June 2024
ACT targets living costs in pre-election budget
Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the economy is slowing and many parts of the community are enduring cost-of-living pain.
- Poppy Johnston
April 2023
- Opinion
- Government debt
States need fiscal revolution to avoid debt bomb
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is laying the groundwork for a revamping of state government finances.
- Christopher Joye
June 2022
GST fight looms over ‘hopeless’ population counts
The census revealed the ACT is the country’s fastest growing jurisdiction. But Chief Minister Andrew Barr says that shows the territory has been shortchanged.
- Tom McIlroy
October 2020
- Opinion
- Bonds
Banks, RBA must strike fine balance on state government bonds
There is a Churchillian task for the semi bond market. The RBA would love to see the commercial banks help absorb some of that extra bond supply in what would be another form of QE by stealth.
- Matthew Cranston
February 2020
Governments should work to end stamp duty
While many solutions to state-based tax have been punted, sustainable change requires reform across different revenue measures.
- Michael Bleby and Larry Schlesinger
September 2019
Other states line up for housing debt write-off
A federal deal with Tasmania has triggered comparisons of which regions are most in need of housing relief.
- Michael Bleby
June 2019
Infrastructure boom fuels states' debt bomb
States infrastructure booms are putting pressure on governments to sell more assets, with the release of the NSW and South Australian budgets showing unexpected increases in debt to fund capital spending.
- David Marin-Guzman and Simon Evans