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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.

Australia, this is an intervention – Malcolm is here to help…

September 16, 2015 Matt EllisAustralian Economics

The fate of the last three prime ministers is intimately linked to their failure to explain the rapidly changing economic fortunes of this country.

Australia’s multi-decade boom in living standards is now confirmed as over. All the economic indicators and … Read more

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Australia, you’ve officially jumped the shark

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
Australia, you've officially jumped the shark - Rational Radical

No one enjoys being unpopular, especially in our vain, materialistic and often dull contemporary Australia. Popularity is as important to Australians as soy flat-whites, low-hanging filament light bulbs, and the eponymous weekend real estate lift out. Oh, and having 24 … Read more

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The housing crash we had to have: A Gen Y perspective on the bubble

June 12, 2015 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing

So bubble mania has finally hit the mainstream. The housing bubble question has landed squarely at the feet of the Prime Minister and his treasurer, and only 10 to 15 years late… What a relief it is then to hear … Read more

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Housing bubble = bad for the economy. Are we listening yet?

April 28, 2015 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing
Aussie banks mortgaged to the hilt

If there was ever any doubt that the great Aussie Housing Bubble is bad for the economy, David Murray’s repeated warnings about our banks and financial system should clear that up. The chair of the recent financial system inquiry today … Read more

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There is no agenda for Australian youth

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Matt EllisAustralian Economics, Australian Housing

Intergenerational theft

There has been much talk in the last few weeks and months about intergenerational fairness, in part because of the release of the government’s Intergenerational Report, which predictably details what young Australians already know: we have been shafted … Read more

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