menu_open Columnists
Ian McAuley

Ian McAuley

Pearls and Irritations

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Australians want capable government – not simply smaller government

Australians want capable government – not simply smaller government

Australians still expect government to solve big problems and provide universal services, and evidence suggests they will pay more tax if it is fair...

previous day 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Less job mobility, lower productivity: the cost of cosy capitalism

Australians are changing jobs far less often than they did 50 years ago. Financial insecurity, debt and workplace barriers may be trapping workers in...

12.08.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Australia’s EV boom has caught policymakers napping

The rapid shift from petrol cars to electric vehicles is eroding fuel excise faster than governments expected. A replacement road user charge is...

11.08.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

The poll numbers tell a deeper story than One Nation’s rise

A poll on attitudes to public policy confirms that the economy remains people’s dominant concern, but there is resistance to reforms that would make...

01.06.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Ian Mcauley

The poll numbers tell a deeper story than One Nation’s rise

A poll on attitudes to public policy confirms that the economy remains people’s dominant concern, but there is resistance to reforms that would make...

01.06.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ian Mcauley

The smouldering wreckage on Capital Hill – part 2

03.02.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

The smouldering wreckage on Capital Hill – part 1

02.02.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Best of 2025 - Rising electricity prices have nothing to do with renewables

15.01.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Migration myths

18.11.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Rising electricity prices have nothing to do with renewables

13.11.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

Our lopsided and unfair tax system

11.11.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley

How the Coalition’s right read the opinion polls

14.10.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ian McAuley