Reading the country

Recommendations from our new Assistant Secretary.

AI: the reverse centaur’s guide

AI is high-tech asbestos, argues Cory Doctorow.

What was and is to be done?

Mark Bray considers the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil.

Michelle Grattan & Sally McManus

Michelle Grattan chats with the outgoing ACTU secretary.

Union chiefs to stand down

A surprise trade union transition.

AI in Australia’s interests

The PM's landmark AI speech.

Three million workers get a rise

But wages are still behind, explains John Buchanan.

Budgeting for a fairer future

Frank Stilwell applauds the federal budget.

It’s the working class, stupid

Class matters, insists David Peetz.

Should big A.I. be publicly owned?

Bernie Sanders wants half.

Intergenerational housing inequity

Our submission to the Senate Select Committee.

The 2026 world inequality report

The world's essential resource on inequality.

When the world changes, economic policy must too

Monetary policy isn't fit, argue Gareth Bryant and Ben Spies-Butcher.

Gina, patrimonial capitalism & tax

Inherited wealth is overtaking earned income, observes John Quiggin.