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The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth

You don’t have to be born rich to make big money in Australia, but it certainly helps.

16.04.2026 20

The Conversation

John Quiggin

Older Australians are healthier than ever, but this hasn’t changed the way we talk or think about over-70s

A couple of weeks ago, just before my 70th birthday, I completed the Mooloolaba standard distance triathlon (1500m swim, 40km cycle, 10km run). There...

04.04.2026 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

AI job layoffs are here: it’s time to revive the push for shorter working hours

The announcement that Australian software giant Atlassian will lay off 10% of staff has brought the debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs...

16.03.2026 20

The Guardian

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Coles’ shameless ‘Down Down’ promotions have been exposed. So why aren’t they even trying to rebuilt trust?

Like millions of Australians, I shop at Coles. I’m not as careful as I should be, but I try to buy things advertised as being discounted, or on...

19.02.2026 70

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Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol

The illicit market has reached the point where it is significantly distorting the national accounts.

09.12.2025 20

The Conversation

John Quiggin

Revamp the antiquated apprenticeship model

08.12.2025 10

Green Left Weekly

John Quiggin

Carbon capture and storage is a dead horse

03.11.2025 10

Green Left Weekly

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Australian executives don’t deserve big bonuses. It’s time to end the cult of the CEO

23.10.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

If government bailouts of companies are the new normal, we need a better strategic vision

It’s one thing to abandon the dogmas of neoliberalism. It’s quite another to develop a coherent alternative.

13.10.2025 10

The Conversation

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Paper reactors and paper tigers

26.09.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

John Quiggin

Optus’s triple zero debacle is further proof of the failure of the neoliberal experiment

26.09.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

What’s on Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable?

19.08.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

Qantas’ hefty fine shows the tide is turning and workers are pushing back against bad corporate behaviour

19.08.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive

A new road charge mooted for electric vehicle drivers is based on a fundamental misconception.

12.08.2025 20

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Sorry America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you

01.08.2025 10

The Guardian

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Is selling off Santos to a foreign buyer in Australia’s national interest? First, define national interest

24.06.2025 10

The Guardian

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David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split

22.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

John Quiggin

David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split

Littleproud could not balance his party’s competing views on energy policy while inking a deal with the Liberals. Instead, the party will go it alone.

20.05.2025 10

The Conversation

John Quiggin

Childcare is just the latest failure of Australia’s privatisation push. It’s time for an ideology overhaul

16.05.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

Breaking with the US will be painful for Australia in many ways – but it’s inevitable

04.04.2025 10

The Guardian

John Quiggin

The Australian economy has changed dramatically since 2000 – the way we work now is radically different

The rise of the information economy has been one of the biggest transformations of the Australian economic landscape since the start of the...

20.03.2025 30

The Conversation

John Quiggin

End of coal and the nuclear energy 'red herring'

17.03.2025 20

The New Daily

John Quiggin

New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate

The report highlights weaknesses in the Coalition nuclear plan. In particular, it reveals the idea of cheap, factory-built nuclear reactors is a...

26.02.2025 20

The Conversation

John Quiggin

Neoliberalism is dead. So why haven’t Australia’s leaders got the message?

21.02.2025 30

The Guardian

John Quiggin

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

07.02.2025 20

The Guardian

John Quiggin