National Affairs
30 April 2021
Josh Frydenberg has moved further from Coalition orthodoxy on budget deficits
National Affairs
22 March 2021
Labor is under pressure to wave through tax cuts that will make the tax system less progressive — and don’t stack up economically
National Affairs
30 September 2020
Why are fines so popular in a state that sees itself as progressive?
National Affairs
11 September 2020
How one economist came to have doubts about the plan to lift the compulsory superannuation contribution rate
Essays & Reportage
17 August 2020
The figures show that Xi Jinping presides over a system that’s more resilient than its critics acknowledge
Essays & Reportage
21 July 2020
Rather than handing over the job to charities and philanthropists, it’s time for Western governments to act decisively
National Affairs
27 March 2020
What are the best estimates of the pandemic’s impact on the Australian economy and the job market?
National Affairs
15 October 2018
With the US–China trade war escalating, the risks of a downturn are starting to overshadow the positive economic news
National Affairs
28 May 2018
Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)
National Affairs
13 February 2018
The impact of America’s badly timed stimulus will ripple across the world
National Affairs
6 June 2017
Is Australia doing enough to reduce inequality?
National Affairs
18 August 2016
In his last speech in the job, Glenn Stevens once again made a persuasive case for more infrastructure spending, writes Saul Eslake
National Affairs
26 June 2016
The greatest immediate danger is contagion in the financial markets, writes Saul Eslake. Longer term, there are legitimate grievances to be dealt with
National Affairs
12 May 2016
Falling home ownership rates are bad for households and bad for the economy, writes Saul Eslake. Governments are starting to respond, but much more can be done