"The stage three tax cuts would put nurses and CEOs on the same marginal tax rate. What kind of society entrenches that sort of social stratification?"

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"Buying less may not directly translate into GDP. But it would have benefits for our planet and ease some of the supply-side inflationary pressures"

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"New treasurer says Labor is ‘not contemplating’ extending fuel excise cut or low and middle income tax offset"

"What’s the point if the economy can’t get goods and services to people who need them?"

>"Export revenues and low jobless rate combine to cut almost $90bn from projected federal budget deficit"

"If wage growth stagnates while global supply chains fracture and commodity prices rise, Australians face reduced purchasing power"

"The GDP’s 3.4% growth in the December quarter only occurred because in the September quarter the economy shrank by the third-biggest amount ever"

>"Australia’s GDP was up 3.4% last quarter of 2021, on the back of pent-up consumer spending. Other factors must drive future growth."

"Despite limited direct economic ties, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has important consequences for Australians too."

"If we want higher wages, we must win them through deliberate wage-boosting policies."

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"When governments ditched Covid health advice, people might have assumed there were carefully honed policies to handle the surge in cases. That is not what is being revealed"

"Some political and business leaders have, from the outset of COVID-19, downplayed the economic costs of mass illness. We’re now seeing the result."