Essays & reportage
14 October 2020
Australia was pursuing an independent approach well before the US president upended the strategic order
National affairs
12 October 2020
The assumption that Australia will experience a quick recovery has produced a budget that’s big on spending but low on stimulus
National affairs
21 September 2020
China’s trade restrictions highlight a serious but often exaggerated threat. And there’s plenty the government can do about it
National affairs
18 September 2020
Joe Biden’s climate policy would have big repercussions in Australia
National affairs
17 August 2020
Are trade, competition and technology good for consumers but bad for workers? History shows otherwise
National affairs
10 August 2020
The campaign risks reducing our living standards and hurting poorer Australians the most
Essays & reportage
3 August 2020
It’s the question confounding observers: is China lashing out from a sense of weakness or strength?
National affairs
3 August 2020
The federal government, the Reserve Bank, commercial banks and the exchange rate are in a race to the bottom. This need not be the case
National affairs
13 July 2020
A Biden administration won’t help with China and trade, and might even make things worse
National affairs
6 July 2020
The government should focus less on war preparation and more on war prevention
Summer season
23 June 2020
Books | We’re not the only ones in the grip of this addictive beverage
National affairs
22 June 2020
Changes to university fees are just the latest example of successive governments preferring to pick winners than trust markets
National affairs
15 June 2020
Australia’s participation in Donald Trump’s G7 summit risks alienating Asia, the region that’s crucial for our economic recovery
National affairs
9 June 2020
There are security risks in having foreign investment, but bigger risks in not having it
International
27 May 2020
A key speech reveals worries on many fronts for China’s leaders
National affairs
20 May 2020
Has the press gallery forgotten we’re not at war with China?
National affairs
4 May 2020
Those calling for an economically independent Australia neglect to mention the huge costs it would impose on living standards
National affairs
20 April 2020
With the right policies, the IMF’s recovery can happen with less pain than forecast
National affairs
20 April 2020
We should beware of magical thinking about the Covid-19 recovery
National affairs
7 April 2020
What we should and shouldn’t change once the crisis is over
International
30 March 2020
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have turned the coronavirus into a test of their governing styles
National affairs
6 February 2020
Australia continues to flounder, but help could be on the way from the new president of the European Commission
National affairs
5 February 2020
Australia entered the year in bad shape, and things will only get worse without a change in direction
Essays & reportage
7 January 2020
Are three multimillionaires about to break Australia’s political deadlock on climate?
National affairs
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
National affairs
2 December 2019
Despite the trade minister’s response, there’s nothing unusual about Emmanuel Macron’s demand for progress
National affairs
12 November 2019
Australia’s economic malaise demands a new approach — and a lift in Newstart should be part of the prescription
National affairs
22 October 2019
Criticisms of Australia’s exports misunderstand how trade and markets work
National affairs
4 October 2019
Scott Morrison says China has graduated to the rich-countries club. The figures say something different
National affairs
20 September 2019
Has Australia tied itself too closely to a single economy?