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Hysterical, hopeless and hypocritical

The effect of the Iran war on Australia can be summarised in a single word: stagflation. The brutal combination of higher inflation and weaker growth...

19.03.2026 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Hysterical, hopeless and hypocritical

The effect of the Iran war on Australia can be summarised in a single word: stagflation. The brutal combination of higher inflation and weaker growth...

19.03.2026 20

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

What the budget can learn from the beach

Swim parallel to the beach. That's the advice from lifesavers if you're stuck in a rip. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

05.03.2026 20

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

What the budget can learn from the beach

Swim parallel to the beach. That's the advice from lifesavers if you're stuck in a rip. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

05.03.2026 20

Canberra Times

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Out-of-pocket costs are out of control, and some Aussies have it worse than others

Imagine the stress and anxiety that would come from being diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer. Now imagine that you're getting hit...

19.02.2026 20

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Out-of-pocket costs are out of control, and Canberrans are copping the worst of it

18.02.2026 10

Canberra Times

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Think international law is pointless? Here's why we need it more than ever

04.02.2026 10

The Examiner

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Think international law is pointless? Here's why we need it more than ever

04.02.2026 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

Trump has finally picked a fight with a bully bigger than him

22.01.2026 10

The Examiner

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Trump has finally picked a fight with a bully bigger than him

22.01.2026 20

Canberra Times

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Feeling the pinch? Here's how you compare

07.01.2026 10

The Examiner

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Feeling the pinch? Here's how you compare

07.01.2026 20

Canberra Times

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Our government is failing its easiest economic test. Here's why it will cost you

23.12.2025 20

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Our government is failing its easiest economic test. Here's why it will cost you

23.12.2025 10

Canberra Times

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The dangerous cost of abundance: the flaw in following China's path

11.12.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

The dangerous cost of abundance: the flaw in following China's path

11.12.2025 10

Canberra Times

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The politics of 'deregulation' is changing, and it can't happen soon enough

27.11.2025 10

The Examiner

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The politics of 'deregulation' is changing, and it can't happen soon enough

25.11.2025 10

Canberra Times

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These new laws are a solution in search of a problem

12.11.2025 10

The Examiner

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These new laws are a solution in search of a problem

12.11.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Why putting a bigger tax on wealth hurts us all

29.10.2025 10

The Examiner

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Why putting a bigger tax on wealth hurts us all

29.10.2025 10

Canberra Times

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If AI completely fizzes out, one of the biggest victims will be this guy

16.10.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

If AI completely fizzes out, one of the biggest victims will be this guy

16.10.2025 20

Canberra Times

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We're taxing the wrong cars. It's terrible for your wallet and the planet

01.10.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

We're taxing the wrong cars. It's terrible for your wallet and the planet

01.10.2025 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

The frightening truth: we're one election away from utter chaos at home

18.09.2025 30

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

The frightening truth: we're one election away from utter chaos at home

18.09.2025 20

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

A 'gotcha' culture: why regulators are making the rules, not just enforcing them

21.08.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

A 'gotcha' culture: why regulators are making the rules, not just enforcing them

21.08.2025 20

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

We have a bunching problem and it's probably taking money out of your wallet

06.08.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

We have a bunching problem and it's probably taking money out of your wallet

06.08.2025 10

Canberra Times

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The emphasis on tax reform is misplaced. We must do more than reallocate the pie

29.07.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

The emphasis on tax reform is misplaced. We must do more than reallocate the pie

29.07.2025 9

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

ANU's situation is dire. But it can't cry poor with the millions it's left on the table

23.07.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

ANU's situation is dire. But it can't cry poor with the millions it's left on the table

23.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

Want productivity lifted? The government should fix the public service first

09.07.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Want productivity lifted? The government should fix the public service first

09.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

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We desperately want productivity growth. But granting that wish has a huge cost

26.06.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

We desperately want productivity growth. But granting that wish has a huge cost

26.06.2025 20

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

If we're doomed to incremental tax reform, we need to pick the best change first

12.06.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

If we're doomed to incremental tax reform, we need to pick the best change first

12.06.2025 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

There's a big wave coming and it's going to reshape the rest of the 2020s

28.05.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

There's a big wave coming and it's going to reshape the rest of the 2020s

28.05.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Who should Australia copy? The choice between the EU and the US is stark

15.05.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Who should Australia copy? The choice between the EU and the US is stark

14.05.2025 10

Canberra Times

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Australia's biggest national security threat - and no, it's not America

01.05.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

Australia's biggest national security threat - and no, it's not America

01.05.2025 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs

If elected, here's the first promise Dutton should deliberately break

16.04.2025 10

The Examiner

Adam Triggs

If elected, here's the first promise Dutton should deliberately break

16.04.2025 10

Canberra Times

Adam Triggs