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Why Labor can’t be bold without facing tax reform

Why Labor can’t be bold without facing tax reform
yesterday 30

The New Daily

Michael Keating

Why Labor can’t be bold without confronting tax reform

Why Labor can’t be bold without confronting tax reform
previous day 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Assessing the Liberal Party's policy-making capacity

Assessing the Liberal Party's policy-making capacity
20.11.2025 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

The debate about net zero ignores the evidence

The debate about net zero ignores the evidence
13.11.2025 20

The New Daily

Michael Keating

The debate about net zero ignores the evidence

The debate about net zero ignores the evidence
11.11.2025 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump’s risky American economy

28.10.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

What these modest super changes actually mean?

24.10.2025 3

Canberra Times

Michael Keating

Superannuation and the Canberra Press Gallery's fantasies

22.10.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

The migration debate in Australia

20.10.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Inequality and the future of democracy

07.10.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

How important is an Albanese-Trump meeting?

23.09.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Ley claims Aussies rely too much on govt support

23.09.2025 20

The New Daily

Michael Keating

The Liberal Party's economic strategy

22.09.2025 4

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Intergenerational equity and tax reform

08.09.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Ditch AUKUS Pillar One. It involves Australia too much in US strategy

29.08.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

The economic reform roundtable and taxation

18.08.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Economic reform and the productivity slowdown

15.08.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump's fantasies and the American economy

12.08.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Albo's steady-as-she goes strategy – will it work?

17.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

A carbon tax and some key policy challenges

03.06.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

An economic reform agenda for Labor

07.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

How credible are the Coalition’s budget projections?

02.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

How credible are the Coalition’s budget projections?

02.05.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Who will better manage the economy: Labor or the Coalition?

29.04.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

A minority Labor Government's policy agenda – Part 2

28.04.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

A minority Labor Government's policy agenda – Part 1

26.04.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Housing affordability: Which party has better policies?

25.04.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump: a ridiculous ego and incredibly ignorant

16.04.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

What could we expect from a Dutton Government?[pic Dutton ]

28.03.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

A cautious responsible budget

26.03.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

What would a minority government look like?

07.03.2025 10

The New Daily

Michael Keating

Minority government: what will it look like?

05.03.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump’s tariffs will not restore American manufacturing

19.02.2025 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Dutton’s war on waste

07.02.2025 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Interest rates should start falling now

31.01.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Reforms are needed to ensure an adequate retirement income

24.01.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

President Trump and Australia’s National Security

17.01.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Which party is the more competent economic manager – Labor or Liberal?

As we enter a new year, the forthcoming election is quite close and will dominate political discussion for the next few months. For many of us who...

10.01.2025 10

InDaily

Michael Keating

Which party is better at managing the economy?

09.01.2025 80

The New Daily

Michael Keating

Which party is the more competent economic manager – Labor or Liberal?

Judgments about economic management will be critical in the next election. Examination of their respective records and policies suggests that...

06.01.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Dutton’s Economic Cons: household electricity bills to rise by $665 a year under Coalition [ready]

Like Trump, Dutton likes to portray himself as a strong man. But appearances are not everything, and Dutton is pretty much an economic policy...

18.12.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump’s economic delusions

Trump’s economic strategy is based on a series of delusions that will result in higher inflation, a bigger trade deficit and a loss in the value of...

10.12.2024 4

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

To avoid recession, cut interest rates next week

Interest rates settings depend on forecasts of price inflation, wages and unemployment. There is now sufficient evidence to suggest that the...

06.12.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Are you better off? If not, why not?: Productivity, income distribution and the cost of living crisis

While lifting the rate of productivity growth is the obvious solution to the cost of living crisis, judging by the experience of most developed...

01.12.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

With a ceasefire in Lebanon, now is the time to determinedly push for Gaza next

Third party intervention led by the US and France has achieved a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US now needs to push for a settlement in Gaza where the...

01.12.2024 5

Canberra Times

Michael Keating

A ceasefire in Lebanon – Gaza next?

Third party intervention led by the US and France has achieved a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US now needs to push for a settlement in Gaza where the...

29.11.2024 4

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Trump’s impact on the rest of the world, and Australia in particular

Somewhat surprisingly, careful analysis and modelling show that Trump’s crude attempt to Make America Great Again, mainly damages the American...

11.11.2024 3

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

The US election campaign: Lessons for Australia

Just like in the US , the next Australian election will be decided by the cost of living. Both the US and Australian economies have performed quite...

08.11.2024 6

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Changes to tertiary education funding fail to remedy “stupid inequity” of Morrison era

The changes to Tertiary Education funding announced by the Prime Minister last weekend, mostly benefit former students. Arguably there are other...

06.11.2024 4

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating

Peace in Gaza: Part 2

A sustainable peace settlement in Gaza needs to meet the legitimate demands of the key parties, but given their inability to negotiate such an...

30.10.2024 4

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Keating