Publications

Stephen King, Professor of Economics at Monash University, writes about privatisation in The Conversation (25 June 2014), concluding: ‘The current round of privatisations is predictable and

Professor James Morley discusses in The Conversation (24 June 2014) Hockey’s claim that there is a ‘debt crisis’. Look at the data to understand the risks

The Conversation (12.6.2014) offers an overview of a new report, released yesterday, on the increasing wealth inequality in Australia.  ‘Advance Australia Fair?’ was written by Bob

John Stanford, a TJRyan Research Associate, writes about the recent Queensland State budget.  Jon Stanford is an economist who writes regularly on current economic matters and

Associate Professor John Rice argues in The Conversation (5 June 2014) that the recent federal budget left the states in the invidious position of having to

Geoff Dow on the public debt Associate Professor Geoff Dow argues that the need to facilitate economic transformation (that is, to encourage structural change), though sometimes

Jeff Sparrow writes in The Guardian of 24 April 2014:  ‘Ordinary Australians might not care about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter acquisition, but the Very Important

Michael Cooney (Chifley Foundation), Adam Creighton (Economics correspondent for The Australian), and journalist Mike Seccombe, appear on The Drum, discussing the $7 GP tax, petrol tax,

Clive Palmer of the Palmer United Party (PUP) writes in the Guardian Australia that while Tony Abbott’s ministers enjoy cigars, expensive dinners and the other perks

2014 budget no sign Australia will responsibly lead the G20 No progress on tax avoidance, no sign that Australia will responsibly lead the G20, no reform

This paper by Emeritus Professor Tim Robinson suggests an alternative to the current direction in which the ALP is headed.  ‘Such is the hold of the

Laura Eadie argues in The Conversation that Queensland must chart a new course toward reliable, sustainable and equitably distributed growth – or face a future of