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Australia's economy is becoming more concentrated, and dominant firms are increasing prices.

The pandemic years saw a surge in new businesses with many Australians looking to "follow their dreams" by starting their own ventures.

Andrew Leigh says stopping ‘excessive market concentration’ is key to lifting competition to benefit workers and consumers

While all eyes were on the Reserve Bank on Tuesday, an extraordinary story in the weekend press seems to have slipped by without notice.

Good morning, early birds. Former deputy NSW premier John Barilaro has walked away from his $500,000 New York trade commissioner role, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said it’s important we engage with South-East Asia in a way that shows we are part of the region and our futures are…

In the early years after European settlement, it wasn’t called a ‘Census’, it was called a ‘muster’ – when settlers gathered together to be counted.

The nine-member board of the RBA is made up of accomplished individuals, but more diversity to break up its current, conservative viewpoint would be welcomed.

Charities ‘relieved’ at change of government after complaints Coalition stifled political advocacy, but say reform is needed

Decision was ‘entirely his own’, assistant minister for charities, Andrew Leigh says, and government will work with sector to ‘fix fundraising’