The rising cost of extreme weather events and climate change. 

The Money looks at the accusation that the major supermarkets are price gouging, something the Federal Government is investigating. 

Mariana Mazzucato and the influence of the big consulting firms and why the long term really matters. 

The Money explains how the Australian economy and everything in it works.

Sophie Howe and Alison Pennington, women from different generations but with the same goal to improve the living conditions of younger and future generations. 

Pay attention to what you're subcribing to, what you're buying and the cost of online returns.

As the number of students attending university has grown so has their debt and while the HECS / HELP system has worked well in the past - does it now need reform?

The Money explains how the Australian economy and everything in it works.

Taylor Swift is on track to make over $US1 billion from her world tour. Here’s how she (and other superstars) make so much.

The economics of present giving. 

Disagreement between PNG and the IMF and why our future depends on how we shape our cities. 

Making the RBA independent from the government and The World Ahead report. 

Improving competition both in Australia and within the EU and what shoppers want from their main street.

The economic relationship between Gaza and Israel and the new Chair of the Productivity Commission, Danielle Wood.

Making sense of what is influencing inflation, consultancy competition and changes in the CPI.

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones on what super funds need to do; what will the RBA do about interest rates and a cautionary tale about business expenses.

It's a numbers game when it comes to reporting ESG and paying taxes, or not. And how do you better charge for road usage. 

What we learn from seven economic crashes. Why we should expand our horizons and embraced the long view.

Are we returning to the days of the landed gentry when property is increasingly concentrated in families that can afford it?

Competition is good for an economy and consumers but are Australians getting it? Index funds and private equity are on track to dominate the US economy – should they be reigned in?

How does the recent white paper plan to address under and unemployment? A former RBA board member reflects on the early days of the GFC when financial contagion threatened the global economy. Mid-week golf is booming but shouldn’t you be at work?

How women and their employers are paying a big price because of menopause. El Nino weather and its impact on economic staples. What are Central Bank Digital Currencies and could they change the financial landscape?  

What a slowdown in China means for Australia. How the rapid rise of the consumer class will change the world. How companies profit from our inattention to auto renewed subscriptions.

Are we still on the narrow path to a soft landing? What the latest figures tell us. The psychology behind drip pricing and how not to get tricked by it. Why big shifts in Ireland’s economic data are causing concern for Eurozone economists.

By 2030, 82 per cent of our power is supposed to come from renewables. We’re not on track.

For future generations, what is the legacy of our current public policies and what issues might Australia have to confront in forty years time?                                                      What makes Islamic banking different?

What do the latest indicators tell us about the state of the labour market? How we embrace the online world in almost everything- except lodging our tax returns. Why aren’t economists more highly regarded?

The rise in debt collection and the late payment of invoices could be the canary in the coal mine for some industries. How are workplaces responding to working from home and what are the tensions? Why returning unwanted goods bought online isn’t really free.

As interest rates rise are home owners coping with the transition from low to higher mortgage costs? What the trade row with the EU over geo-indicators means for Australian food producers.  How financial news reporting favours the rich and fuels inequality.

Taylor Swift is on track to make $US 1 billion from her world tour. Here’s how she (and other superstars) make so much.

Why Michele Bullock, the next Governor of the Reserve Bank is ‘more than just a seasoned econocrat’.How do the French and Australian pensions compare and why are the French so passionate about theirs.The board which advises government on the tax system is certainly made up of experts in their field but is their collective thinking too narrow and are their backgrounds too similar?

Have repeated interest rate rises succeeded in slowing inflation and the economy? Debanking and the push back against financial abusers. Adding teeth to inadequate money laundering laws.

As the number of students attending university has grown so has their debt and while the HECS / HELP system has worked well in the past - does it now need reform?

Changes to government transfer payments, programs and policies kick in on July 1st. Just how bad is inflation for the investment economy and can you hedge against it? The downside of living in an 'asset managed society'.

