It's a great pity the government is scared of changing Medicare
Treasurers want to be sure we know about the nice Budget bits, while delaying our knowledge of the nasty bits.
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Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
Why local schools don't look like their suburbs anymore
We have a widening divide in our suburbs, the local school isn't the institution it used to be.
The economic nonsense behind Morrison's jobs plan
What's the four-letter word politicians of both stripes most use to bamboozle voters? Jobs.
The Bank of Mum and Dad is keeping house prices high
You know the remarkably high price of homes is now a top issue for our politicians, state and federal. But you may need reminding that house prices are an intergenerational issue.
Pessimists miss one factor when they forecast the end of jobs
I can't remember when there's been so much speculation about what the future holds for working life. Or when those who imagine they know what the future holds have worked so hard to scare the dickens out of our kids.
Private schools are losing their magnetic pull
It's drawn little comment, but the decades-long drift of students from government to non-government schools has ended.
Politicians have worked hard to make houses so dear
It has cost the budget a lot of money to make the prices of homes as hard to afford as they now are.
The sad truth about education
Our politicians, asked to explain their policy on X will switch to expounding on what's wrong with their opponents' supposed policy.
Brace yourself for a year of con jobs and flying bulldust
There's a long history of politicians professing to be terribly concerned about "the cost of living" and nothing good ever comes of it. It's always about saying things to keep or win your vote and rarely about doing anything real – let alone sensible – about prices.
What a relief that climate change doesn't really exist
As we've sweltered through this terrible summer - and lately, as bushfires have raged - what a comfort it's been to know that climate change doesn't exist and isn't happening.
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