Street Wise Economics

Australian economy

Making Universal Basic Income Work

A few months into the Australian lockdown I was watching a current affairs programme that was looking at the impact of the job-keeper payment on people under lockdown. This showed a single mother who said that the job keeper payment of around A$1,500 per fortnight enabled her for the first Read more…

By Gary Garner, 5 years24 July 2021 ago

The “Street Sense” of the Australian Economy and how we need to change

Australian politicians and government statisticians paint a picture of optimism in the first case and caution in the latter. One can see the role of politicians to be positive and for the person in the street to carry on regardless, doing the best they can. But, if you look at Read more…

By Gary Garner, 7 years ago