Who might be the next head of Australia’s central bank? How does a proposed global minimum tax work and will it bring in more revenue. Does paying big money to a sport star improve a team’s performance and the club’s bottom line?

How does Canberra distribute revenue from the Goods and Services Tax  and is it fair? The U.S dollar has long been the dominant currency for world trade but can China change that? The system behind how Australians pay for everything is about to be modernised.

Why are we in a rental crisis and what can be done to improve the situation?  

Can Ajay Banga, the new head of the World Bank, end poverty? Why the aged care sector continues to struggle. Cyber attacks — a risk that can be managed ?

Two economists unpack and debate the idea that higher unemployment is needed to contain inflation. Short term thinking might be expedient in business and politics but could taking a really long view be better?

Cost of living increases are forcing many to change their spending. But not everything is down and not all groups are under pressure. Wade Tubman crunches the numbers. Why mega projects so often fail to deliver on time and on budget. Dan Gardner investigates what's going wrong and how to get it right.

George Megalogenis and Frank Bongiorno provide their analysis on this budget and where they sit in history.

The US government debit limit and increasing inequality in Australia and how to improve overall productivity. 

What is the latest prediction of where the global economy is heading? The clues are in Mona Lisa's smile. And how to protect future generations? Wales is leading the way. 

The RBA review is in with 51 recommendations. Full employment is discussed but what does this look like in Australia?  

Credit card debt is on the rise so too is the interest paid federally to service our debt. What can be done to reduce both? And the cat and mouse game of insurance. 

Insights into the RBA's recent decision; why are we so blase to another banking crisis and a manufacturing revival.

A Vice-Chancellor shares his ideas on how to ease the pain when attaining a degree and how does a family of four compare to CPI weightings on household expenditure. 

Banking contagion and the question of job creation either through submarines and then, AI. 

How young Australians can reclaim their uncertain future and what are central bankers talking about amongst themselves? 

How to better equip countries and regions with insurance for climate disasters and reviewing the migration system. 

The aged care sector is haemorrhaging money. Why?

How the consulting industry has taken centre state in the private and public sphere and how has the  Russian invasion of Ukraine twelve months on affected the economy.

What are the reasons behind the interest rate increases and why has the narrative recently shifted in how we're talking about it?

How to better reform Medicare; why we should reform the fuel tax credit scheme and the great inflation debate.

What are sustainable financial taxonomies and why do we need them and why we need to regulate buy now pay later services. 

Major shifts in global trading blocs and how is the loneliness epidemic affecting China's economy?

What should be included when measuring the health of an economy and nation? 

The business model of online sports betting.

What is the economic model of streaming, both music and video, and who benefits?

Devastating floods, droughts and storms have been a feature of 2022. How can economics help, or not, with the effects of climate change? 

The economics of sanctions and how the West enables oligarchs.

The Money explains how the Australian economy and everything in it works.

There are increases in energy prices and in the number of people sleeping rough. Both of these topics will be discussed as well as what lies ahead next year.

Inflation, jobs and taxation. What is the latest data telling us and what are the challenges for a tax state like Australia in the near future? 

The Money looks at what else can be done about wages; where countries are turning for financial assistance and the correlation between climate change and autocratic rule.

The cost of this year's floods and how we're been caught up in chokepoint capitalism. 

Industrial relations in Denmark and the very expensive US mid-term elections. 

The rental crisis. Why is it happening and what can be done about it? 

What makes this federal budget different from previous ones and how do you accommodate domestic and international economic pressures. And, a pivotal moment for world economic policy.

The wider implications for the global economy coming out of the Chinese Communist Party Congress. 

The taxing question of how much tax we should be paying and what type of tax. And book publishing, how is the industry adapting to increased paper prices and supply and issues. 

Why aren't the banks passing on higher savings rates; copper demand and supply rates are problematic for a greener economy and sovereign capabilities.