Housing
NSW, WA and SA have all announced steps that will increase housing supply. But to improve housing affordability for good, we need to ensure it's politically sustainable. That means communicating with locals and lifting density across entire cities, not just in 'well-located' areas.
Health
The vaping crackdown will impose huge costs on users, drive some to the black market and force others to smoke more cigarettes, despite vapes being far less harmful than smoking. Instead of prohibition, regulate vapes like alcohol.
News
As a replacement for last Friday's missing Fodder courtesy of the long weekend, here are a few short takes for you to muse over to start your week, from last week's happenings that probably didn't need a full post. 1. An easy-sounding fix for
Tax
I'm honestly not sure why Albo was willing to risk so much political capital on a relatively small distributional change just to get his very own Oprah moment. But the whole stage 3 tax cut song and dance is a recurring sideshow to a much, much deeper issue: bracket creep.
Inflation
I fired up my crystal ball and took a bit of a punt on this one. Well, not really, but if you're interested in my thinking on when the RBA might start cutting rates (hint: not anytime soon) then you should check it out.
News
Here are a few short takes for you to chew over on the weekend, from the week's happenings that probably didn't need a full post. 1. Protecting us from ourselves I was scrolling through the AFR last Sunday, as one does, and noticed the following headline:
Reform
I'm going to venture out beyond our borders today because what's happening in Argentina is quite possibly the wildest reform experiment the world has seen... ever. And believe it or not, the results could offer some important lessons for Australia. A bit of background For those
Environment
This is why we can't have nice things. Last week, federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decided to block Victoria's Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal, a port that would have been used for the state's planned offshore wind industry, citing the damage it would cause to
News
Here are a few short takes for you to chew over on the weekend, from the week's happenings that probably didn't need a full post. 1. A lot happens at sea that we don't know about A new study in Nature used satellite mapping
Competition
Over the past couple of years, food in Australia has become expensive. So much so that even politicians have started to (belatedly) take notice. That's usually a good sign that there's going to be some kind of policy response, once the various reviews are completed and
Inflation
I thought I'd kick the year off by commenting on perhaps the biggest issue facing the average Australian last year, and one that looks set to continue in 2024: inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. According to the ABS: "The rise in annual living costs for employee households
News
First of all, hello and welcome! I suppose I had better start with a quick summary of what Aussienomics is, although most of that is in the name: it's a newsletter about economics with a specific focus on Australia. It is written by me, Justin Pyvis, an economist