The Economy, Stupid

ABC Australia 859 - Can we cut red tape without cutting corners?

Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you.

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The Economy, Stupid

Episodes

Can we cut red tape without cutting corners?

One Nation wants to allow early access to super. Is it a good idea?

What is your digital life worth?

How abusive partners turn the tax system into a weapon

What can save the NDIS?

This is what worries Australians most about the economy

Will AI really take our jobs?

What can convict Australia tell us about the manosphere?

Harbour views and the full pension

Why not tax wealth, and why not start with billionaires?

The tricks they use to stop us getting cheaper petrol

Home prices are heading down, but how far?

Is tax reform even possible anymore?

How to avoid a world on fire

Is bracket creep saving us from ourselves?

Australia is in a 'vibecession' - is a recession next?

Australia's $200 billion budget secret

How to end the tobacco wars

Could Labor's budget narrow the wealth gap?

The budget and housing — a fix?

Interest rate rises are designed to hurt. But how much is too much?

Inflation’s jumped again - is another rate rise coming?

Australian gas is booming. But who benefits?

Why we still can’t quit petrol even as prices soar

What could be in the budget?

Australia’s baby bust: what happens when a nation stops replacing itself?

Stagflation is about to push unemployment higher: here's what to expect

Did the RBA just choose recession?

Navigating a global energy crisis

War boosts GDP. But should it?

WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?

The Most Explosive Tax Debate in Australia Is Back

A Carbon Tax Comeback?

Will this be the last rate hike?

Interest rates set to rise: what does that mean for you?

Will house prices go up in 2026?

The price of mental illness

What would it take to house a nation?

Could we really become a superpower?

Why we don’t shop around (and why companies count on it)

Superannuation: Are We Saving More Than We Need?

Every revolution starts with a bubble. AI is no different

The 'weird' number running the country

Is corporate social responsibility dead?

How COVID changed Australian jobs

An Uninsurable Future

But what if the AI bubble doesn’t burst?

Why the official inflation rate feels wrong

Australia is 'freaking amazing' - will that last?

'Sexually transmitted tax debt'