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Coalition and One Nation ignite tobacco price war (opens the original)
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Cutting tobacco excise could spark a price war, boost smoking rates and undermine decades of public health progress, writes Stephen Koukoulas. SOME OF THE MOST basic issues in economics are price signals, demand and supply. If the price of something increases, either because of a shortage or a government-administered tax, demand will fall. In simple terms, there will be lower usage of that product. Conversely, if the price of something falls or is low, demand will increase. Think housing. Over t
Meta makes $$$ from deepfake AI scams… then fails to assist victims (opens the original)
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IA’s star economist Stephen Koukoulas explains how, despite being the fourth most impersonated person in Australia, Meta refuses to take down damaging fake AI Facebook videos of him, despite his appeals. This is the third part of an eye-opening Independent Australia investigation. Before Stephen completes the trilogy further down, Independent Australia gives a bit of the backstory. (Read Part One and Part Two for more.) Artificial intelligence is fast becoming the most important and lucrative te
Australia’s economic slowdown shows inflation strategy is working (opens the original)
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Australia’s slowing economy, easing house prices and weaker wage growth show policies to curb inflation are beginning to work, writes Stephen Koukoulas. LATE IN 2025, it was becoming clear that the Australian economy was overheating. Quite simply, the pace of economic and domestic demand growth was stronger than is sustainable. This problem of the economy growing too strongly was showing up in an unwelcome upturn in inflation. In simple terms, addressing this growth surge required a number of po
Why wealth matters and why Australia is a world leader (opens the original)
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Australia’s high and relatively evenly distributed wealth underpins living standards and leaves the nation among the world’s most prosperous, writes Stephen Koukoulas. AMID THE hand-wringing, self-indulgent whinging and bitter complaints about the state of the economy, Australians remain among the wealthiest people on Earth. There are a myriad of research reports showing the undeniable correlation between wealth and living standards, life expectancy, health outcomes, education and even happiness
The business investment boom will spark a surge in productivity (opens the original)
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Strong business investment is laying the foundations for higher productivity, stronger growth and a more resilient Australian economy, writes Stephen Koukoulas. AS THE ECONOMY negotiates an economic slowdown, which is essential to drive the inflation rate down towards the Reserve Bank (RBA) target, there is a shining light in the make-up of economic growth — private sector business investment. In the year to the March quarter 2026, business investment in real terms rose 10.5%, the strongest resu
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