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Craig Emerson

Brisbane Times

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Why Coalition, One Nation want to tear down super

The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation are at it again – promising to tear down good, enduring policies for the Australian people for the base...

24.09.2026 20

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

How can we tax the robots that replace humans?

Collecting an appropriate amount of revenue from multinational corporations is challenging enough for the Australian Taxation Office, but how will it...

15.09.2026 30

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Blanche d’Alpuget wasn’t just Bob Hawke’s wife. She was a fierce intellect who only saw the good in people

Blanche d’Alpuget laughed a lot. She dwelled on the good in people, rarely complaining about the bad or commenting on what she might have considered...

09.09.2026 30

The Guardian

Craig Emerson

Coalition, One Nation in reckless race to the bottom

Last week, One Nation announced it would cut tobacco excise by 75 per cent. Not to be outdone, Opposition Leader Angus announced that the Coalition...

08.09.2026 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Racism should be no part of next election, but it will

As the Coalition competes with One Nation for rural and regional seats at the next federal election, the covert racism within the National Party and...

26.05.2026 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Libs' competition with One Nation is a losing battle

Among the most controversial measures in Tuesday’s budget were the changes to negative gearing, family trusts and capital gains tax. They were a...

16.05.2026 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

How to debate immigration without a culture war

As coincidences go, a forum of leading economists discussing Australia’s immigration policy on the day Opposition Leader Angus Taylor delivered a...

18.04.2026 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Absurd demands on govt amid the energy crisis

Most economists and conservative media outlets are demanding the Albanese government spends no taxpayer funds in response to the energy crisis. They...

07.04.2026 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Libs sank themselves in SA, Coalition may do same

The dominant reason for Labor’s landslide victory in South Australia is that the party led by Peter Malinskasus has been a moderate, progressive...

24.03.2026 80

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

European free trade deal shows global economic integration is not dead

The Australia-EU trade agreement has outsized benefits beyond the particulars of the deal and the estimated $10 billion increase in GDP it will...

18.03.2026 50

Financial Review

Craig Emerson

The Liberals at it again, preferencing One Nation

If you’ve been following politics long enough, you might remember John Howard insisting that the Liberal Party will always put One Nation last on...

12.03.2026 70

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Coalition's tough talk on budgets, migrants is easy

23.02.2026 70

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

What new Liberal leadership means for party, policy

Angus Taylor’s elevation to the Liberal leadership is a victory for the party’s Conservative faction. That faction’s policies might shore up the...

15.02.2026 70

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

What economy should be the goal of public policy?

08.01.2026 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Federal royal commission into Bondi is wrong option

Former federal Labor government minister Craig Emerson tells why he thinks a royal commission into the Bondi Beach massacre would be the wrong call....

06.01.2026 80

InDaily

Craig Emerson

Federal royal commission into Bondi is wrong option

02.01.2026 80

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Why the hot issue of anti-immigration is wrong

01.12.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Coalition govt would need to dig deep to keep coal

15.11.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Richo's unheralded Australian environmental legacy

10.11.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Why the RBA should ignore calls to raise rates

07.11.2025 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Why critical minerals may be our next rainbow

25.10.2025 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

We all lose from a Coalition besieged by MAGA

30.09.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

High-level Aus to visit to China offers opportunities

16.09.2025 60

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Conservatives should not offer cover for racists

09.09.2025 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Ditch the economic jargon and reform is easier

26.08.2025 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Govt roundtable: What are we trying to fix and why?

16.08.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Albanese’s recognition of a Palestinian state implements a long-held Labor ambition

14.08.2025 50

Pearls and Irritations

Craig Emerson

Recognition of Palestine implements Labor ambition

13.08.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Mortgage rates are coming down, but is it too late?

At its last meeting, the Reserve Bank board shocked just about everyone and left interest rates on hold. But has it left it too late? At its last...

02.08.2025 60

InDaily

Craig Emerson

Mortgage rates are coming down, but is it too late?

01.08.2025 50

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Hypocrisy in conservative bashing of PM on China

23.07.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

RBA must put its models in bin, join the real world

The news on Thursday of an unemployment rate for June of 4.3 per cent should ring alarm bells at the Reserve Bank’s Martin Place headquarters. The...

19.07.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

The RBA's misdiagnosis will lead to more hardship

10.07.2025 40

The New Daily

Craig Emerson