Scott Morrison reverts to type
A retired bank CEO with $10 million in his super pays zero tax each year. Nada. Zip. He wouldn't even pay the Medicare levy.
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Richard Denniss
Dr Richard Denniss is chief economist at The Australia Institute, a Canberra think tank, www.tai.org.au
Outsourcing responsibility for census was a failure
It is not just the census website that doesn't work as promised, the whole idea that outsourcing tasks to "the market" has not lived up to expectations.
Disruptive power
The Productivity Commission is criticising the Trans Pacific Partnership, the head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is criticising privatisation, and the electricity industry is worried that competition from renewables might deliver lower prices to consumers. What on earth is happening to the Neo-liberal 'agenda'?
Turnbull must be careful what he wishes over budget deficit
The last thing an Australian economy with rising unemployment needs is for the government to reduce the budget deficit. Yet the first thing some people in the Coalition want Malcolm Turnbull to do is to reduce the budget deficit. If he oversees a slowing economy and rising unemployment he will be blamed. And if he oversees an increase in the budget deficit he will be blamed. Ouch.
Coalition's faux 'plan' is a folly
Cutting the corporate tax rate is not a 'plan' for jobs and growth, it is a hope that the economy will pick up in the next 10 years.
Let's debate what we know, not what we can't predict
The obsession with economic modelling seems to have reduced the ability of politicians to adapt to changing circumstances.
There’s still room in Costello’s trap for Turnbull
There is a big difference between having a 'strong economic narrative' and having a strong economy, but unfortunately for Malcolm Turnbull at the moment he has neither.
Climate of confusion
The PM can't afford to be pushed around by Abbott on climate policy if he is to retain the public's respect.
City's cultural and ethnic diversity a chance to lift economy, arts, communities
Closing the transport, income and cultural gaps is not just a great way to build a sense of community, it's a great way to build Sydney into a city that is truly global in both its links and its outlook.
PM's dream city is his new home town
Malcolm Turnbull is a big fan of renewable energy, public transport and land tax. However his ACT Liberal colleagues are campaigning against them.
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