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Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more
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Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

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WA Today

Ross Gittins

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

previous day 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity
21.07.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

21.07.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

21.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

21.07.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

21.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice
16.07.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.

16.07.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.

16.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.

16.07.2025 30

The Age

Ross Gittins

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.

16.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

14.07.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

14.07.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

14.07.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

14.07.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

12.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

Usually if a business isn’t improving its output, the managers aren’t doing their jobs. Lobbyists would have you believe it’s all the...

08.06.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

Usually if a business isn’t improving its output, the managers aren’t doing their jobs. Lobbyists would have you believe it’s all the...

08.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

Usually if a business isn’t improving its output, the managers aren’t doing their jobs. Lobbyists would have you believe it’s all the...

08.06.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

Usually if a business isn’t improving its output, the managers aren’t doing their jobs. Lobbyists would have you believe it’s all the...

08.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

04.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

If you want to govern effectively, you have to be prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups. It’s now clear Albanese isn’t prepared to do that.

03.06.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

If you want to govern effectively, you have to be prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups. It’s now clear Albanese isn’t prepared to do that.

03.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

If you want to govern effectively, you have to be prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups. It’s now clear Albanese isn’t prepared to do that.

03.06.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

If you want to govern effectively, you have to be prepared to stand up to powerful interest groups. It’s now clear Albanese isn’t prepared to do that.

03.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

01.06.2025 8

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

01.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

01.06.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

01.06.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

28.05.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

27.05.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

27.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

27.05.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

27.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

26.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

25.05.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

25.05.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

25.05.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

25.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

21.05.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

21.05.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

21.05.2025 20

The Age

Ross Gittins