Australian Politics

Two charts tell the story of the bare-knuckled fight between the RBA and the Albanese government.

Xi wants to keep his Albo puppet dancing.

The Victorian government is drowning in debt, with the nation’s largest debt load and the worst credit rating.

Dear President Trump, On behalf of the Australian people, I would like to apologise for the presence of Kevin Rudd in Washington.

The East Coast gas cartel is busy unleashing a new price shock as nobody watches.

Last month, the Australian published the following chart showing that Victoria’s per capita gross and net debt were the highest in the nation.

Back in the brief glory days of Australian foreign policy sense, when PM Morrison sued for a partial divorce from China, I noted that the response from Labor was treasonous.

The more things change in politics, the more they stay the same.

Can the ABC actually have a sensible debate about immigration?

Honestly, what kind of idiots run this joint?

There will be no making Australia great again under Albo: Anthony Albanese is moving to cash in on the economic uncertainty created by the election of Donald Trump by telling regional business leaders Australia is both a safe investment option and a secure and trusted trading partner.

Amid the worst rental crisis in living memory, Greens leader Adam Bandt attacked those calling for lower immigration levels to ease demand.

My view is the RBA is being ridiculous by refusing to cut interest rates as inflation disappears and reckon it will cut in February, but there is a silver lining to the delays.

Bernard Keane is the last of Crikey still standing.

In the months leading up to the 2022 federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised that Labor would run a smaller immigration program if elected.

Australia’s swarm of former PMs are pests but they are usually harmless.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), published in The Australian, shows that 26,100 permanent positions have been added to the federal public service since Labor took office in May 2022.

The Victorian government’s budget update shows that the state’s net debt is projected to exceed $188 billion by 2027–28.

As a capital city of worth, Canberra is a write-off.

Tuesday’s monthly arrivals and departures figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that a record 393,874 people arrived in Australia on a net permanent or long-term basis in the first nine months of 2024.

President-elect Donald Trump is lining up his China hawks.

If we add mining subsidies, it is more $80bn!