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Tim Colebatch
Tim Colebatch is former economics editor of the
Age
.
National Affairs
Why is unemployment still so high?
Tim Colebatch
20 April 2018
Buried in a Treasury report is the data that shows where most of the jobs are going
National Affairs
Saturday’s two big contests, the morning after
Tim Colebatch
18 March 2018
Voters swung to Labor in Batman and South Australia, but with very different results
National Affairs
Australia today: slow growth, high debt
Tim Colebatch
13 March 2018
Behind the day-to-day swings in the economic data are worrying longer-term trends
National Affairs
Good advice, and puzzling blind spots, in the IMF’s latest report on Australia
Tim Colebatch
23 February 2018
The International Monetary Fund gets some things right and some things wrong — but you wouldn’t necessarily know which from the coverage it’s had
National Affairs
Will the Greens rebound in Batman?
Tim Colebatch
15 February 2018
The bookies are backing the Greens at next month’s by-election in inner-Melbourne. But the contest is more complicated than punters might think
Essays & Reportage
The tournament that takes over a city
Tim Colebatch
3 February 2018
Despite the sceptics, Melbourne’s Australian Open has become the biggest and best on the Grand Slam circuit
National Affairs
Queensland: a final note on preferences
Tim Colebatch
14 December 2017
The detailed figures are out at last, and they confirm that One Nation’s preferences barely mattered
National Affairs
How Labor could fight back in inner Melbourne
Tim Colebatch
11 December 2017
Dig a little deeper into the result of the Northcote by-election, and there’s hope yet for Labor in what was starting to look like Greens territory
National Affairs
Queensland resolved at last, with national implications
Tim Colebatch
11 December 2017
With four state elections and a national poll on the horizon, it’s worth looking more closely at what happened north of the Tweed
National Affairs
In Queensland, the count continues
Tim Colebatch
1 December 2017
A Labor government is certain, but beyond that it’s Brisbane versus the rest
National Affairs
An extraordinary vote in Queensland
Tim Colebatch
26 November 2017
Historically low support for the major parties has contributed to a result that’s still too close to call
National Affairs
Earthquake in Northcote. Where next?
Tim Colebatch
21 November 2017
A shock by-election in Victoria has boosted optimism among Greens. But does electoral geography support their wider hopes?
National Affairs
Who’s to blame for the citizenship fiasco? It’s a long list
Tim Colebatch
14 November 2017
Bad drafting, bad interpretation and bad politics have contributed to an unnecessary crisis. The solution is in the hands of parliament
National Affairs
A useful tool, but no guarantee
Tim Colebatch
18 October 2017
The Turnbull government’s pledge could leave Australia as one of the G20’s biggest per capita polluters — and with prices as high as ever
International
Italy: the bel paese that lost its way
Tim Colebatch
2 October 2017
Life is still good for many Italians, but bad decisions are deepening the north–south divide
National Affairs
The country–city divide: more evidence of how inequality is growing
Tim Colebatch
12 August 2017
Country Australia is losing out on full-time jobs, forcing its young to head for the cities
National Affairs
Tackling inequality: good for the economy, good for the party
Tim Colebatch
26 July 2017
A major economics conference wound up talking about the topic on everyone else’s lips
National Affairs
Where does One Nation get its support?
Tim Colebatch
26 July 2017
No one has produced evidence that One Nation voters are primarily motivated by racism
National Affairs
One census, three stories
Tim Colebatch
5 July 2017
Dig a little deeper, and the figures tell us unexpected things about more than one Australia
National Affairs
The devils in Finkel’s detail
Tim Colebatch
23 June 2017
What are the consequences of choosing a second-best scheme?
National Affairs
Ignoring workers’ welfare is hurting the economy
Tim Colebatch
10 June 2017
Growth continues to be slow and uneven, and we seem unable to distribute its benefits fairly
National Affairs
Is Australia’s economy really a world-beater?
Tim Colebatch
8 June 2017
Only if you don’t look too closely at how “recession” is defined
National Affairs
Is this Malcolm Turnbull’s seachange?
Tim Colebatch
10 May 2017
The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result
National Affairs
Budgeting for one term in government?
Tim Colebatch
3 May 2017
The Victorian government needs to take a longer view in framing budget policy
National Affairs
Yes, there is such a thing as too much immigration
Tim Colebatch
20 April 2017
Adjusting the intake in response to shifts in employment makes long-term sense
National Affairs
Old coal, no new gas: how to generate an electricity crisis
Tim Colebatch
28 March 2017
Fortunately, though, there are four things we can do in the short term to alleviate the problem
National Affairs
Why gas prices went sky-high, and what governments need to do about it
Tim Colebatch
16 March 2017
A true story of government controls, utility privatisations, and the incentive to export
National Affairs
Mark McGowan’s – and Malcolm Turnbull’s – opportunity to seize the day
Tim Colebatch
13 March 2017
WA Labor should immediately tackle the upper house gerrymander – and the federal Coalition needs to use the budget to get back on track
National Affairs
A former leader’s advice: in a crisis, have the courage to break with the past
Tim Colebatch
3 March 2017
By forcing Malcolm Turnbull to behave like Tony Abbott, the Nationals have gravely damaged the government. But Black Jack McEwen showed how that can change
National Affairs
A penalty lifted off the economy
Tim Colebatch
24 February 2017
Labor is creating unrealistic expectations by refusing to accept the decision of the umpire it created
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