Eliminating stamp duty and introducing a broad-based property tax are among the key reforms required to make housing more affordable for many Australians, Kristen Sobeck and Robert Breunig write.

Pacific nations are starting to embrace the digital finance and blockchain ‘revolution’, but there are risks that will need to be addressed, Ben Bohane writes.

Attitudes toward the ubiquitous ‘Made in China’ label link to larger stories about globalisation, Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp write in their new book.

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the week that was in federal politics, before Glyn Davis and Liz Allen join the show to discuss the Australian myth of the ‘fair go’ and breaking cycles of disadvantage.

The Asian region is seeing massive shifts in its economic landscape, and it needs a better system of cooperation to manage that change, Manqing Cheng writes.

With the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow starting next week, the Australian Government faces a decision that can no longer be kicked down the road, Warwick McKibbin and Frank Jotzo write.