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$663,000 HECS debts and the Government’s new strategy

22 October 202011 September 2020 by Gabriel Chenkov-Shaw

Is the Government’s plan to abolish $663,000 HECS debts a necessary measure to minimise wastage of public funds, or is it taking things too far? Gabriel Chenkov-Shaw investigates.

A bitter summer: Greece on the precipice

1 July 2015 by Leon Obrenov

A referendum has been called, global markets are frightened. Leon Obrenov outlines the latest developments in the Greek debt crisis, and discusses whether Greece has anything left to lose.

A tough balancing act

29 April 2015 by Daniel Tan

Daniel Tan explores what demographic trends mean for the government’s budget repair.

Nuanced debate must supplant budget bluster

22 April 2015 by Leon Obrenov

Given our precarious economic position, we must engage in serious discussion about our future and the reform required.

Unemployment v Fiscal Instability: Which is the greater threat?

31 March 2015 by Matthew Rao

Matthew Rao determines whether unemployment should take hold of the national consciousness

Does Abenomics deserve a mandate?

10 December 2014 by Matthew Rao

Matthew Rao examines the impact of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic approach two years on.

Fear of deflation re-ignites in the Eurozone

22 April 2014 by Marco Madzzar

Marco Madzzar analyses the economics underlying the re-emerging fears of deflation in the Eurozone

Rodney Maddock explains public debt

24 September 2013 by Dr. Rodney Maddock

Why are we, as Australians, so averse to debt? Professor Rodney Maddock from Monash University explores this question.

What Chapter 9 Bankruptcy means for Detroit

18 August 2013 by Henry Lin

Even wonder what happens when a city goes bankrupt? Does a form of government even control the city anymore? Other questions such as who provides the public services or do the residents still pay tax also come to mind. Since the city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection on the 18^th of July 2013 at an estimated $18 billion worth of debt, I guess it is worth talking about it how it could pan out.

Bank of Japan's monetary policy: Japan and Australia

21 April 2013 by Aziel Goh

Last year on December 26^th, Shinzo Abe assumed office as Japan’s current Prime Minister and immediately began fulfilling his electoral campaign promises of bringing sweeping economic reform and output growth to the world’s third largest economy. After suffering decades of lacklustre output and many failed attempts to induce growth, Abe’s policies, both currently implemented and in the pipeline, are the biggest things to hit Japan since Godzilla itself.