Housing Crisis or Housing Justice? Melbourne housing prices are down 7% in the past 4 months and are projected to drop a total of 12% peak to trough1. As I rode the train home and flicked through the Australian Financial Review, I stumbled upon this headline; What Australia Can Learn from New Zealand's Property Crisis Fix2 If you’re anything like me, you see headlines about housing slumps and think; wait isn't this what we were all asking for? Can something that is bad for th

Every day, millions of Australians work without receiving a wage. They cook, clean, look after children, care for ageing parents and support family members who need assistance. It is work that keeps households running and allows the rest of the economy to function. So why does so much of it disappear from our economic statistics? The answer comes down to one deceptively simple distinction: whether the work is paid. A parent working at a childcare centre is employed. Their wag

If you’re anything like the average uni student, there’s a good chance your understanding of the Federal Budget comes entirely from Instagram infographics and hearing the phrase “cost-of-living relief” repeated every five minutes last week. Still, the 2026-27 Federal Budget includes some pretty major changes, particularly around tax, housing and investment. This year’s Budget comes at a complicated time for the Australian economy. The government is forecasting deficits totall

In the early 2010s, nightclubbing was the pinnacle of the average 20-year-old’s social life. What better way was there to get your dancing fix, meet new people, and squeeze in a few drinks with the girls than throwing on a fun outfit and heading down to Chapel Street? There wasn’t one. Going out, hitting the town, or throwing a few moves on the dance floor was once a weekly ritual for many people in their 20s. Fast-forward to today, and the picture looks very different. Night

On a weekday morning in Sydney, the line outside MECCA stretches down the block. Not for a new restaurant. Not for a trendy café. For skincare. This was the scene at the Australian launch of Rhode, Hailey Bieber's skincare brand. Despite an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, consumers showed up in force. Products sold out, social media flooded with glossy hauls, and flagship stores in capital cities were packed wall to wall. At a time when rising rent and grocery bills dominate e