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Housing reform shows tax changes work. Now Australia needs to go much further

Housing reform shows tax changes work. Now Australia needs to go much further

Housing tax reform shows how strongly tax settings shape behaviour. Australia should now shift more of the tax burden from work and employment towards...

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Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Time to double the GST? The cost-of-living debate we need to have

Time to double the GST? The cost-of-living debate we need to have

Australia is now seeing perhaps the starkest example in recent history of how tax changes affect human behaviour and the economy as a whole. Subscribe...

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The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Time to double the GST? The cost-of-living debate we need to have

Time to double the GST? The cost-of-living debate we need to have

Australia is now seeing perhaps the starkest example in recent history of how tax changes affect human behaviour and the economy as a whole. Subscribe...

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Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

America’s gun violence survives on myths, profit and political cowardice

America’s gun violence survives on myths, profit and political cowardice

America’s response to gun violence is built on myths about policing, deterrence and constitutional rights, while political leaders continue to avoid...

13.10.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

America has a policing problem, and it's not because there are too many cops

America has a policing problem, and it's not because there are too many cops

Last week's depraved proposal to live stream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of fatally shooting 13 unarmed US soldiers at the...

13.10.2026 20

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

America has a policing problem, and it's not because there are too many cops

America has a policing problem, and it's not because there are too many cops

Last week's depraved proposal to live stream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of fatally shooting 13 unarmed US soldiers at the...

13.10.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Want to weaken One Nation? Fix the temporary visa system

Voters are focused on housing, bills and strained services rather than immigration itself. But rapid population growth driven by temporary visas is...

06.10.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Immigration is not on voters' minds, but its economic effects are

One of Australia's leading pollsters and repositories of knowledge about what and how Australians are thinking gave us some very encouraging...

06.10.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Immigration is not on voters' minds, but its economic effects are

One of Australia's leading pollsters and repositories of knowledge about what and how Australians are thinking gave us some very encouraging...

06.10.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

RBA punishing mortgage-holders won't work

Rate rises hit mortgage holders, first-home buyers and jobs, while doing nothing to fix many of the supply shocks driving prices higher. Governments...

01.10.2026 30

The New Daily

Crispin Hull

Interest rates: fighting inflation by punishing mortgage holders is not enough

Rate rises hit mortgage holders, first-home buyers and jobs, while doing nothing to fix many of the supply shocks driving prices higher. Governments...

29.09.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Rate hikes hurt the wrong people. Here's what else the RBA could be doing

I had an economics teacher who once joked that he set the same exam questions year after year. It was not a problem, he said, "Because I just...

29.09.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Rate hikes hurt the wrong people. Here's what else the RBA could be doing

I had an economics teacher who once joked that he set the same exam questions year after year. It was not a problem, he said, "Because I just...

29.09.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Could a Europe-to-Asia alliance tackle autocracy and redraw the world trading map?

Canada’s proposed new relationship with the EU opens the door to a much bigger idea: a trade and cooperation bloc spanning Europe and the...

22.09.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

How we can free ourselves from the Axis of Autocracy

The proposal that Canada could become an associate member of the European Union is of historic moment and something which Australia should take heed....

22.09.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How we can free ourselves from the Axis of Autocracy

The proposal that Canada could become an associate member of the European Union is of historic moment and something which Australia should take heed....

22.09.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

One Nation's superannuation policy preys on desperate Australians

Here's an interesting figure: Australia's household debt (mortgages, credit cards, loans etc) is $3400 billion. Australia's total...

15.09.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

One Nation's superannuation policy preys on desperate Australians

Here's an interesting figure: Australia's household debt (mortgages, credit cards, loans etc) is $3400 billion. Australia's total...

15.09.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

There is one way Trump stands above the great leaders of history

US President Donald Trump fell for the observers' paradox when he posted his ratings recently of the leadership qualities past US presidents....

08.09.2026 50

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump ranks himself the greatest president. His record says he's the worst

Donald Trump rates himself America’s greatest president, but leadership is measured by judgment, responsibility and consequences, not self-regard....

