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Brisbane Times

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Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

If Donald Trump’s war against Iran had not started, inflation would be falling – not increasing. That’s the problem facing the Reserve Bank.

29.04.2026 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

If Donald Trump’s war against Iran had not started, inflation would be falling – not increasing. That’s the problem facing the Reserve Bank.

29.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

If Donald Trump’s war against Iran had not started, inflation would be falling – not increasing. That’s the problem facing the Reserve Bank.

29.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame

If Donald Trump’s war against Iran had not started, inflation would be falling – not increasing. That’s the problem facing the Reserve Bank.

29.04.2026 10

The Age

Shane Wright

A Liberal change transformed landlord behaviour. Switching it back won’t fix the housing crisis

Life would be easy if a simple tax tweak could solve our decades’ long housing crisis. CGT reform may help, but it’s not the silver bullet.

22.04.2026 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

A Liberal change transformed landlord behaviour. Switching it back won’t fix the housing crisis

Life would be easy if a simple tax tweak could solve our decades’ long housing crisis. CGT reform may help, but it’s not the silver bullet.

22.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

A Liberal change transformed landlord behaviour. Switching it back won’t fix the housing crisis

Life would be easy if a simple tax tweak could solve our decades’ long housing crisis. CGT reform may help, but it’s not the silver bullet.

22.04.2026 10

The Age

Shane Wright

A Liberal change transformed landlord behaviour. Switching it back won’t fix the housing crisis

Life would be easy if a simple tax tweak could solve our decades’ long housing crisis. CGT reform may help, but it’s not the silver bullet.

22.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Budgets are built on forecasts. But whatever Chalmers predicts, it keeps getting worse

Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget was always going to be one of the most important this century. The war in Iran has taken the May 12 budget to the highest...

20.04.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

Budgets are built on forecasts. But whatever Chalmers predicts, it keeps getting worse

Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget was always going to be one of the most important this century. The war in Iran has taken the May 12 budget to the highest...

20.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Budgets are built on forecasts. But whatever Chalmers predicts, it keeps getting worse

Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget was always going to be one of the most important this century. The war in Iran has taken the May 12 budget to the highest...

20.04.2026 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Budgets are built on forecasts. But whatever Chalmers predicts, it keeps getting worse

Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget was always going to be one of the most important this century. The war in Iran has taken the May 12 budget to the highest...

20.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Chalmers heads to Washington as the world suffers a bad case of deja vu

Australia reshaped its budget after global leaders spoke at an IMF meeting almost 20 years ago. Jim Chalmers heads to the same meeting with similar...

15.04.2026 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

Chalmers heads to Washington as the world suffers a bad case of deja vu

Australia reshaped its budget after global leaders spoke at an IMF meeting almost 20 years ago. Jim Chalmers heads to the same meeting with similar...

15.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Chalmers heads to Washington as the world suffers a bad case of deja vu

Australia reshaped its budget after global leaders spoke at an IMF meeting almost 20 years ago. Jim Chalmers heads to the same meeting with similar...

15.04.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

Chalmers heads to Washington as the world suffers a bad case of deja vu

Australia reshaped its budget after global leaders spoke at an IMF meeting almost 20 years ago. Jim Chalmers heads to the same meeting with similar...

15.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The misguided slogan that led the government to spend $45 million on Tim Tams

Like cooks gone amok, politicians and interest groups are sprinkling the term “sovereign capability” over their pet projects in a bid to win...

13.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The misguided slogan that led the government to spend $45 million on Tim Tams

Like cooks gone amok, politicians and interest groups are sprinkling the term “sovereign capability” over their pet projects in a bid to win...

13.04.2026 10

The Age

Shane Wright

The misguided slogan that led the government to spend $45 million on Tim Tams

Like cooks gone amok, politicians and interest groups are sprinkling the term “sovereign capability” over their pet projects in a bid to win...

13.04.2026 10

WA Today

Shane Wright

The misguided slogan that led the government to spend $45 million on Tim Tams

Like cooks gone amok, politicians and interest groups are sprinkling the term “sovereign capability” over their pet projects in a bid to win...

13.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Why the PM’s fuel excise cut will drive the RBA mad

It might sound great, but cutting fuel excise will just add to inflationary pressures that may force the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates even...

30.03.2026 20

WA Today

Shane Wright

Why the PM’s fuel excise cut will drive the RBA mad

It might sound great, but cutting fuel excise will just add to inflationary pressures that may force the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates even...

30.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Why the PM’s fuel excise cut will drive the RBA mad

It might sound great, but cutting fuel excise will just add to inflationary pressures that may force the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates even...

30.03.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

Why the PM’s fuel excise cut will drive the RBA mad

It might sound great, but cutting fuel excise will just add to inflationary pressures that may force the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates even...

30.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Let’s not adopt drongo economics to deal with high-priced fuel

High oil prices are painful. But ideas to make life easier - from ending excise to free public transport - would just make the situation worse.

26.03.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Let’s not adopt drongo economics to deal with high-priced fuel

High oil prices are painful. But ideas to make life easier - from ending excise to free public transport - would just make the situation worse.

26.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Let’s not adopt drongo economics to deal with high-priced fuel

High oil prices are painful. But ideas to make life easier - from ending excise to free public transport - would just make the situation worse.

26.03.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

Let’s not adopt drongo economics to deal with high-priced fuel

High oil prices are painful. But ideas to make life easier - from ending excise to free public transport - would just make the situation worse.

26.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The GST is broken, and hurting NSW and Victoria badly

A deal to quell anger from West Australians is now a $60 billion drain on the budget and generating anger across the federation.

25.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

The GST is broken, and hurting NSW and Victoria badly

A deal to quell anger from West Australians is now a $60 billion drain on the budget and generating anger across the federation.

25.03.2026 20

WA Today

Shane Wright

The GST is broken, and hurting NSW and Victoria badly

A deal to quell anger from West Australians is now a $60 billion drain on the budget and generating anger across the federation.

25.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The GST is broken, and hurting NSW and Victoria badly

A deal to quell anger from West Australians is now a $60 billion drain on the budget and generating anger across the federation.

25.03.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

The global energy watchdog’s recommendations for lowering oil use will give anyone who remembers the loo paper rolls war of the pandemic a nasty...

20.03.2026 50

WA Today

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

The global energy watchdog’s recommendations for lowering oil use will give anyone who remembers the loo paper rolls war of the pandemic a nasty...

20.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

The global energy watchdog’s recommendations for lowering oil use will give anyone who remembers the loo paper rolls war of the pandemic a nasty...

20.03.2026 40

The Age

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

The global energy watchdog’s recommendations for lowering oil use will give anyone who remembers the loo paper rolls war of the pandemic a nasty...

20.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

Donald Trump has upended the Middle East and oil prices. Now he’s influencing interest rate settings in Australia.

17.03.2026 40

WA Today

Shane Wright

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

Donald Trump has upended the Middle East and oil prices. Now he’s influencing interest rate settings in Australia.

17.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

Donald Trump has upended the Middle East and oil prices. Now he’s influencing interest rate settings in Australia.

17.03.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

Donald Trump has upended the Middle East and oil prices. Now he’s influencing interest rate settings in Australia.

17.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

12.03.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

12.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

12.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

12.03.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

11.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

11.03.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

11.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

11.03.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Sorry folks, this rosy report is as good as it gets this year

Spending, especially among the states, is also growing on everyday services including health, education and policing.

04.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Sorry folks, this rosy report is as good as it gets this year

Spending, especially among the states, is also growing on everyday services including health, education and policing.

04.03.2026 50

The Age

Shane Wright