Your questions on cost-of-living, capitalism, and competition
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Q+A is back – and we’re hitting the road.
Live from the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, a short drive from Parliament House in the battleground seat of Eden-Monaro, a power panel of politicians will take YOUR questions on cost-of-living, capitalism, and competition – with a Nobel Prize-winning economist and one of the country’s leading business journalists to keep them honest.
The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold this week but warned not to expect a cut this year amid global volatility. Australia is already in a per capita recession, with consumers spending less on events, accommodation and food, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Regional operator Rex is in financial ruin after a failed bid to challenge the existing airline duopoly. Industry and tourism bodies say it shows the market is broken. The government vows to shake up how flights are scheduled and crack down on “slot hoarding” by Qantas and Virgin.
Construction union the CFMEU is mired in fresh allegations of misconduct. The government says it will legislate to force branches into administration, while the opposition questions Labor’s ongoing relationship with union bodies.
And it’s gold, gold, gold for Australia. But what do all those medals really add up to?
I can’t wait to hear your questions – and get you answers.
Patricia Karvelas
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| Bill Shorten is Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services. He’s a former federal Labor leader and union boss at the AWU. | |
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| Jane Hume is Shadow Minister for Finance and the Public Service. The Victorian Senator has led the case against what she calls government economic mismanagement. | |
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| Tasmanian independent Senator Jacqui Lambie is a former Army corporal who’s pushed for more support for veterans. Now she wants to take her political fight national. | |
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| Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, former World Bank chief economist, best-selling author and a growing critic of unregulated capitalism. | |
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| Michael Stutchbury is stepping down after 13 years as Australian Financial Review Editor-in-Chief. His paper has championed economic reform and led coverage of the CFMEU scandal. | |
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| Australian Story returns with an intimate and revealing sit-down interview with Nick Cave, one of the most successful and innovative songwriters and performers this country has ever produced. | |
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