The Latest Breaking News from Steven Hamilton

It was only a matter of time before someone wrote a book about Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was expecting it to come from an eminent epidemiologist or public health expert, but it has been written by two economists. As an epidemiologist who covered the pandemic closely for…

‘The Greens are fighting like hell to address the housing crisis. That’s why they’re not pliantly waving through every dodgy housing bill the Albanese government brings to Parliament.’

Let’s reconsider the two crucial factors: competition and information.

Former US president Donald Trump campaigned on the economy during his failed reelection bid in 2020 and it remains a major theme in his push to retake the White House again in 2024.

A couple who wanted to throw an extravagant gender reveal party did not hold back with their budget, announcing their baby's gender by unveiling a high-end Lamborghini

Economists and energy experts say the government is short-changing Australians with planned changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax that will only raise an additional $2.4 billion over five years.

Easier said than done when interest rates rose again in May.

Millions of people are in line for energy bill relief in the budget as the government promises hundreds of dollars in savings

A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank — the first in more than a generation — is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination.