Important piece debunking NDIS fraud claims. Disabled Australians deliberately screwed by known BS. Sickening. thepoint.com.au/news/260604-...

"If you look around the world, there are some countries that don't have housing affordability issues, and they all have one thing in common. And that's a large role for the government in the housing sector." @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

"Over the last ten years, the population has increased by 16%, and the number of homes has increased by 19%." "The housing crisis wasn't caused by a drop in supply." @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No? You mean the CGT discount? No? You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No? You mean the free gas for multinationals? No? You mean the failure of the PRRT? No? You mean the tax dodging trusts? No? You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No? No you mean the NDIS FFS

Despite government threats to crackdown on any fuel retailers profiteering from the energy crisis, many forms of price gouging remain perfectly legal. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss price gouging & the real driver of inflation. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/41B9F5b

The federal government's announced that the ACCC will be cracking down on price-gouging at petrol stations. Which would be great news if the ACCC actually had the power to stop firms from price-gouging. But they don't. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

"How can increasing Australian interest rates open the Strait of Hormuz?” said @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social “All this increase in interest rates will do is heap more misery on Australian mortgage holders who are already being hurt by higher fuel prices,” he said. www.news.com.au/finance/econ...

“The debate over the capital gains tax discount comes down to a very simple question: who do you think should pay more income tax?” writes Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute. Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OHEXVa

Wages aren’t driving higher inflation, so why do workers always seem to cop the blame? This week on Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social explains why Coles is in court & the role of corporate profits in driving inflation. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4rS2eSg

The Coalition’s policy ‘solutions’ were terrible before the last election. And early signs are that under ‘new leadership’ they’ll be even worse, says @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop...

Happy #LibSpill Day for those who celebrate.

“The Government is rigging the housing market for investors. This needs to end. Home ownership and affordable housing should be their number one goal.” @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social Unaffordable rents, crippling mortgages, and #homelessness are not side effects. They are deliberate policy choices.

Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker. Proud to have helped with this piece. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates? "If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA." @MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol

"Trading blocs require trust between nations. What country would trust the US under Trump to keep their word on trade? Ask Canada and Mexico what their trade deal with the US was worth" writes @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social over on the liveblog at The Point live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...

With inflation being driven by Christmas holidays & data centres, the RBA didn’t need to raise the interest rate this week. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss why the RBA is so cautious about cutting rates, yet so quick to hike them up. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4qkepGv

Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount & negative gearing are a problem. Dollars & Sense is back with @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discussing why the housing market is (still) cooked, inflation & AUKUS spending #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/49N9BED

Ley is failing the Jewish community. She is choosing to politicize rather than unite Australia on this national tragedy. If she succeeds I fear it will become a political football robbing them of real effort to ensure this never happens again. After Port Arthur we came together. We need that again.

Miners exaggerating tax. Again. What's new is that this is so demonstrably false. Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know. Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...

South Korea announced it's going to phase out coal-fired power by 2040, a massive win for the climate.🌏 But you might not know that a few local climate groups in Australia played a part in making this happen!🌱 Research Director Rod Campbell explains @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

Australian scientists have improved our lives & increased national productivity. So why is the CSIRO being forced to shed staff again? @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social argues that cutting research jobs undermines the government's productivity drive. #auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social 🎧 theaus.in/3XWDfAg

They discovered that only one in two million people has what we call the "evil gene." Hitler had it. Walt Disney had it. And Freddy Quimby has it.

Cracking read on the death of copyright in the age of AI from Michael Bradley of @marquelawyers.com.au thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

"A lot of rich people spend a lot of money hiring very smart accountants to work out how to avoid paying tax." Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social writing about how the "for profit" child care model has totally failed. But then we know the for profit model of public services *always* fails, and yet.... thepoint.com.au/news/251028-...

RBA said market-sector jobs (those driven more by demand) had been the bulk of job growth in 2025... but the data says... errr wut? thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...

