Elections

2025
Barring major cyclonic damage from Alfred as it barrels into Brisbane tomorrow morning—for those of you in its path, stay safe!—Albo appears all but certain to call an election on either Sunday or Monday, after the week’s expenditure review committee (ERC) meetings were all reportedly cancelled.
US President Donald Trump has already signed a hundred executive orders with wide-ranging implications, including for Australia.
2024
The Albanese government's hasty push for social media age restrictions, coupled with inflation-driven economic pain, is alienating voters and stoking a perfect storm that could spell its downfall in the next election.
Persistent inflation, sluggish productivity growth and expansionary fiscal policy have trapped Australia in a precarious economic position, with big implications for the next federal election.
Steven Miles' promise of 'free' school lunches not only ignores basic economic principles but also risks burdening future generations with debt and inflation.
Will we have an early election; in defence of Qantas; Amazon's attempt to regain productivity; are AI job losses inevitable; and how good are self-driving cars?
Dealing with the Greens might be worse than no deal at all; the student caps will come with large costs; has Strawberry revolutionised AI; what to do about Qantas; and European innovation in all the wrong places.
Betting markets may lean towards Trump over Harris, but the considerable uncertainty priced in reflects a fluid race - and one whose result could reshape the geopolitical landscape for Australia and its neighbours.
Is an incapacitated Joe Biden still better than the alternative; why politicians lying to people can be dangerous; the diminishing returns to AI (implications for investors); gig workers meet unintended consequences; and Fahrenheit 451 down under.
Tasmanians will go to the polls tomorrow but it's looking like it'll be more of the same; I ask whether you should you fly on a Boeing; why Xi Jinping's leadership meant Evergrande was inevitable; and what's going on across the ditch.