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

previous day 9

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.

tuesday 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.

tuesday 9

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.

tuesday 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.

tuesday 9

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 4

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

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

28.05.2025 6

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 9

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 7

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 7

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 8

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 7

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 7

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 9

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 10

The Age

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

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Want greater productivity? Set wages to rise by 3.5 per cent a year

Rather than telling workers real wages can’t rise until we get more productivity, we should try reversing the process and make the cost of labour...

19.05.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Want greater productivity? Set wages to rise by 3.5 per cent a year

Rather than telling workers real wages can’t rise until we get more productivity, we should try reversing the process and make the cost of labour...

19.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Want greater productivity? Set wages to rise by 3.5 per cent a year

Rather than telling workers real wages can’t rise until we get more productivity, we should try reversing the process and make the cost of labour...

19.05.2025 40

The Age

Ross Gittins

Want greater productivity? Set wages to rise by 3.5 per cent a year

Rather than telling workers real wages can’t rise until we get more productivity, we should try reversing the process and make the cost of labour...

19.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election. But then Dutton showed up

14.05.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election. But then Dutton showed up

Anthony Albanese’s opponent achieved something that Labor couldn’t. He helped voters forget about the cost-of-living crisis.

13.05.2025 5

WA Today

Ross Gittins

It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election. But then Dutton showed up

Anthony Albanese’s opponent achieved something that Labor couldn’t. He helped voters forget about the cost-of-living crisis.

13.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election. But then Dutton showed up

Anthony Albanese’s opponent achieved something that Labor couldn’t. He helped voters forget about the cost-of-living crisis.

13.05.2025 5

The Age

Ross Gittins

It was supposed to be the cost-of-living election. But then Dutton showed up

Anthony Albanese’s opponent achieved something that Labor couldn’t. He helped voters forget about the cost-of-living crisis.

13.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.

11.05.2025 9

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.

11.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.

11.05.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.

11.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook

10.05.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies

08.05.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Ross Gittins

The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies

The Liberal Party is the Holden Commodore of politics. And it’s not roadworthy.

06.05.2025 9

WA Today

Ross Gittins

The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies

The Liberal Party is the Holden Commodore of politics. And it’s not roadworthy.

06.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies

The Liberal Party is the Holden Commodore of politics. And it’s not roadworthy.

06.05.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

The climate won’t change for the Liberals without more women and fewer oldies

The Liberal Party is the Holden Commodore of politics. And it’s not roadworthy.

06.05.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese government has been triumphantly returned to office.

04.05.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese government has been triumphantly returned to office.

04.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese government has been triumphantly returned to office.

04.05.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese government has been triumphantly returned to office.

04.05.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins

Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes

We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply, no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this...

30.04.2025 10

WA Today

Ross Gittins

Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes

We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply, no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this...

30.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Ross Gittins

Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes

We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply, no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this...

30.04.2025 10

The Age

Ross Gittins

Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes

We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply, no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this...

30.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Ross Gittins