Economy

The attacks on Labor’s proposed superannuation tax reform have exposed inconsistencies in the progressive agendas of the independents.

ANALYSIS: Before the election, Labor promised policies to lift the declining birthrate, but there is little evidence they will actually work.

Michele Bullock led the Reserve Bank to another rate cut this week, balancing a more complex environment than her critics give her credit for.

In its efforts to cut costs, the agency running the NDIS has taken an adversarial approach that has left participants exhausted and independent reviewers appalled.

The Coalition’s proposal to direct gas for export to the domestic market has support from those who favour cuts to production – but that’s not what the plan envisages.

The distraction of an erratic US-driven trade war is forcing Labor to pivot on the campaign trail, while offering opportunities to sharpen its pitch as the superior economic manager.

With the economy dominating this election campaign, Labor insiders say they can shake voters’ traditional perceptions of the Coalition as the stronger steward.

The Albanese government delivers an election-eve budget sweetened with tax cuts, which the opposition will be under pressure to match, while conceding that a surplus is a decade away.

Concerns are being raised about the former foreign minister’s consultancy work for a company suing Greenland over US$11.5 billion of uranium exploitation.

The Coalition has announced it will match major spending announcements made by the Albanese government but has been unwilling to outline the savings on which this would depend.