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National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 May 2016 The second week on the hustings revealed false conflicts and unspoken truths, says Tim Colebatch
National affairs Stephen Duckett 20 May 2016 A flat economy has stopped the Medicare freeze from becoming a major headache for the Coalition, says Stephen Duckett. But continuing to hold down the rebate… Essays & reportage Jane Gleeson-White 17 May 2016 Expanding how economics measures and reports will have enormous benefits, writes Jane Gleeson-White. And it’s already happening National affairs Tim Colebatch 13 May 2016 We might not like talking about it, but the ratings agencies have noticed Australia’s debt, writes Tim Colebatch. And so has Labor Correspondents David Hayes 13 May 2016 A troubled start to this week’s anti-corruption summit revealed some home truths about Britain, writes David Hayes in London
National affairs Saul Eslake 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
National affairs Angela Daly 11 May 2016 The 3D printing revolution might not be as sweeping as the headlines suggest, argues Angela Daly. But that doesn’t mean it won’t change the way manufacturing works National affairs Peter Brent 5 May 2016 Some treasurers find themselves in the right place at the right time, says Peter Brent. Others aren’t so lucky National affairs Tim Colebatch 4 May 2016 Superannuation and business taxes were at the centre of the budget, writes Tim Colebatch, but these and the government’s other decisions aren’t risk-free National affairs Tim Colebatch 27 April 2016 Transport is where the action is in this week’s Victorian budget, writes Tim Colebatch, but the spending isn’t quite as generous as it looks
National affairs Tim Colebatch 23 April 2016 This election campaign will take place amid enormous economic uncertainty, writes Tim Colebatch. How are the major parties dealing with this inconvenient truth?
Essays & reportage Sam Hurley 22 April 2016 Talking tax is tough. But offering false choices about revenue, spending and globalisation won’t lead to better outcomes, writes Sam Hurley National affairs Tim Colebatch 15 April 2016 The International Monetary Fund wants governments to broaden their attack on sluggish growth and inequality, writes Tim Colebatch. The alternative could be another recession National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 April 2016 Governments are in denial about population growth and its impact on Australia’s major cities, writes Tim Colebatch. It’s time to take up the challenge National affairs Peter Brent 5 April 2016 A bad Newspoll result suggests that Malcolm Turnbull has provoked the economic anxieties of the electorate, says Peter Brent. The question is: why?
National affairs Tim Colebatch 31 March 2016 Abolished in 1942, revived but never implemented in the 1970s, this might have been the tax reform whose time had come, writes Tim Colebatch. But Malcolm Turnbull’s…
National affairs John Quiggin 17 March 2016 Defence and economics mix in ways that aren’t considered by military strategists, writes John Quiggin National affairs John Daley and Danielle Wood 3 March 2016 A new report on negative gearing rests on deeply flawed assumptions, write John Daley and Danielle Wood. But that hasn’t stopped the government from using… National affairs Norman Abjorensen 1 March 2016 Elected prime minister twenty years ago this week, John Howard transformed Australia as few leaders have, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Tim Colebatch 25 February 2016 It’s not too late for Malcolm Turnbull to regain some of the ground he’s lost on tax, says Tim Colebatch. Labor’s plan shows why he can’t afford…
National affairs Dominic Kelly 25 February 2016 After languishing for a decade, the radically deregulatory H.R. Nicholls Society is being revived. On its thirtieth anniversary, Dominic Kelly assessed its legacy for Inside Story
National affairs Tim Colebatch 19 February 2016 Infrastructure Australia’s latest report got lost in the tax debate this week, writes Tim Colebatch. It deserves a closer look Essays & reportage Brett Evans 11 February 2016 Fifty years ago, Australia’s currency went decimal. But the long-awaited transition wasn’t without its problems, writes Brett Evans National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 February 2016 A small tax package can only deliver small benefits, writes Tim Colebatch National affairs Peter Brent 4 February 2016 Paul Keating might yearn to relive his version of political history, but we don’t need to encourage him, writes Peter Brent
Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 3 February 2016 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Spotlight and The Big Short
Essays & reportage Peter Browne 18 January 2016 Robert Menzies’s name is synonomous with a long period of stability and prosperity. Does the legend match the facts? National affairs Rick Krever 13 January 2016 The large returns envisaged by advocates of taxing financial services conflict with the key goal of the GST, argues Rick Krever International Rebecca Pearse 21 December 2015 Carbon trading might have been given just a small part in the Paris agreement, writes Rebecca Pearse, but it was already time to move on National affairs John Quiggin 17 December 2015 By making climate science one of its chief targets, the right set itself up for failure, writes John Quiggin