November 2024
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Economists must climb down from ivory tower to win the tax debate
Only once the electoral popularity of taxation reform is improved can we expect politicians to stake their political capital for change.
December 2021
- Opinion
- Federal budget
MYEFO’s hundred billion reasons for the government to smile
The good news on jobs and on the budget coming this Thursday is no coincidence heading into an election year.
June 2021
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Intergenerational Report 5.0 must grow a bigger pie
After previously underestimating health costs, the new report must tackle Australia’s declining productivity to make the challenges of population ageing more manageable.
April 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
We must go hard on tax reform to boost jobs
Australia's successful fight against the global pandemic is world-beating. The next challenge is making world-beating changes to an inefficient taxation system.
December 2019
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Budget surplus ignores Australia’s ageing demographics
Surpluses may be as rare as hen’s teeth In the decades ahead unless we do something about the fiscal challenges set out in the next Intergenerational Report.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
It's not the right time to cash in our recession insurance
Money is cheap and there is a case for stimulus spending. But acting now will just make the next downturn harder.