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Are franking credits hurting Australia’s economy?

1 week ago | firstlinks.com.au | Noel Whittaker |James Gruber |Tony Dillon

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Tariffs are a smokescreen to Trump's real endgame

1 month ago | firstlinks.com.au | Tony Dillon |Noel Whittaker |James Gruber |John Abernethy

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How the election polls got it so wrong

1 month ago | firstlinks.com.au | Tony Dillon |Noel Whittaker |James Gruber |Geoff Warren

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Is Gen X ready for retirement?

Feb 25, 2025 | firstlinks.com.au | Noel Whittaker |James Gruber |Harry Chemay |Tony Dillon

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The changing face of finals footy and the numbers behind it

Oct 8, 2024 | firstlinks.com.au | Tony Dillon |James Gruber |Nick Maggiulli |Ashley Owen

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The challenges facing electric vehicles

May 28, 2024 | firstlinks.com.au | Tony Dillon |James Gruber |John Abernethy |Graham Hand

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Can quantitative tightening help tame inflation?

Jul 11, 2023 | firstlinks.com.au | Tony Dillon |Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller |James Gruber |Graham Hand

The parallels between today’s inflation and the inflationary period of the 1970s are stark. Australia's inflation-stricken period of today was largely brought about by a rapid increase in the money-supply, in tandem with significant government spending to combat Covid. In many respects, it mirrors the massive fiscal spending in the mid-70s which occurred at a time when loose monetary policy was stoking inflation.