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Craig Emerson

Brisbane Times

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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 10

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 10

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 20

The New Daily

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Coalition's tough talk on budgets, migrants is easy

23.02.2026 20

The New Daily

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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 20

The New Daily

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What economy should be the goal of public policy?

08.01.2026 20

The New Daily

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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 30

InDaily

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Federal royal commission into Bondi is wrong option

02.01.2026 60

The New Daily

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Why the hot issue of anti-immigration is wrong

01.12.2025 10

The New Daily

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Coalition govt would need to dig deep to keep coal

15.11.2025 10

The New Daily

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Richo's unheralded Australian environmental legacy

10.11.2025 10

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

Why the RBA should ignore calls to raise rates

07.11.2025 10

The New Daily

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Why critical minerals may be our next rainbow

25.10.2025 10

The New Daily

Craig Emerson

We all lose from a Coalition besieged by MAGA

30.09.2025 10

The New Daily

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High-level Aus to visit to China offers opportunities

16.09.2025 20

The New Daily

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Conservatives should not offer cover for racists

09.09.2025 20

The New Daily

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Ditch the economic jargon and reform is easier

26.08.2025 10

The New Daily

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

16.08.2025 10

The New Daily

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

14.08.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Craig Emerson

Recognition of Palestine implements Labor ambition

13.08.2025 10

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 10

InDaily

Craig Emerson

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

01.08.2025 10

The New Daily

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Hypocrisy in conservative bashing of PM on China

23.07.2025 10

The New Daily

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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 10

The New Daily

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The RBA's misdiagnosis will lead to more hardship

10.07.2025 10

The New Daily

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The Middle East – where the truth goes to die

27.06.2025 10

The New Daily

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Furphies, fetishes and fixes in productivity debate

Get ready for the usual demands from some major business organisations for purported “fixes” for Australia’s low productivity growth ahead of...

17.06.2025 10

InDaily

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Furphies, fetishes and fixes in productivity debate

13.06.2025 10

The New Daily

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Coalition's supermarket policy bad for rural Aussies

29.05.2025 10

The New Daily

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The Liberal Party horrific result is of its own making, and the road back won’t be pretty

06.05.2025 10

The New Daily

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Why bagging China could deny Dutton crucial votes he needs to win

15.04.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Craig Emerson

What Australia must do now trade is under siege

The Trump administration’s decision to impose tariffs on all its trading partners, and at much higher rates on China, threatens the end of the...

15.04.2025 10

InDaily

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What Australia must do now trade is under siege

14.04.2025 10

The New Daily

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Dutton bagging China could cost votes for an election win

07.04.2025 10

The New Daily

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This campaign looks like 1987 deja vu all over again

31.03.2025 10

The New Daily

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RBA should cut rates and not be fooled by trimmed mean inflation

The actual inflation rate Australian consumers and businesses feel is now within the designated target range of 2-3 per cent. The RBA should not...

07.01.2025 9

Financial Review

Craig Emerson