Ross Stitt finds Australians are glum because more of their rising incomes are going to meet housing costs. But they are holding in there because employment levels remain strong
Ross Stitt finds Australians are glum because more of their rising incomes are going to meet housing costs. But they are holding in there because employment levels remain strong
Ross Stitt finds the Aussies in a tough position, with rising pressure to provide more cost-of-living relief, but not wanting to overstimulate the economy and put upward pressure on inflation
Ross Stitt finds the Aussies in a tough position, with rising pressure to provide more cost-of-living relief, but not wanting to overstimulate the economy and put upward pressure on inflation
Ross Stitt wonders if Australians can 'come together after a struggle' that for generations has marginalised its indigenous people. Or will it just sink into another dispiriting chapter in the increasingly toxic culture wars
Ross Stitt wonders if Australians can 'come together after a struggle' that for generations has marginalised its indigenous people. Or will it just sink into another dispiriting chapter in the increasingly toxic culture wars
An Australian election post-mortem finds that through processes of generational replacement, their electorate is moving to the left and becoming more progressive in a range of policy areas. Will the same liberal trends emerge in our 2023 election?
An Australian election post-mortem finds that through processes of generational replacement, their electorate is moving to the left and becoming more progressive in a range of policy areas. Will the same liberal trends emerge in our 2023 election?
It's going to be a nervous Christmas for many Australian home owners as BBQ conversations turn to the consequences of owing more on the family home than it's worth
It's going to be a nervous Christmas for many Australian home owners as BBQ conversations turn to the consequences of owing more on the family home than it's worth
Ross Stitt reviews the two huge recent cyber attacks that have compromised the online identity status of millions of Australians, and looks at how authorities are responding
Ross Stitt reviews the two huge recent cyber attacks that have compromised the online identity status of millions of Australians, and looks at how authorities are responding
'Australian tenants are suffering through the longest stretch of continuous rental price growth on record … the highest growth ever, both annually and quarterly'
'Australian tenants are suffering through the longest stretch of continuous rental price growth on record … the highest growth ever, both annually and quarterly'
Ross Stitt says for Australia, droughts and rains are proving increasingly problematic, as are bushfires, cyclones, and coastal erosion. All up, it is an insurability crisis
Ross Stitt says for Australia, droughts and rains are proving increasingly problematic, as are bushfires, cyclones, and coastal erosion. All up, it is an insurability crisis
China's alignment with Russia has driven 75% of Australians to consider it 'very likely' or 'somewhat likely' that China will become a military threat to Australia in the next 20 years
China's alignment with Russia has driven 75% of Australians to consider it 'very likely' or 'somewhat likely' that China will become a military threat to Australia in the next 20 years
The latest Aussie census shows Millennials are finally catching up with the Baby Boomers - just in time to deal with tumbling house prices, a deteriorating geopolitical outlook & an increasingly unpredictable climate
The latest Aussie census shows Millennials are finally catching up with the Baby Boomers - just in time to deal with tumbling house prices, a deteriorating geopolitical outlook & an increasingly unpredictable climate
Ross Stitt is watching Australian governments incentivising financially struggling people into a housing market predicted to fall 15% to 20%. What could possibly go wrong?
Ross Stitt is watching Australian governments incentivising financially struggling people into a housing market predicted to fall 15% to 20%. What could possibly go wrong?
With skyrocketing inflation, rising interest rates, and falling real wages, the potential for a dangerous wage-price spiral is now an urgent challenge for the incoming Australian government
With skyrocketing inflation, rising interest rates, and falling real wages, the potential for a dangerous wage-price spiral is now an urgent challenge for the incoming Australian government
Ross Stitt wraps up what actually happened in the Aussie federal election. Now the focus will be on how the new ALP government controls its disparate internal factions and responds to the messages that elected the crossbench
Ross Stitt wraps up what actually happened in the Aussie federal election. Now the focus will be on how the new ALP government controls its disparate internal factions and responds to the messages that elected the crossbench
In the imminent Australian election, neither side of politics is offering a realistic plan to repair the nation’s deficit finances. The best they can come up with are glib assurances that their policies will “grow the economy” out of trouble
In the imminent Australian election, neither side of politics is offering a realistic plan to repair the nation’s deficit finances. The best they can come up with are glib assurances that their policies will “grow the economy” out of trouble
'It is not easy to take out insurance when the house is already on fire.' As Finland and Sweden worry, waiting too long to cement security relationships when great powers fight can leave you vulnerable to being picked off
'It is not easy to take out insurance when the house is already on fire.' As Finland and Sweden worry, waiting too long to cement security relationships when great powers fight can leave you vulnerable to being picked off
Ross Stitt assesses Australia's strong rhetoric on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting that sanctions reinforce Australia's 'lucky' position with commodities at a time like this
Ross Stitt assesses Australia's strong rhetoric on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting that sanctions reinforce Australia's 'lucky' position with commodities at a time like this