Fresh Economic Thinking

FET #81: Debunking all the arguments in favour of Australia’s superannuation system

The debate about super is heating up again.

Oct 4 • Cameron Murray

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September 2026

Are Brisbane's character protections killing housing affordability?

No. It's all a beat up. Old houses are not scary.

Sep 27 • Cameron Murray

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FET #80: Why are the experts now speaking up about Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks?

In the past few weeks, some of the world’s leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts have spoken up about the risks of letting AI models loose.

Sep 20 • Cameron Murray

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Ignore all the ways housing is supplied and you will always find a shortage

Quantity, quality and location all have their own demand and supply

Sep 13 • Cameron Murray

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FET #79: Welfare for the well-off costs Australians over $20 billion a year! Henry Williams explains how to fix it

Henry Williams is the Director of Policy at a new Melbourne-based think tank called Policy Institute Australia.

Sep 6 • Cameron Murray

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August 2026

Explainer: How the Visa System Affects Net Overseas Migration (NOM)

Your no-nonsense guide to a migration system that is poorly understood

Aug 30 • Cameron Murray

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Sydney and Melbourne workshops: Land and Housing Economics for Professionals

Two new workshop dates for Melbourne (10-11th Nov) and Sydney (17-18th Nov).

Aug 23 • Cameron Murray

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What is landbanking and why does it happen?

The market ensures that tomorrow's homes are built tomorrow, not today

Aug 16 • Cameron Murray

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The ageing "crisis" has not and will not happen

People simply assume an older population means more economic dependants. But the data shows falling economic dependency despite rising age dependency.

Aug 9 • Cameron Murray

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Housing supply is not new housing production

We should use the term housing supply only to mean supply, not the many other things we use it for.

Aug 2 • Cameron Murray

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July 2026

Aziz Sunderji makes housing Great Again

Plus, I explain one more time how the mainstream view on the 'housing crisis' is wrong

Jul 27 • Cameron Murray and Aziz Sunderji

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Home prices don't follow costs. Costs follow prices.

Developers respond to market prices by choosing different densities and higher-quality projects with different costs. That's why there is no such think…

Jul 19 • Cameron Murray

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