Economic growth has halved, debt has rocketed, but the share market is up and bond yields have collapsed. Female representation in Cabinet is down to one quarter, yet women on top boards have edged up to nearly 35%. This is the MW30, a quarterly snapshot of Australia.
MW30: Josh Frydenberg’s quest for a surplus holds a nation to ransom
The Morrison Government has put the entire economy at risk to get his “balanced budget”. Instead of spending to revive a floundering economy, the Treasurer has sat on his hands for months to pull off a surplus and grab the political bragging rights
What the Bureau of Statistics didn’t highlight: our continuing upward redistribution of wealth
The results of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics biennial survey of income and wealth have met with an uneven response, perhaps in part due to a slipshod press release. Christopher Sheil and Frank Stilwell report.
Green shoots? When inflation is good news, maybe
Have things finally turned for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg? Is the latest CPI a spike in a downtrend or first signs the Australian economy is bottoming?
Hospital Pass: Josh Frydenberg and the Coalition as, ahem, superior economic managers
Measuring the track record of Australia’s treasurers by worst growth figures detonates the Coalition myth of superior economic management. Michael West reports on 50 years of treasurers and Scott Morrison’s hospital pass to Josh Frydenberg.
MW30: an election shakeup as economic clouds gather
The big economic indicators are all pointing south: GDP, interest rates, the currency, inflation. The ranking of women in cabinet has fallen. Franking credit pensions are down.
MW30: the numbers which count
This is the “MW30”, a bunch of numbers to track key changes in Australian politics and economy.
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