My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland ...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care. Thread below on how they did it. Write up in @australia.theguardian.com @australiainstitute.org.au www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

After talking a very big game for a very long time on freedom of speech, it is interesting how quickly important institutions in the US have folded up, and rolled over at the first real sign of pressure.

Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself. (I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does). Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...

Keep up with the news today with @amyremeikis.bsky.social on our Live Blog! From reports of a 20-year methane leak at the Santos gas export hub in Darwin to the weekend's neo-Nazi supported rallies. All the day's events, with fact checks, as it happens. #auspol live.australiainstitute.org.au

Australia is building homes at a faster rate than the population has increased. “Scare campaigns about immigration are as old as history. But the latest version of them falls apart when subject to the evidence.” - Matt Grudnoff @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

Global mail services have suspended parcel deliveries to the United States. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social explains why the Trump administration's chaotic implementation undermines any potential upside of tariffs & why Australia's latest inflation data isn't cause for panic. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4fYVYUh

I'm speaking at Monash Uni tomorrow about Australia's gas policy mess and Woodside in particular. @australiainstitute.org.au @nteumonash.bsky.social

Foreign-owned gas corporations are getting over half the gas they export from Australia for FREE. The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them. ✍️Add your name to the call to tax the gas industry properly theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol

A reminder that the RBA and other compliant economists spent a couple years telling @australiainstitute.org.au that companies were not marking up prices in 2022-23. The failure of Australia’s economic establishment was truly embarrassing

My high school legal studies and economics teacher came to see me speak last night. He remembered me because of how argumentative I was in class. Always question the orthodoxy kids!

The RBA has cut interest rates – five weeks too late. Does this make up for its bad call at the last meeting in July, when it left rates on hold? Read Matt Grudnoff’s op ed in The New Daily on RBA's interest rate cuts and why this should have happened sooner. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

“The RBA shows a lot of concern when inflation is above the band and too little concern when it is below the band." Read Matt Grudnoff’s article in The New Daily on if the Reserve Bank will learn from its mistakes or allow inflation to fall below 2% instead. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

“There has been no indication yet that the Australian government would reduce pharmaceutical tariffs for higher US drug prices in Australia. I think they’d be crazy to do it. "Our trade is nowhere near big enough to warrant the pain.” @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social in news.com.au #auspol

If investors are silly enough to wait tillthe end of the 5th year, then that's their problem, not a policy one. Also. So what? Someone has to buy those houses being sold... Great - more affordable housing!

Australia's preferential voting system is often praised, and for good reason. But in terms of reflecting overall votes cast it's not much better than first past the post. My look at how our winner-takes-all voting system skews election outcomes for @australiainstitute.org.au 👇 #auspol

Australia has a politician problem: not too many, but too few. There are nine times the number of voters than in 1903, but the number of MPs has only doubled. Maybe it's time for our representative democracy to get a bit more representative? @australiainstitute.org.au #auspol

With inflation at 2.1%, @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social reminds us that the RBA has not been great at hitting its target and also needs to worry about inflation falling *below* the target range #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/when-ta...

Me on why Trump wants us to get rid of the PBS with a great price table by @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social on the differences in prices of medicine here and in the US live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/07/aust...

With GST revenue slowing and states struggling with the growing costs of vital services, there are calls for GST to be broadened. “Many who talk about wanting more tax revenue to come from the GST would baulk at the easiest services to broaden it too.” @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

When tobacco ads were banned, sports in Australia didn't collapse. Neither did free-to-air TV. So why shouldn't gambling ads be banned? Senior Economist @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social unpacks proposed limits on gambling ads on Dollars & Sense! #auspol

"People are suffering. People can't afford rents...let alone to buy." @amyremeikis.bsky.social & @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social join @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss the housing crisis, Treasury's advice to the Government & the first parliamentary sitting week. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4lLKHIM

Fix the GST to unlock more than $2 billion for SA Noah Schultz-Byard, director of the Australia Institute South Australia asks whether South Australia will accept our shrinking share of the GST and risk even deeper service cuts by 2030, or will we fight for tax reform. #sapol