Do we need population growth to enjoy economic growth? Phil Dobbie puts the question to Professor Steve Keen, who argues it’s not necessary and it’s a misnomer that cannot be sustained. Yet many countries see immigration as the only way of sustaining growth, including Kevin Rudd’s pitch for a Big Australia back in 2010. As he saw, and recent politics demonstrates, high immigration is not a popular policy and most people don’t equate it with economic prosperity.
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Vertigan and the Future: It’s Complicated
This week we saw the first report from the Vertigan Panel, the group charged with providing recommendations for telecommunications regulation and the long awaited cost benefit analysis.
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Bad start to an unhealthy quarter
There’s not a lot of good news around, says NAB’s Gavin Friend. Equities kick off Q2 as the reality check hits home.
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One big October surprise
If the US President returns to the White House will the markets lose their risk concerns and focus on the hopes of a stimulus? A question for NAB’s Ray Attrill on today’s Morning Call podcast.
