How not to impose a tariff

Episode 90 of the Dollars & Sense podcast, hosted by The Australia Institute, titled "How not to impose a tariff" was published on August 28, 2025 and runs 20 minutes.

August 28, 2025 ·20m · Dollars & Sense

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Summary

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

Episode Description

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

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