08.09.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Trump has failed every test required of a leader

US President Donald Trump fell for the observers' paradox when he posted his ratings recently of the leadership qualities past US presidents....

08.09.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

One Nation’s victories in WA and NSW tell us that Australia’s electoral landscape is shifting fast. Relying on One Nation to implode is not enough...

01.09.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

One Nation’s victories in WA and NSW tell us that Australia’s electoral landscape is shifting fast. Relying on One Nation to implode is not enough...

31.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

31.08.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

31.08.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Banks claw back credit card rewards

Banks are clawing back rewards as new credit card fee rules threaten their profits, raising bigger questions about competition, cash and who...

31.08.2026 40

The New Daily

Crispin Hull

Banks claw back credit card rewards

Banks are clawing back rewards as new credit card fee rules threaten their profits, raising bigger questions about competition, cash and who...

25.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

25.08.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

25.08.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Labor’s 28 per cent should spell danger. Instead, it could be enough to win

Labor’s primary vote has fallen to just 28 per cent as One Nation’s surge splits the right, yet the government remains on track to win the next...

18.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

How I got the last $10m laugh on a rip-off artist who fleeced me

Usually there is enough folly and perfidy in Australian politics to fill many columns every week. This week, though, the story is one of a politician...

11.08.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How I got the last $10m laugh on a rip-off artist who fleeced me

Usually there is enough folly and perfidy in Australian politics to fill many columns every week. This week, though, the story is one of a politician...

11.08.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

From subscription traps to corporate power: government can fight back

A long-running subscription rip-off ended with refunds and a $10 million penalty. More importantly, it showed what government can achieve when it...

11.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The lessons from 1914 and the great-power mistake we keep repeating

The build-up of deterrence, alliances and enemy thinking helped drive the catastrophe of 1914, and today’s great-power rivalry risks repeating the...

04.08.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

On August 4, 112 years ago, stupid decisions by the leaders of great powers at the time - Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia -...

04.08.2026 50

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

On August 4, 112 years ago, stupid decisions by the leaders of great powers at the time - Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia -...

04.08.2026 60

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The Senate could leave Labor managing, not governing

One Nation’s rise may not stop Labor winning the House of Representatives, but it could reshape Senate preferences and leave a future Labor...

28.07.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Labor's path to government is clear, but the Senate is a looming crisis

Since the recent rise of One Nation, pollsters have had to deduce not just a Labor-Coalition two-party-preferred tally but also a Labor-One Nation...

28.07.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Labor's path to government is clear, but the Senate is a looming crisis

Since the recent rise of One Nation, pollsters have had to deduce not just a Labor-Coalition two-party-preferred tally but also a Labor-One Nation...

28.07.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Getting our fair share from gas giants could fix huge problems for Australia and the PM

Many delegates attending this week's ALP National Conference no doubt feel the motto of this government is: "Do nothing for as long as...

21.07.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Getting our fair share from gas giants could fix huge problems for Australia and the PM

Many delegates attending this week's ALP National Conference no doubt feel the motto of this government is: "Do nothing for as long as...

21.07.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The disturbing global hypocrisy exposed right outside a massive oceanarium

The Singapore Oceanarium is an engineering marvel. It holds 45 million litres of water (18 Olympic pools) across 22 displays. It also has a 36-metre...

14.07.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The disturbing global hypocrisy exposed right outside a massive oceanarium

The Singapore Oceanarium is an engineering marvel. It holds 45 million litres of water (18 Olympic pools) across 22 displays. It also has a 36-metre...

14.07.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subscribe now...

07.07.2026 50

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subscribe now...

07.07.2026 70

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How Trump's Hormuz gambit could sink the treaty that ensures free trade

United States President Donald Trump's innate inability to empathise with others and lack of intelligence to foresee consequences are likely to...

30.06.2026 60

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How Trump's Hormuz gambit could sink the treaty that ensures free trade

United States President Donald Trump's innate inability to empathise with others and lack of intelligence to foresee consequences are likely to...

30.06.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Hanson offers whinges, not solutions

One Nation is feeding on real pressure from population growth, housing, health and infrastructure strain, but its politics offers no serious systemic...

23.06.2026 70

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull