic, policy and investment analysis with the WA Treasury and AECOM in Perth, and Aletheia Capital in Hong Kong. He writes Aussienomics in between freelance gigs and work on a book covering the policies that create the conditions for prosperity.
2025
Here’s some of what I’ve been reading from outside Australia recently, along with a few short thoughts on each.
Would you choose cheaper medicines today, or incentives for innovation that could save millions of lives in the future?
If rugby union is to grow in Australia then the playing field needs to be levelled.
This isn't a trade war—it's a war on trade.
Lessons about grid stability from Iberia's 14 hours without power.
Ken Henry's answer to that question actually explains a lot.
Labor rides its luck, the Liberals fade, while the Teals are here to stay.
The Teals promise fresh voices in Canberra and may hold the balance of power in the next government. But what's really on their agenda?
Peter Dutton needs a miracle.
A tug-of-war between tariff hard-liners and pro-trade advisors leaves jittery markets waiting on Trump's next make-or-break reversal.