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This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

An independent report finds the nation’s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of bulldust.

previous day 10

The Age

Shane Wright

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

An independent report finds the nation’s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of bulldust.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

An independent report finds the nation’s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of bulldust.

previous day 20

WA Today

Shane Wright

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

An independent report finds the nation’s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of bulldust.

previous day 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

It’s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.

21.08.2026 20

WA Today

Shane Wright

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

It’s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.

21.08.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

It’s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.

21.08.2026 20

The Age

Shane Wright

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

It’s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.

21.08.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Feeling miserable? You’re far from alone – and our index proves it

The misery index was created in the late 1960s to assess which circumstances make people – and their countries – feel pretty rotten. It didn’t...

13.08.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Feeling miserable? You’re far from alone – and our index proves it

The misery index was created in the late 1960s to assess which circumstances make people – and their countries – feel pretty rotten. It didn’t...

13.08.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Feeling miserable? You’re far from alone – and our index proves it

The misery index was created in the late 1960s to assess which circumstances make people – and their countries – feel pretty rotten. It didn’t...

13.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Feeling miserable? You’re far from alone – and our index proves it

The misery index was created in the late 1960s to assess which circumstances make people – and their countries – feel pretty rotten. It didn’t...

13.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow

There’s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank’s own...

11.08.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow

There’s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank’s own...

11.08.2026 20

WA Today

Shane Wright

RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow

There’s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank’s own...

11.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow

There’s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank’s own...

11.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

02.08.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

02.08.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

02.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

02.08.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs

In a vibrant economy, workers freely move jobs searching for better conditions and pay. But Australians aren’t prepared to do that.

31.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs

In a vibrant economy, workers freely move jobs searching for better conditions and pay. But Australians aren’t prepared to do that.

31.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs

In a vibrant economy, workers freely move jobs searching for better conditions and pay. But Australians aren’t prepared to do that.

31.07.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs

In a vibrant economy, workers freely move jobs searching for better conditions and pay. But Australians aren’t prepared to do that.

31.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does

An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it’s trying to do the opposite.

29.07.2026 40

WA Today

Shane Wright

It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does

An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it’s trying to do the opposite.

29.07.2026 50

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does

An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it’s trying to do the opposite.

29.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does

An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it’s trying to do the opposite.

29.07.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune - and the cost is going up

Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.

24.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune - and the cost is going up

Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.

24.07.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune - and the cost is going up

Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.

24.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune - and the cost is going up

Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.

24.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings – but can she ride the wave...

16.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings – but can she ride the wave...

16.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings – but can she ride the wave...

16.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings – but can she ride the wave...

16.07.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of...

16.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of...

16.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of...

16.07.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of...

16.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to...

12.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to...

12.07.2026 40

The Age

Shane Wright

Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to...

12.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to...

12.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it’s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

01.07.2026 30

WA Today

Shane Wright

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it’s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

01.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it’s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

01.07.2026 40

The Age

Shane Wright

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it’s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

01.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Australia is falling behind. Bosses are too much like Zog and not enough like Americans

The invention of the wheel helped transform the world. But it seems too many Australian businesses would rather re-invent the wheel than use it.

30.06.2026 40

WA Today

Shane Wright

Australia is falling behind. Bosses are too much like Zog and not enough like Americans

The invention of the wheel helped transform the world. But it seems too many Australian businesses would rather re-invent the wheel than use it.

30.06.2026 30

The Age

Shane Wright