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Judith SloanContributing Economics Editor

Judith Sloan is an economist and company director. She holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and the London School of Economics. She has held a number of government appointments, including Commissioner of the Productivity Commission; Commissioner of the Australian Fair Pay Commission; and Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos October 30, 2024: Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers with students at Carlton Primary school. The Government is investing $19.3 million over five years to establish Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE). Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis / POOL IMAGE

Better to bet on the Melbourne Cup than a rate cut this year

CPI figures mean no change in interest rates this year; and some chance of two small cuts in the first half of next year.

Judith Sloan

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Leader of the LNP David Crisafulli meeting with victims of crime Chris and Jessica Tapinou from Souvlaki Heaven at Middle Park Picture liam Kidston

The big question is: will Crisafulli be up to the task if he is premier?

David Crisafulli is obviously not a bull-at-the-gate kind of guy. The big downside to this approach is that his administration will just end up a pale imitation of the current Labor government.

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Generic Childcare photo, Kids playing, Kindergarten, Picture: Getty Images,

Universal childcare just another losing bluff

The rumour is that the Albanese government will take universal childcare to the next election. It will be the PM’s legacy, just not a good one.

Judith Sloan

COMMENTARYPolitics

Premier Steven Miles outside a Police Beat in Townsville as part of the Election. Pics Adam Head

No such thing as a free lunch, except for Miles

One of the most famous sayings in economics is there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Premier Steven Miles doesn’t believe it applies in Queensland.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: An aerial view of the sprawling new housing estates of Oran Park on October 23, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. The local Government area of Camden is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia, with a boom in residential and commercial development. Housing prices are also expected to rise with the announcement of two new Metro West stations to be built in the Western Sydney area. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Housing plans count for nothing without honesty on migration

Here’s the vision: everyone living in high-rise apartments close to railway stations in the middle suburbs. Windows, sunlight, ventilation and carparking all optional. Current minimum size requirements to be scaled back.

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A twitter post by Chris Bowen where he announced The Hunter and Newcastle would be Australia's first green hydrogen hub. Seen here at the Orica facility on Kooragang Island.

Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy

Hydrogen might be the first element in the Periodic Table, but as an element that could power industry – indeed, the economy – it always looked like a nirvana, certainly in the next several decades.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos December 10, 2022: Hopeful Sydney-siders checking out the Sydney rental market in the Eastern Suburbs. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Negative gearing? We’re on the wrong side of the decimal point

Forget the distraction of negative gearing and capital gains tax. There are some significant and perverse economic developments that the government is ignoring or making worse.

Judith Sloan

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 24 , 2024: Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock holding a press conference discussing the Reserve Bank Board's monetary policy decision. Rates will remain the same for now until inflation drops further. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

Governor’s underlying steel forged by resisting pressure

The independence of the Reserve Bank is hanging by a thread. Jim Chalmers is extremely eager to see the cash rate reduced, which would then flow on to lower mortgage rates.

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John Maynard Keynes, Jim Chalmers, Paul Keating.

Why dumb politics has finally killed off smart policy

Jim Chalmers looks as though he’s taken a few weeks of a wildly outdated Macroeconomics 101 course and reached all the wrong conclusions. He speaks like an old-fashioned Keynesian pushing propositions that have long been discredited.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - September 16, 2024: Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O'Neil, ACT Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Yvette Berry and David Smith MP, member for Bean visit a GreenfieldÃ¢â¬â¢s site for 17 new commonwealth funded social homes in Coombs, Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

These migration numbers don’t lie: the intake’s still too high

Immigration remains out of control and it’s hard to take seriously any pledges to significantly reduce the numbers.

Judith Sloan

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