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The Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit will be money ringfenced in the budget for preventive policies John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax and spend universe – little PDEL. It may not have the charm of Disney’s Wall-E, but PDEL (pronounced P-Del), Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit, to give it its full name, marks a welcome, and potentially very consequential, addition. Continu

In an episode of Pauline Hanson's Please Explain series released in 2024, Bluey and former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews were depicted running over each other.

There are plenty of reasons why Australians feel ‘mad as hell’ at the moment. These three economic policies could restore faith in politics and bring some relief Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast In the 1976 movie Network, news anchor Howard Beale tells TV viewers to stick their heads out their windows and yell: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this any more!” It’s a sentiment that resonates today in Australia and across the world. In October, consumer sen

We are so locked into believing the market must not be questioned that we just assume everything is happening as it should Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast It is always quite striking just how greatly the overseers of the economy defend the status quo in order to ensure company profits keep rising. Right now, Australians are suffering from a cost-of-living crisis. Continue reading...