Is inflation...back?!

Price gouging & divestiture legislation

Australia Post & Trump's tariff chaos

Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies.

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss why the latest inflation data isn’t anything to panic about, the case for economy-wide price gouging laws, and why Australia Post has stopped sending many packages to the United States.

Early bird tickets for our Revenue Summit at Parliament House in Canberra – Hon. Steven Miles MP, Senator David Pocock, Kate Chaney MP, Greg Jericho and more – are available now.  You can buy tickets for the early bird price of $99 – available for a limited time only.

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 28 August 2025.

Host: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff

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

Show notes:

Price gouging: AGL and Origin by Dave Richardson, the Australia Institute (December 2024)

Trump’s tariffs won’t wreck Australia’s economy. But America’s could be cooked.Dollars & Sense (April 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.

Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s chaotic tariff policies.
On this episode of Dollars &amp; Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss why the latest inflation data isn&rsquo;t anything to panic about, the case for economy-wide price gouging laws, and why Australia Post has stopped sending many packages to the United States.
Early bird tickets for our Revenue Summit at Parliament House in Canberra &ndash; Hon. Steven Miles MP, Senator David Pocock, Kate Chaney MP, Greg Jericho and more &ndash; are available now. &nbsp;You can <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/revenue-summit-2025">buy tickets</a> for the early bird price of $99 &ndash; available for a limited time only.
Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2">available now</a> via the Australia Institute website.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 28 August 2025.
Host:&nbsp;Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattgrudnoff.bsky.social">@mattgrudnoff</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://australiainstitute.org.au/report/price-gouging-agl-and-origin/">Price gouging: AGL and Origin</a> by Dave Richardson, the Australia Institute (December 2024)
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/trumps-tariffs-wont-wreck-australias-economy-but-americas-could-be-cooked/">Trump&rsquo;s tariffs won&rsquo;t wreck Australia&rsquo;s economy. But America&rsquo;s could be cooked.</a> Dollars &amp; Sense (April 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>.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

Dollars & Sense

Dollars & 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.  

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.

Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies.

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