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It’s working! Tax changes edge 25 years of housing failures into reverse #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
It’s working! Tax changes edge 25 years of housing failures into reverse
Jim Chalmers won't admit it, and investors cry foul, but a downturn in real estate prices and an upturn in new house construction are good news for Australians looking for a home.
michaelwest.com.au
October 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The Beetaloo trap. INPEX to frack more, pay less as NT debt balloons #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
The Beetaloo trap. INPEX to frack more, pay less as NT debt balloons
While the NT's debt balloons and essential services crumble, foreign-owned INPEX extract billions through fiscal stability agreements.
michaelwest.com.au
September 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
No, the RBA doesn’t know what’s happening with inflation either #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
No, the RBA doesn’t know what’s happening with inflation either
Michael Pascoe is a multi-decade RBA watcher. He’s feeling sorry for Governor Michele Bullock now having to face the media after every board meeting.
michaelwest.com.au
June 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Geoff Wilson. Staunchest campaigner for the wealth lobby #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Geoff Wilson. Staunchest campaigner for the wealth lobby
There’s no keener contributor to the media campaign against Labor’s proposed capital gains tax reform than Rich Lister funds manager Geoff Wilson.
michaelwest.com.au
June 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Budget: whopping subsidies, private health profiteering as waiting lists rise #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Budget: whopping subsidies, private health profiteering as waiting lists rise
The health component of the Budget focused on NDIS. Not much else changed, leaving flaws in the private health insurance industry unresolved.
michaelwest.com.au
May 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Chalmers’ budget. From landlord paradise to clever country? #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Chalmers’ budget. From landlord paradise to clever country?
Hailed as the biggest reform since the GST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises more houses through first home buyer support and Capital Gains Tax changes.
michaelwest.com.au
May 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Middle East carnage continues to line the pockets of superfunds #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Middle East carnage continues to line the pockets of superfunds
The Iran war has brought another round of Middle East death and destruction, and with it, new windfalls for weapons companies supported by our superannuation money.
michaelwest.com.au
April 16, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Fuel price gouging. War profiteering and government dissembling #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Fuel price gouging. War profiteering and government dissembling
Greedy fuel companies are taking advantage of war, while politicians tell us they’re going to deal with those greedy fuel companies, but don't.
michaelwest.com.au
April 11, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Time to make ’em pay! The big bludgers are the corporate tax dodgers #EconomyMarkets #LatestPosts
Time to make ’em pay! The big bludgers are the corporate tax dodgers
The first step to fix corporate tax dodging is to expose who pays and who doesn't pay their fair share. To that end, MWM is launching TAXDATA.
michaelwest.com.au
March 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM