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It’s time for independent forecasts to end budget trickery

An Office of Budget Honesty is needed to create a fiscal watchdog with teeth.

19.01.2025 8

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has lost control of the budget

The Albanese government’s decisions on net have added to the national debt as a share of GDP well over three times that of the former Coalition...

05.01.2025 10

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Economics of Coalition’s nuclear modelling are worth nothing

If someone says the opposition’s financial case shows that nuclear is cheaper than firmed renewables, all other things equal, then that person is...

15.12.2024 6

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Public sector is strangling economy to death

Like a parasitic twin, the healthy economy is sucking the life out of the sick economy. Something has to give.

08.12.2024 4

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Labor should have taken global inflation as seriously as the GFC

If the government had taken belt-tightening decisions 2½ years ago to help lower inflation, Australians’ living standards would be better today.

24.11.2024 4

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Albanese and Chalmers make the same error as Biden and Harris

The Democrats’ decision to put jobs ahead of inflation has cost them dearly. But Labor has been doing the same thing.

11.11.2024 4

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Labor’s mimicking of Biden on uni debt is inequitable and indefensible

Not satisfied with crippling Australia’s higher education system with its self-destructive student caps, the government simply couldn’t resist...

03.11.2024 3

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Pandemic management was a great success overall

Where we succeeded, it was the result of good institutions and good decision-making. But that’s not to say we didn’t stumble.

29.10.2024 4

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Crisafulli’s chance: time to reboot rotten state starting with tax and housing

28.10.2024 2

The Australian

Steven Hamilton

Here is one reason why smart people are voting for Trump

There is a lot of crazy economic policy being spruiked by both sides of American politics, but thinking people know serious, substantive policy...

11.10.2024 2

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis, so curbing it isn’t the solution

In light of reports the Albanese government may curb negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, it’s worth reflecting on the problem we...

25.09.2024 1

WA Today

Steven Hamilton

Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis, so curbing it isn’t the solution

In light of reports the Albanese government may curb negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, it’s worth reflecting on the problem we...

25.09.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Steven Hamilton

Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis, so curbing it isn’t the solution

In light of reports the Albanese government may curb negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, it’s worth reflecting on the problem we...

25.09.2024 1

The Age

Steven Hamilton

Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis, so curbing it isn’t the solution

In light of reports the Albanese government may curb negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, it’s worth reflecting on the problem we...

25.09.2024 1

Brisbane Times

Steven Hamilton

Chalmers is smashing Labor’s economic legacy

If only the treasurer focused a little less on managing political expectations and a little more on managing inflation expectations we might have...

03.09.2024 9

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Reserve Bank has finally taken the inflation crisis seriously

The consumer price index reading gave the RBA an out. Instead, governor Michele Bullock’s tough talk dumped cold water on a rate cut any time soon.

11.08.2024 10

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton