Speaking on his podcast What’s the Point, @richarddenniss.bsky.social said over the past 30 years, the RBA has convinced itself and Canberra that using interest rates was the best way to address inflation. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260805-i...
Parties often encourage or compel their elected MPs (and sometimes their political staff) to pay a contribution to the party out of their parliamentary salary. It’s called “the tithe” or a “levy”. Read the full explainer by @browne90.bsky.social on The Point: thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
"GDP is not what you think it is, which is no accident” writes @richarddenniss.bsky.social in his Vantage Point essay, ‘More Fool Me’. Read the full extract on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
New polling from the Australia Institute shows that the majority of Australians would support the rights of PALM visa holders to change employer if they are not being treated fairly. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
"For the first time since red imported fire ants were discovered in Australia 25 years ago, we have genuine reason for optimism” writes Reece Pianta, Advocacy Director at the Invasive Species Council. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
“The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has confirmed it will close Climate Active and stop certifying voluntary “carbon neutral” claims” writes Nic Seton, CEO of Parents for Climate. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
“Moss Cass was not confident he could wrangle the legislation through a hostile Senate. Even getting it past his own Cabinet was a challenge, and so he wedged the door open using experimental licences” writes Rod Taylor. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
The party says a pause would give Canberra time to establish rules about issues such as energy use, water consumption, emissions and community impacts before any more large-scale projects get the green light. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260803-g...
“So, what’s the difference? Why do higher fuel costs increase inflation, but higher interest rates decrease inflation?” writes @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social “The answer is all in how we measure inflation.“ Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Because petrol is a necessary purchase for many, price rises act much like rate rises. When you can’t avoid paying more for something like petrol, it means you have less to spend on other things. Read the full piece by @grogsgamut.bsky.social on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Petrol price increase delivers rate-rise-sized impact ahead of RBA meeting
From today, with the end of the cut in the fuel excise, petrol is back at full price. And over the past month, Australians have experienced economic pain equivalent to around one and a half RBA rate r...
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"Australia holds some of the most carbon-dense and biologically rich forests on Earth, and these are not two separate values” writes Dr Kate Dooley. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
"Why data centre greenwashing is about to explode” by climate analyst, @ketanjoshi.co Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Is the Journalism Assistance Fund being funnelled toward left-wing outlets, like Sky News host Andrew Bolt and former Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes have recently suggested? In short, no. Read the full factcheck on The Point: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Speaking on the Follow the Money podcast, @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social said technological advances in solar, batteries and electric vehicles were reshaping global energy markets faster than many governments and businesses realised. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260803-a...
“People are angry because it’s one of the only things they can still afford, and yet the economy is still being viewed through the lenses of those who have the most” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Justice for Palestine Magan-djin and their legal representatives have filed constitutional proceedings against the Queensland government. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260731-q...
"But this is all propping up a dying resource and is likely to be a total waste of $15b, let alone the desperate shepherding of Asian oil products into our transport system” writes Professor Peter Newman & Professor Ray Wills. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
The City of Newcastle has passed a motion urging Canberra to establish a National Climate Compensation Fund, arguing it needs help responding to worsening extreme weather “caused by the burning of fossil fuels”. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260731-n...
‘A recurring theme of this column is that it is possible for two things to be true at once: the Trump administration and the movement behind it are both very dangerous, and very embarrassing. That’s the whole story this week.’ Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260731-s...
Shorter America This Week: Red Scare, but make it more embarrassing; Same but for white supremacy; Oh my god these men (cont.)
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you ca...
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“It is a cynical attempt to pre-empt that process. There is nothing of substance in this announcement for Browse itself. Its only real function is to pile pressure on” writes @louisemorris.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
New analysis has found Australia’s biggest industrial emitters received around $22 in Fuel Tax Credit rebates for every dollar they spent complying with the federal government’s emissions reduction policy last year. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260731-a...
There are now renewed calls for Labor to enact the pledge to get a fair return for Australia’s resources, which last week became part of the party’s policy platform. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260730-w...
“In controlling his caucus, confusing a lack of dissent for the right way, Albanese seems to think he should also control how people feel” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
What could the romantic poets of the 18th century teach us about modern politics? For those struggling to convince people to question existing practices, the answer is: quite a lot. Read the full piece by @browne90.bsky.social on The Point: thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
Australia’s carbon credit scheme has been dealt yet another blow, after the NSW Government announced its decision to bar coal & gas companies from offsets generated by Great Koala National Park. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260729-n... 🐨 Cartoon by Fiona Katauskas
“But a new international study of 204 countries published in The Lancet Public Health estimates that the average Australian now spends 13.9 of those years living with illness or disability” writes @lukeslawomirski.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
“It sounds like energy security, but it is not. It is another fossil fuel company being handed public money to expand production” writes @louisemorris.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
But all this highlights that the recent increase in inflation is being driven by international factors that Australia, and the RBA, have no control over. Read the full piece by @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social on The Point: thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
“Too many young people are starting life without a secure home — an unequal foundation that affects every part of their lives,” said Mission Australia CEO Sharon Callister. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260729-y...
“At a conference where harmony and light came at the expense of any serious discussion of AUKUS, cementing it into SA’s industrial fabric looks like a monument to the Defence Minister’s role as AUKUS enforcer.” writes Allan Behm. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
