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It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

The federal budget takes long-avoided steps to curb housing tax concessions, rein in spending growth and reduce intergenerational unfairness –...

13.05.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...

13.05.2026 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...

13.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...

13.05.2026 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...

13.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

This concept should turn capitalists from top dogs to lapdogs

What economists don’t tell you about how the economy works. Here, I reveal all.

06.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

This concept should turn capitalists from top dogs to lapdogs

What economists don’t tell you about how the economy works. Here, I reveal all.

06.05.2026 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

This concept should turn capitalists from top dogs to lapdogs

What economists don’t tell you about how the economy works. Here, I reveal all.

06.05.2026 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

This concept should turn capitalists from top dogs to lapdogs

What economists don’t tell you about how the economy works. Here, I reveal all.

06.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero

The war is like a Trojan horse – it’s being used by oil and gas producers to lobby for “energy security” and fight tax rises.

29.04.2026 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero

The war is like a Trojan horse – it’s being used by oil and gas producers to lobby for “energy security” and fight tax rises.

29.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero

The war is like a Trojan horse – it’s being used by oil and gas producers to lobby for “energy security” and fight tax rises.

29.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero

The war is like a Trojan horse – it’s being used by oil and gas producers to lobby for “energy security” and fight tax rises.

29.04.2026 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

Lovin’ democracy? You’re probably doing all right, then

22.04.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Lovin’ democracy? You’re probably doing all right, then

Those who aren’t doing well in the economy are less likely to be happy with the way our democracy is treating them. That’s a problem for everyone.

22.04.2026 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Lovin’ democracy? You’re probably doing all right, then

Those who aren’t doing well in the economy are less likely to be happy with the way our democracy is treating them. That’s a problem for everyone.

22.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Lovin’ democracy? You’re probably doing all right, then

Those who aren’t doing well in the economy are less likely to be happy with the way our democracy is treating them. That’s a problem for everyone.

22.04.2026 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

Lovin’ democracy? You’re probably doing all right, then

Those who aren’t doing well in the economy are less likely to be happy with the way our democracy is treating them. That’s a problem for everyone.

22.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

There’s an easy way to plug a budget black hole, at no cost to voters

Do Australian consumers rate higher than foreign companies? Next month’s budget is the test.

15.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

There’s an easy way to plug a budget black hole, at no cost to voters

Do Australian consumers rate higher than foreign companies? Next month’s budget is the test.

15.04.2026 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

There’s an easy way to plug a budget black hole, at no cost to voters

Do Australian consumers rate higher than foreign companies? Next month’s budget is the test.

15.04.2026 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

There’s an easy way to plug a budget black hole, at no cost to voters

Do Australian consumers rate higher than foreign companies? Next month’s budget is the test.

15.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Cost of living? We should be more concerned about something else

While cost-of-living pressures dominate headlines, deeper shifts are reshaping Australian politics – with Labor consolidating the centre and the...

10.04.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Cost of living? We should be more concerned about something else

New fault lines have opened up in Australian politics since I’ve been away. And they are more of a worry than the cost of living.

08.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Cost of living? We should be more concerned about something else

New fault lines have opened up in Australian politics since I’ve been away. And they are more of a worry than the cost of living.

08.04.2026 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Cost of living? We should be more concerned about something else

New fault lines have opened up in Australian politics since I’ve been away. And they are more of a worry than the cost of living.

08.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Cost of living? We should be more concerned about something else

New fault lines have opened up in Australian politics since I’ve been away. And they are more of a worry than the cost of living.

08.04.2026 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins spent 44 days in ICU and almost died. This is his story

Our economics editor is on the mend. Here he recounts his medical misadventure that began on the other side of the world.

06.04.2026 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins spent 44 days in ICU and almost died. This is his story

Our economics editor is on the mend. Here he recounts his medical misadventure that began on the other side of the world.

06.04.2026 80

The Age

Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins spent 44 days in ICU and almost died. This is his story

Our economics editor is on the mend. Here he recounts his medical misadventure that began on the other side of the world.

06.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins spent 44 days in ICU and almost died. This is his story

Our economics editor is on the mend. Here he recounts his medical misadventure that began on the other side of the world.

06.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Best of 2025 - More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

08.01.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

The RBA says changing rates won’t raise house prices. I wouldn’t be so sure

07.10.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

The RBA says changing rates won’t raise house prices. I wouldn’t be so sure

The biggest and most pressing economic problem Australia faces is nothing new: the ever-worsening ability to afford to own the home you live in.

05.10.2025 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

The RBA says changing rates won’t raise house prices. I wouldn’t be so sure

The biggest and most pressing economic problem Australia faces is nothing new: the ever-worsening ability to afford to own the home you live in.

05.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

The RBA says changing rates won’t raise house prices. I wouldn’t be so sure

The biggest and most pressing economic problem Australia faces is nothing new: the ever-worsening ability to afford to own the home you live in.

05.10.2025 20

The Age

Ross Gittins

The RBA says changing rates won’t raise house prices. I wouldn’t be so sure

The biggest and most pressing economic problem Australia faces is nothing new: the ever-worsening ability to afford to own the home you live in.

05.10.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?

02.10.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?

China is the great contradiction. It’s the world’s biggest single emitter, accounting for about 30 per cent of global emissions, but it’s the...

30.09.2025 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?

China is the great contradiction. It’s the world’s biggest single emitter, accounting for about 30 per cent of global emissions, but it’s the...

30.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?

China is the great contradiction. It’s the world’s biggest single emitter, accounting for about 30 per cent of global emissions, but it’s the...

30.09.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?

China is the great contradiction. It’s the world’s biggest single emitter, accounting for about 30 per cent of global emissions, but it’s the...

30.09.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Seeking the positive-sum economy where everyone wins a prize

29.09.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

Seeking the positive-sum economy where everyone wins a prize

Progressive economists have been banging on about “abundance”, but what’s it all about? Labor’s Andrew Leigh has explained it.

28.09.2025 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Seeking the positive-sum economy where everyone wins a prize

Progressive economists have been banging on about “abundance”, but what’s it all about? Labor’s Andrew Leigh has explained it.

28.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Seeking the positive-sum economy where everyone wins a prize

Progressive economists have been banging on about “abundance”, but what’s it all about? Labor’s Andrew Leigh has explained it.

28.09.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Seeking the positive-sum economy where everyone wins a prize

Progressive economists have been banging on about “abundance”, but what’s it all about? Labor’s Andrew Leigh has explained it.

28.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

25.09.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

One in four 70-year-old men are still working, up from one in ten 20 years ago. And about 10 per cent of men in their late 70s are still working.

24.09.2025 20

WA Today

Ross Gittins

More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

One in four 70-year-old men are still working, up from one in ten 20 years ago. And about 10 per cent of men in their late 70s are still working.

24.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins