For years, Australia’s “miracle” economy has been buoyed by immigration, property and China. With those three pillars now wobbling, whoever wins this weekend’s federal election faces an economy in need of some tough fixes.

This week on the podcast, host Rebecca Jones talks to Swati Pandey and Ben Westcott about the major parties’ economic policies, and whether either side has a plan that can fix Australia’s twin cost-of-living and housing crises.

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Australian capital city house prices continue to rise, and hotly anticipated interest rate cuts later this year could add further fuel to the fire, leaving some buyers and renters struggling to keep roofs over their heads.

This week on the podcast, host Chris Bourke talks to Brendan Coates, the Housing and Economic Security Program Director at the Grattan Institute, about what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton are promising to do about the affordability crisis if elected on May 3.

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As voters start heading to the polls in the Australian election, the market turbulence from Donald Trump’s trade war continues to drown out much of the leaders’ campaigns - even as some policies could impact investments across a range of asset classes.

This week on the podcast, host Chris Bourke asks cross-asset reporter Richard Henderson: what should investors be watching out for in the days running up to the May 3 vote - and beyond?

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