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The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The first treasurers’ debate of the election campaign between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor was dominated by one man: Donald Trump.

yesterday 2

WA Today

Shane Wright

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The first treasurers’ debate of the election campaign between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor was dominated by one man: Donald Trump.

yesterday 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The first treasurers’ debate of the election campaign between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor was dominated by one man: Donald Trump.

yesterday 2

The Age

Shane Wright

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The leader who spoke loudest at the treasurers’ debate wasn’t even in the room

The first treasurers’ debate of the election campaign between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor was dominated by one man: Donald Trump.

yesterday 1

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame the “very stable...

previous day 4

WA Today

Shane Wright

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame the “very stable...

previous day 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame the “very stable...

previous day 7

The Age

Shane Wright

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

The ‘very stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame the “very stable...

previous day 5

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?

04.04.2025 9

WA Today

Shane Wright

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?

04.04.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?

04.04.2025 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?

04.04.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

It wasn’t a bold budget, but then again, pre-election budgets never are, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright tells The Morning Edition...

26.03.2025 9

WA Today

Shane Wright

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

It wasn’t a bold budget, but then again, pre-election budgets never are, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright tells The Morning Edition...

26.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

It wasn’t a bold budget, but then again, pre-election budgets never are, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright tells The Morning Edition...

26.03.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

It wasn’t a bold budget, but then again, pre-election budgets never are, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright tells The Morning Edition...

26.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

The treasurer’s fourth budget could easily have been a pre-election spendathon that stoked inflation, but the central bank chief can breathe a sigh...

25.03.2025 2

WA Today

Shane Wright

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott break down the economic and political implications of the budget.

25.03.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

The treasurer’s fourth budget could easily have been a pre-election spendathon that stoked inflation, but the central bank chief can breathe a sigh...

25.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott break down the economic and political implications of the budget.

25.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

The treasurer’s fourth budget could easily have been a pre-election spendathon that stoked inflation, but the central bank chief can breathe a sigh...

25.03.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott break down the economic and political implications of the budget.

25.03.2025 8

The Age

Shane Wright

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

The treasurer’s fourth budget could easily have been a pre-election spendathon that stoked inflation, but the central bank chief can breathe a sigh...

25.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott break down the economic and political implications of the budget.

25.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Anthony Albanese will use budget day as a launching pad for the election. But Donald Trump could upend the PM’s plans.

24.03.2025 4

WA Today

Shane Wright

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Anthony Albanese will use budget day as a launching pad for the election. But Donald Trump could upend the PM’s plans.

24.03.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Anthony Albanese will use budget day as a launching pad for the election. But Donald Trump could upend the PM’s plans.

24.03.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Anthony Albanese will use budget day as a launching pad for the election. But Donald Trump could upend the PM’s plans.

24.03.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Why where you work is the new political battleground

Why where you work is the new political battleground

One-third of us work from home at least some of the time. That’s a big clue as to why Labor is talking about it so much.

23.03.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Why where you work is the new political battleground

Why where you work is the new political battleground

One-third of us work from home at least some of the time. That’s a big clue as to why Labor is talking about it so much.

23.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Why where you work is the new political battleground

Why where you work is the new political battleground

One-third of us work from home at least some of the time. That’s a big clue as to why Labor is talking about it so much.

23.03.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Why where you work is the new political battleground

Why where you work is the new political battleground

One-third of us work from home at least some of the time. That’s a big clue as to why Labor is talking about it so much.

23.03.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Tariffs led to the worst economic own-goal of all time. Now Trump is repeating it

Donald Trump’s tariff agenda is a near-repeat of America’s trade agenda of the 1930s. That did not end well for anyone.

12.03.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Tariffs led to the worst economic own-goal of all time. Now Trump is repeating it

Donald Trump’s tariff agenda is a near-repeat of America’s trade agenda of the 1930s. That did not end well for anyone.

12.03.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Tariffs led to the worst economic own-goal of all time. Now Trump is repeating it

Donald Trump’s tariff agenda is a near-repeat of America’s trade agenda of the 1930s. That did not end well for anyone.

12.03.2025 10

The Age

Shane Wright

Tariffs led to the worst economic own-goal of all time. Now Trump is repeating it

Donald Trump’s tariff agenda is a near-repeat of America’s trade agenda of the 1930s. That did not end well for anyone.

12.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Dutton’s plan to cull public servants isn’t just risky - it’s misguided

While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022, most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.

06.03.2025 6

WA Today

Shane Wright

Dutton’s plan to cull public servants isn’t just risky - it’s misguided

While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022, most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.

06.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Dutton’s plan to cull public servants isn’t just risky - it’s misguided

While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022, most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.

06.03.2025 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Dutton’s plan to cull public servants isn’t just risky - it’s misguided

While it’s true Labor has hired 36,000 public servants since 2022, most of them aren’t located where the Coalition leader believes them to be.

06.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Life is a (productivity) highway, and Australia is stuck in second gear

If the Australian economy were a car, it would be Volkswagen bus. But if our living standards are to improve, it needs to purr like a Lamborghini.

19.02.2025 6

WA Today

Shane Wright

Life is a (productivity) highway, and Australia is stuck in second gear

If the Australian economy were a car, it would be Volkswagen bus. But if our living standards are to improve, it needs to purr like a Lamborghini.

19.02.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Life is a (productivity) highway, and Australia is stuck in second gear

If the Australian economy were a car, it would be Volkswagen bus. But if our living standards are to improve, it needs to purr like a Lamborghini.

19.02.2025 5

The Age

Shane Wright

Life is a (productivity) highway, and Australia is stuck in second gear

If the Australian economy were a car, it would be Volkswagen bus. But if our living standards are to improve, it needs to purr like a Lamborghini.

19.02.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Bullock follows rate cut with a bucket of cold water

Yes, the Reserve Bank has finally cut rates. But the economy is really struggling. And it is still propped up by government spending.

18.02.2025 4

WA Today

Shane Wright

Bullock follows rate cut with a bucket of cold water

Yes, the Reserve Bank has finally cut rates. But the economy is really struggling. And it is still propped up by government spending.

18.02.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Bullock follows rate cut with a bucket of cold water

Yes, the Reserve Bank has finally cut rates. But the economy is really struggling. And it is still propped up by government spending.

18.02.2025 7

The Age

Shane Wright

Bullock follows rate cut with a bucket of cold water

Yes, the Reserve Bank has finally cut rates. But the economy is really struggling. And it is still propped up by government spending.

18.02.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

We’ll know Trump’s tariff war is serious when he hits Big Macs

Despite the worries about Trump’s tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium, the real concern is if he widens his trade war to burgers.

13.02.2025 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

We’ll know Trump’s tariff war is serious when he hits Big Macs

Despite the worries about Trump’s tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium, the real concern is if he widens his trade war to burgers.

13.02.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright