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Ross Gittins

Brisbane Times

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It’s up to the government to fix the tangled arms of economic management

It’s up to the government to fix the tangled arms of economic management

The federal budget is adding to demand while the Reserve Bank tries to contain inflation. Cutting public services isn’t the only answer. Australia...

previous day 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On Melbourne Cup day – bet on interest rates rising. It’s a sure thing.

wednesday 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On Melbourne Cup day – bet on interest rates rising. It’s a sure thing.

wednesday 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On Melbourne Cup day – bet on interest rates rising. It’s a sure thing.

wednesday 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will tackle inflation (again)

On Melbourne Cup day – bet on interest rates rising. It’s a sure thing.

wednesday 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Our tax system is designed to favour the old over the young. The young pay income tax but, for the most part, the retired don’t.

21.10.2026 30

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Our tax system is designed to favour the old over the young. The young pay income tax but, for the most part, the retired don’t.

21.10.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Our tax system is designed to favour the old over the young. The young pay income tax but, for the most part, the retired don’t.

21.10.2026 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me

Our tax system is designed to favour the old over the young. The young pay income tax but, for the most part, the retired don’t.

21.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

I’m sick of immigration being blamed for problems it doesn’t cause

Migration has become an easy target for voter frustration, but the promised cuts are unlikely to deliver what politicians claim – and could create...

14.10.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

I’m sick of immigration being blamed for problems it doesn’t cause

But the resurrection of Pauline Hanson and her ratbag One Nation has changed all that, and now it’s on for young and old.

14.10.2026 30

WA Today

Ross Gittins

I’m sick of immigration being blamed for problems it doesn’t cause

But the resurrection of Pauline Hanson and her ratbag One Nation has changed all that, and now it’s on for young and old.

14.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

I’m sick of immigration being blamed for problems it doesn’t cause

But the resurrection of Pauline Hanson and her ratbag One Nation has changed all that, and now it’s on for young and old.

14.10.2026 40

The Age

Ross Gittins

I’m sick of immigration being blamed for problems it doesn’t cause

But the resurrection of Pauline Hanson and her ratbag One Nation has changed all that, and now it’s on for young and old.

14.10.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Using interest rates to fight inflation is dumb, unfair and overdue for a rethink

Higher interest rates hit younger mortgage holders far harder than everyone else, making monetary policy both inequitable and inefficient. Inflation...

07.10.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

07.10.2026 30

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

07.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

07.10.2026 30

The Age

Ross Gittins

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

07.10.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Feeling the pinch? Blame the pay rise you didn’t get

One economist has blown the whistle on who’s keeping inflation high. It’s not the workers.

16.09.2026 40

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Feeling the pinch? Blame the pay rise you didn’t get

One economist has blown the whistle on who’s keeping inflation high. It’s not the workers.

16.09.2026 50

The Age

Ross Gittins

Feeling the pinch? Blame the pay rise you didn’t get

One economist has blown the whistle on who’s keeping inflation high. It’s not the workers.

16.09.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Feeling the pinch? Blame the pay rise you didn’t get

One economist has blown the whistle on who’s keeping inflation high. It’s not the workers.

16.09.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Australia is under strain – and politics is part of the problem

Financial stress is rising and life satisfaction is falling, but Australians’ discontent runs deeper than household budgets to growing distrust in...

09.09.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

It’s easy to blame politicians for our grumpiness. It’s also valid

We’re often angry, sceptical and pessimistic about how our nation is being run. But right now, the research suggests, we’re despairing.

09.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

It’s easy to blame politicians for our grumpiness. It’s also valid

We’re often angry, sceptical and pessimistic about how our nation is being run. But right now, the research suggests, we’re despairing.

09.09.2026 30

The Age

Ross Gittins

It’s easy to blame politicians for our grumpiness. It’s also valid

We’re often angry, sceptical and pessimistic about how our nation is being run. But right now, the research suggests, we’re despairing.

09.09.2026 40

WA Today

Ross Gittins

It’s easy to blame politicians for our grumpiness. It’s also valid

We’re often angry, sceptical and pessimistic about how our nation is being run. But right now, the research suggests, we’re despairing.

09.09.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

House prices are falling. Now we’ll find out who really wants affordability

Australia cannot make housing more affordable while protecting homeowners from falling prices. The current downturn may reveal how serious politicians...

03.09.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

02.09.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

02.09.2026 50

The Age

Ross Gittins

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

02.09.2026 50

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

02.09.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Labor’s carbon offsets look better on paper than in practice

Labor’s latest carbon offset proposal shows how economic ideas that work neatly on paper can deliver far less environmental benefit when put into...

27.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Why Labor’s carbon credit scheme’s an economist-conceived sham

Environmental economists came up with the idea of the offset. The Albanese government’s using the mechanism to pretend it cares about climate change.

26.08.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Why Labor’s carbon credit scheme’s an economist-conceived sham

Environmental economists came up with the idea of the offset. The Albanese government’s using the mechanism to pretend it cares about climate change.

26.08.2026 50

The Age

Ross Gittins

Why Labor’s carbon credit scheme’s an economist-conceived sham

Environmental economists came up with the idea of the offset. The Albanese government’s using the mechanism to pretend it cares about climate change.

26.08.2026 50

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Why Labor’s carbon credit scheme’s an economist-conceived sham

Environmental economists came up with the idea of the offset. The Albanese government’s using the mechanism to pretend it cares about climate change.

26.08.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Australia is running deficits – and leaving the bill to the kids

Australia is running budget deficits. That means today’s taxpayers are not fully paying for the services they receive – and younger generations...

19.08.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

It’s my job to raise a topic which neither side of politics will mention

These days no one mentions the budget deficit. But they should.

19.08.2026 60

WA Today

Ross Gittins

It’s my job to raise a topic which neither side of politics will mention

These days no one mentions the budget deficit. But they should.

19.08.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

It’s my job to raise a topic which neither side of politics will mention

These days no one mentions the budget deficit. But they should.

19.08.2026 50

The Age

Ross Gittins

It’s my job to raise a topic which neither side of politics will mention

These days no one mentions the budget deficit. But they should.

19.08.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party

Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.

12.08.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party

Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.

12.08.2026 60

The Age

Ross Gittins

Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party

Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.

12.08.2026 60

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party

Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.

12.08.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Australia’s federation has survived 125 years of economic shocks

Australia’s economic history shows that major shocks often come from overseas, but better policy settings over the past three decades have helped...

05.08.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Australia has existed as a federation for one-and-a-quarter centuries. And on the economic front, things are not as bad as they seem.

05.08.2026 80

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Australia has existed as a federation for one-and-a-quarter centuries. And on the economic front, things are not as bad as they seem.

05.08.2026 70

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins