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John Quiggin

The Guardian

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Trump has thrown out the global economic playbook. It’s time for Australia to write its own rules

Trump has thrown out the global economic playbook. It’s time for Australia to write its own rules
07.02.2025 20

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John Quiggin

Dutton may think voters no longer care about good government. But there’s no such thing as a ‘free lunch’

Dutton may think voters no longer care about good government. But there’s no such thing as a ‘free lunch’
22.01.2025 60

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John Quiggin

If crypto is incorporated into Australia’s financial system, we will be lucky to avoid contagious collapse

As a principal adviser to the then treasurer Wayne Swan, Jim Chalmers had a ringside seat to observe the impact of the global financial crisis on...

31.12.2024 40

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John Quiggin

The fierce reaction to Australia’s new Future Fund mandate is a throwback to a bygone era

The announcement by the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, that Australia’s Future Fund would be directed to invest in areas of national priority, rather...

22.11.2024 10

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John Quiggin

What turns a cute Australian mammal into a political animal?

26.09.2024 30

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John Quiggin

Australians should be angry about Coles’ latest billion-dollar profit. But don’t blame the cost of living

The latest massive $1.1bn profit reported by Coles will doubtless produce a new round of hand-wringing about the “cost of living”. Governments will...

27.08.2024 1

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Gina Rinehart’s latest grab-bag of opinions is more proof billionaires are no smarter than the rest of us

A striking feature of the age of billionaires in which we now live is that billionaires are more and more inclined to give us the benefit of their...

24.08.2024 60

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John Quiggin

Why aren’t the likes of Rex and Bonza flying high in Australian skies? Ask the politicians

Politicians fly a lot. So do many of the people they interact with on a daily basis: senior public servants, business leaders, lobbyists and so on....

31.07.2024 6

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John Quiggin

The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years

Among many other challenges in dealing with the failure of urban policy in Australia, the Minns government is faced with the task of renegotiating,...

24.07.2024 60

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John Quiggin