Janaline, Glenn and Luke pick apart the 2026 Federal Budget, particularly the revenue measures, but also its potential impact on productivity. Spoiler alert - we think businesses and asset holders should pay tax just like wage earners.
Janaline, Glenn, and Luke examine the major spending items in the 2026 budget and discuss why governments can’t just balance their budgets.
Janaline and Glenn discuss different ways of raising revenue for the government and the effects of different approaches on how people behave and therefore how much can be raised.
Welcome to a new season. In our first episode, Janaline, Glenn and Luke consider why the Government can’t just plug the budget’s $200 billion worth of tax loopholes (called ’tax expenditures’). There are lots of reasons, and we think they can and should plug some of them.
Janaline and William examine the pros and cons of rent freezes as a cost of living measure and the broader issues of housing affordability.
Janaline and William examine the political implications of One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the latest polls and discuss how the Labor Party must adapt to shifting political dynamics.
Callum and Janaline examine why the federal Labor government is not implementing more ambitious reform to the regulation of gambling and gambling advertising. Spoiler alert — we think they are being lame.
Callum and Janaline examine economic inequality and what governments can do to address it.
Janaline and Will examine Australia’s superannuation tax changes, analyse media coverage of the reforms, and explore approaches to a fairer taxation system.