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Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate.

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss housing affordability, how so many of Australia’s biggest companies manage to pay zero (0) corporate tax, and how Trump made solving the tax problem that much harder.

Use the code ‘podcast’ to get 50% off tickets to the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit. Discount available for Dollars & Sense listeners while stocks last.

Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now via the Australia Institute website.

This discussion was recorded on Thursday 9 October 2025.

Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut

Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek

Show notes:

If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair shareby Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (October 2025)

Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one, Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (October 2025)

Rental growth re-accelerates amid tightest vacancy rate on record, Cotality (October 2025)

WESTPAC-MI CONSUMER SENTIMENT BULLETIN (October 2025)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.

Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate.
On this episode of Dollars &amp; Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss housing affordability, how so many of Australia&rsquo;s biggest companies manage to pay zero (0) corporate tax, and how Trump made solving the tax problem that much harder.
Use the code &lsquo;podcast&rsquo; to get <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/revenue-summit-2025?discountcode=PODCAST">50% off tickets to the Australia Institute&rsquo;s Revenue Summit</a>. Discount available for Dollars &amp; Sense listeners while stocks last.
Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/">available now</a> via the Australia Institute website.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 9 October 2025.
Host:&nbsp;Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social">@grogsgamut</a>
Host:&nbsp;Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social">@elinorjohnstonleek</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/09/more-equal-society-we-need-more-tax-only-works-when-big-business-pays-fair-share">If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair share</a> by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (October 2025)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-is-a-rich-country-that-taxes-like-a-poor-one/">Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one</a>, Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (October 2025)
<a href="https://www.cotality.com/au/insights/articles/rental-growth-re-accelerates-amid-tightest-vacancy-rate-on-record">Rental growth re-accelerates amid tightest vacancy rate on record</a>, Cotality (October 2025)
<a href="https://library.westpaciq.com.au/content/dam/public/westpaciq/secure/economics/documents/aus/2025/10/er20251007BullConsumerSentiment.pdf">WESTPAC-MI CONSUMER SENTIMENT BULLETIN</a> (October 2025)
Theme music:&nbsp;Blue Dot Sessions
We&rsquo;d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to <a href="mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au">podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au</a>.

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Dollars &amp; Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.

Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate.

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