May
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Tax inertia pushes budget towards a black hole
Redesigning the tax system against the principles of fairness, efficiency, sustainability and coherence would deliver us all with an economic dividend.
January
- Opinion
- Australian economy
How to get the truth from economic forecasting
Everybody wants to know if interest rates are going to come down this year. The best way to find out is by challenging economists’ assumptions.
December 2023
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Fiscal policy must belatedly step up to inflation fight
Australia’s treasurers could do more to help the Reserve Bank to navigate the narrow path to a soft landing and reduce the need for further interest rate increases.
August 2023
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Free trade is no longer risk-free in new world of de-globalisation
We can’t pretend national security risks and the need to reduce our carbon emissions don’t exist. But nor can this small, open economy give up on the free flow of goods, services, capital, technology, ideas, payments and people.
May 2023
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Budget should be all about productivity
This structural budget deficit could be closed by reforms that enable governments and businesses to do more with less.
February 2023
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Real interest rates must rise to finish the job
The Reserve Bank will have to go much harder to rein in inflation.