Alan Austin

Alan Austin is a freelance journalist with interests in news media, religious affairs and economic and social issues.
While global household incomes grow thanks to the boom, here’s why ours keep falling

While global household incomes grow thanks to the boom, here’s why ours keep falling

When it comes to household income, Australians continue to miss out on the current boom being shared elsewhere in ...
How to win on wages: lessons from Australia and abroad

How to win on wages: lessons from Australia and abroad

This month's national accounts show wages have slumped to the lowest on record.  Australia is now in record low ...
What global economic headwinds, Mathias?

What global economic headwinds, Mathias?

It's not global headwinds causing Australia's economy to tank. As Alan Austin argues, we should be catching the ...
Data Dumped: it’s all bad news for the Australian economy

Data Dumped: it’s all bad news for the Australian economy

If Prime Minister Scott Morrison went to the election in May to beat potentially bad economic news, it was an ...
Fact check: Employment in Australia is worse than you think

Fact check: Employment in Australia is worse than you think

In case RMIT/ABC Fact Check have missed this, Alan Austin analyses the facts and refutes the claims by the ...
Don’t let sneaky graphs fool you: minimum wages do not cost jobs

Don’t let sneaky graphs fool you: minimum wages do not cost jobs

If this election is a referendum on wages, as Bill Shorten claims, then the minimum wage will be an issue. ...
Compared with the rest of the world, Australia’s economy has deteriorated badly across the board

Compared with the rest of the world, Australia’s economy has deteriorated badly across the board

Australia is falling behind other countries on a range of economic metrics. Alan Austin reports on Budget 2019 and ...
Blunders again: Murdoch media gets attack on New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wrong

Blunders again: Murdoch media gets attack on New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wrong

A columnist for The Australian newspaper wrote a nasty article this week denigrating New Zealand prime minister ...
Coalition doubles all government debt since Federation in just under six years

Coalition doubles all government debt since Federation in just under six years

The Coalition has just doubled all government debt accumulated since Federation. In under six years. Alan Austin reports.
After Australia’s worst two years on record, do retailers see the problem?

After Australia’s worst two years on record, do retailers see the problem?

Analysts warn that Australian retailers are going bust in record numbers. Seems the Australian Retailers ...
Australia’s construction continues to decline, taking net worth with it

Australia’s construction continues to decline, taking net worth with it

Is Australia heading into an infrastructure crisis? Not only is private and public investment in engineering ...
The Big Breather – why Australia’s economy now ranks outside the Top 20

The Big Breather – why Australia’s economy now ranks outside the Top 20

The Coalition has set new “worst-ever” records for underemployment, debt, retail sales, wages and infrastructure ...
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