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40 years on, does Australia need another Prices and Incomes Accord?

The election of the Hawke Labor government on March 5 1983 began an era of once-in-a-century economic reforms that opened the Australian economy to the world. It floated the dollar, eliminated controls on international capital flows, and dismantled the high tariffs that protected local manufacturers from imports. It refocused Australia’s…

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers answers critics of his 'values-based capitalism'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected as “laughable” criticism he has turned his back on the Hawke-Keating reform era in his blueprint for “values-based capitalism”.

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2023

The honeymoon is over, baby

Anthony Albanese has made progress during his political honeymoon, but in 2023 he will have to show Australians why he was worth their vote.

The New Daily · Jan 1, 2023

Defence recruitment messaging is entirely wrong

Apathy is still our enemy. But the appeal we've been making hasn't energised people into joining.

The Canberra Times · Nov 28, 2022

Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022

As UK politics descends into chaos, might Australia finally have reached a point of stability?

Three prime ministers – Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and, now, Rishi Sunak – in less than two months. The leadership tumult in the cradle of parliamentary democracy, Westminster, is a source of macabre fascination.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

Anthony Albanese plays the long game

The sobriety of Budget 2022 reveals much about the political evolution of Anthony Albanese, Matthew Franklin writes.

The New Daily · Oct 26, 2022

This is a federal budget of no surprises – designed to be sober, to build trust in the hope of better things to come

Labor’s 2022 budget is about a new government starting as it means to continue, then crossing its fingers and hoping continuing like that is actually possible

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2022

Chalmers offensive: crunch time as treasurer faces first federal budget

A volatile global economy looms as Jim Chalmers assembles the Albanese government’s inaugural budget, where he will be judged on delivering on election promises while exercising restraint

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2022

Child poverty in Australia: name it . . . now deal with it

Anti-Poverty Week runs from October 16-22 with the theme "Together we can halve child poverty by 2030".

Newcastle Herald · Oct 19, 2022