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Simon Birmingham

This Month

25 per cent tarrifs on Australian steel and aluminium exports came into effect today.

Australia must get ahead, not get angry, on trade

The real danger of Trump’s tariffs lies in the global economic impacts and global reactions, especially overreactions.

September 2022

Will Albanese and Chalmers avoid temptation as their predecessors did?

Can Labor build on what it was given?

The Albanese government has inherited as strong an economy as any developed nation could hope for. But can it resist the temptation to tax and spend?

December 2020

Numbers tell a story of resilience, recovery and budget responsibility

The economy’s strong rebound from the COVID-19 crisis shows the importance of preserving fiscal firepower for when it’s really needed.

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