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Alternative evidence-based analysis and commentary on Australian economics and politics, with a particular focus on our epic, once in a century private credit-fuelled land bubble, a bubble with extremely high correlations to the Australian depression / banking collapse of the 1890’s.

Housing bubble is now official, commence arse-covering (panic)!

April 7, 2017April 10, 2017 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
housing bubble - everybody panic!

Well this is all getting very exciting isn’t it?! The hills are suddenly alive with the sound of housing bubble music. Never mind that a growing mosh-pit of ‘doomsaying’ international economic peak bodies, ratings agencies, investment houses, economists, researchers, entitled … Read more

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Regular Aussie bloke fights back against ‘dangerous’ superannuation idea

March 17, 2017 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
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Cross-posted from The New Daily

Matt Ellis, 34, a Melbourne software engineer, is pleading with his fellow Australians to oppose the government’s idea of allowing home buyers to tap into their superannuation.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is actively considering the … Read more

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Australia’s new class war: A return to the Gilded Age

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing, Global Economics

With the world currently in the process of tearing itself apart piece by piece as the failed Western neoliberal project succumbs to the internal contradictions and terminal imbalances of unfettered globalisation, finance capitalism, and residual and covert imperialism, you’d be … Read more

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Dear Prime Minister, I’m an innovation worker and your ‘Plan’ will drive me away.

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
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Dear Prime Minister Turnbull,

I am writing to belatedly and publicly call your bluff on your so called ‘innovation agenda’, which forms a key plank of your ‘Plan’ for jobs and growth. There are all kinds of reasons to be … Read more

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The Verve of Vested Interests

February 8, 2016 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
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Cross-posted from Prosper.org.au, by Karl Fitzgerald, February 6th 2016

The Property Council of Australia’s shameless threat to both sides of politics to look the other way on negative gearing reform is a slap in the face to the democratic … Read more

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