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Tim Colebatch

Tim Colebatch (1949–2024) was a frequent contributor to Inside Story between 2014 and 2023. He joined the Melbourne Age in 1971 and was successively environment writer, investigative reporter, editorial writer and columnist before becoming the paper’s Washington correspondent, economics writer, and ultimately economics editor and columnist.

Tim’s widely praised book, Dick Hamer: The Liberal Liberal, was reviewed for Inside Story by Judith Brett. His articles for Inside Story during 2016 received the Keith Dunstan Award for Commentary at the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards.

Peter Martin recalls Tim’s career.

National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 September 2020 Victoria’s new Covid-19 standards would force a global lockdown
National affairs Tim Colebatch 3 September 2020 Yesterday’s GDP figures show there are no soft options for recovery National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 July 2020 The high infection rates reflect a failure to learn from other countries National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 July 2020 The party’s victory in Eden-Monaro came down to two largely overlooked factors National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 April 2020 Australia’s success in dealing with the coronavirus means we should move quickly to “test, trace and quarantine”
National affairs Tim Colebatch 23 December 2019 The former premier’s reputation has been unfairly distorted by his opponents
National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 December 2019 Business and household demand shrank by 0.3 per cent in the year to September, leaving government and exports to fuel Australia’s modest per capita growth International Tim Colebatch 14 November 2019 Bringing down global emissions will require a “laser-like focus” National affairs Tim Colebatch 4 October 2019 Scott Morrison says China has graduated to the rich-countries club. The figures say something different National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 September 2019 Has Australia tied itself too closely to a single economy?
International Tim Colebatch 11 September 2019 Experts gather in Canberra to analyse a thriving democracy that could take an authoritarian turn
National affairs Tim Colebatch 28 May 2019 A state budget that’s somehow in surplus still plays the wrong kind of politics with infrastructure National affairs Tim Colebatch 24 May 2019 The government must make clear that it doesn’t want any more booms National affairs Tim Colebatch 19 May 2019 Election 2019 | What exactly happened around Australia yesterday? National affairs Tim Colebatch 17 May 2019 What does the latest evidence say about the likely election outcome?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 16 May 2019 Election 2019 | Glenn Druery is working his magic again, this time in his boss’s home state
National affairs Tim Colebatch 14 May 2019 Election 2019 | Two parties, three promises, three problems National affairs Tim Colebatch 11 May 2019 Election 2019 | There’s not much for the government to attack in Labor’s taxing and spending plans National affairs Tim Colebatch 6 May 2019 Tonight the ABC opens up an issue both major parties — and the universities — are reluctant to talk about National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 April 2019 A smaller crossbench and a few surprise wins are the likely result of the new voting system’s first half-Senate outing
National affairs Tim Colebatch 11 April 2019 If a fair go means anything, the Coalition is heading for a bracing judgement from voters
National affairs Tim Colebatch 3 April 2019 The architecture is sound, the decor not so good, but the outlook for future budgets is worrying National affairs Tim Colebatch 25 March 2019 Two different elections took place on Saturday, and the opposition won neither of them National affairs Tim Colebatch 15 March 2019 Only the Age and its siblings recognised the big story of the day National affairs Tim Colebatch 7 March 2019 This week’s GDP data adds to the uncertainty facing the government and the Reserve Bank
National affairs Tim Colebatch 4 March 2019 Map the Victorian election results onto federal seats, add a dash of history, and the prognosis is grim
National affairs Tim Colebatch 6 February 2019 Kenneth Hayne has shown the way ahead for government, regulators and the banks themselves National affairs Tim Colebatch 12 December 2018 Counting is nearly over and the post-poll landscape has become clear. But is Canberra listening? National affairs Tim Colebatch 30 November 2018 The latest figures show how badly Victoria’s Liberals misjudged their pitch to voters National affairs Tim Colebatch 16 November 2018 Labor is a clear favourite to win this month’s election. But minor parties and independents are also on the march