The Latest Breaking News from Ken Henry

Don’t blame workers for falling productivity – we’re not the ones holding it back

Suddenly Australians are being told we need increase productivity if we want our wages to merely keep up with inflation.

The New Daily · Jun 13, 2023

Don't blame workers for falling productivity – we're not the ones holding it back

Suddenly Australians are being told we need to produce more if we want our wages to merely keep up with inflation.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023

Australia's budget is a 'hell of a mess'. The government is not collecting enough, and you are paying too much

The government is not collecting enough money, and you are paying too much, says the former Treasury boss.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Working Australians pay tax in real-time – now the richest Australians making capital gains should too

In drawing up his plans to more effectively tax large superannuation accounts, Treasurer Jim Chalmers might have stumbled upon a really good idea.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

NSW won't scrap stamp duty: premier

Dominic Perrottet has long wished to rid NSW of stamp duty in favour of a land tax, but has reportedly conceded reform will need to include both.

AAP · Jan 11, 2023

Traded biodiversity 'credits' are key to Labor's environmental plans, but critics are not convinced

A market where koala credits are traded is now central to the federal Labor government's plan for halting Australia's extinction crisis, but critics are not convinced that demand is strong enough to make a serious impact on the environment.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Economics has helped to destroy the environment. Can it be used to save it?

If we can't value the environment, human activity on earth is "going to come crashing down". Luckily, we can, according to former Treasury boss Ken Henry.

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

Can we avoid a recession? What we can learn from the Kiwis

New Zealand property prices have fallen every month this year following a series of punishing interest rate hikes that began last October. So far, the hikes have yet to dent inflation.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Gas export tax would help to fix Australia's energy crisis, says Dr Ken Henry

Australia has blown its chance to use its vast gas fields to help the economy transition to renewable energy, says former Treasury secretary Ken Henry.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022