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Labor has wasted its budgetary luck, and now it’s running out

The luckiest government Australia has seen did not take the opportunity to get the national budget better prepared for the long haul, writes Chris...

01.12.2024 10

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

Lift the lid on the budget boondoggles

It’s up to the independent institutions to expose the extent of off-budget ‘investment’ ruses to hide the scale of government spending.

13.11.2024 10

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

Why Albanese’s HECS gift is a reverse-Robin Hood

Governments are the Robin Hoods of the modern world, taking money from the better off so as to hand it to those who need it. But the Merry Men would...

04.11.2024 7

WA Today

Chris Richardson

Why Albanese’s HECS gift is a reverse-Robin Hood

Governments are the Robin Hoods of the modern world, taking money from the better off so as to hand it to those who need it. But the Merry Men would...

04.11.2024 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Richardson

Why Albanese’s HECS gift is a reverse-Robin Hood

Governments are the Robin Hoods of the modern world, taking money from the better off so as to hand it to those who need it. But the Merry Men would...

04.11.2024 10

The Age

Chris Richardson

Why Albanese’s HECS gift is a reverse-Robin Hood

Governments are the Robin Hoods of the modern world, taking money from the better off so as to hand it to those who need it. But the Merry Men would...

04.11.2024 8

Brisbane Times

Chris Richardson

How do we get back a lost decade of living standards?

Cracking the housing problem and empowering our economic institutions are two very good places to start.

15.10.2024 20

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

There’s a super-sized hole in the budget. Here’s why

The forecast bounce in the tax take on superannuation will not happen because we’ve massively overdone the concessions that take from poorer and...

23.05.2024 30

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

We are now in a vaudeville economy where bad news is good news

Telstra workers are losing their jobs – almost one in 10 of them. That’s a big blow from a big business, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers calling it a...

22.05.2024 30

WA Today

Chris Richardson

We are now in a vaudeville economy where bad news is good news

Telstra workers are losing their jobs – almost one in 10 of them. That’s a big blow from a big business, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers calling it a...

22.05.2024 20

The Age

Chris Richardson

We are now in a vaudeville economy where bad news is good news

Telstra workers are losing their jobs – almost one in 10 of them. That’s a big blow from a big business, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers calling it a...

22.05.2024 30

Brisbane Times

Chris Richardson

We are now in a vaudeville economy where bad news is good news

Telstra workers are losing their jobs – almost one in 10 of them. That’s a big blow from a big business, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers calling it a...

22.05.2024 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Richardson

Chalmers soothes the symptoms instead of fighting the problem

I’m feeling as grumpy as I appear in my headshot. That’s because the big ask of the budget was not to poke the inflationary bear. It didn’t pass...

15.05.2024 20

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

The government goes bold to poke the inflation bear

The Albanese government, after being cautious with its spending in 2022 and 2023, has decided to take risks this year. The greatest is that it brings...

08.05.2024 30

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

Albanese’s big funding problem has been diagnosed but not yet cured

It hit with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Anthony Albanese hadn’t been long elected when the number crunchers came knocking with unwelcome news:...

17.04.2024 10

WA Today

Chris Richardson

Albanese’s big funding problem has been diagnosed but not yet cured

It hit with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Anthony Albanese hadn’t been long elected when the number crunchers came knocking with unwelcome news:...

17.04.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Chris Richardson

Albanese’s big funding problem has been diagnosed but not yet cured

It hit with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Anthony Albanese hadn’t been long elected when the number crunchers came knocking with unwelcome news:...

17.04.2024 20

The Age

Chris Richardson

Albanese’s big funding problem has been diagnosed but not yet cured

It hit with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Anthony Albanese hadn’t been long elected when the number crunchers came knocking with unwelcome news:...

17.04.2024 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Richardson

Dreaming of an early interest rate cut? Dream on

I hope the Easter bunny was good to you, because chances are the Reserve Bank won’t be. The ups and downs of interest rates mean more to Australian...

02.04.2024 10

WA Today

Chris Richardson

Dreaming of an early interest rate cut? Dream on

I hope the Easter bunny was good to you, because chances are the Reserve Bank won’t be. The ups and downs of interest rates mean more to Australian...

02.04.2024 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Richardson

Dreaming of an early interest rate cut? Dream on

I hope the Easter bunny was good to you, because chances are the Reserve Bank won’t be. The ups and downs of interest rates mean more to Australian...

02.04.2024 20

The Age

Chris Richardson

Dreaming of an early interest rate cut? Dream on

I hope the Easter bunny was good to you, because chances are the Reserve Bank won’t be. The ups and downs of interest rates mean more to Australian...

02.04.2024 7

Brisbane Times

Chris Richardson

As budget bonanza flows, fiscal caution is the first casualty

The rivers of resources gold coming into the government’s coffers are turning into most expensive marginal seat strategy in the nation’s history.

26.02.2024 8

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

Can Albanese walk and chew gum on cost of living?

The prime minister’s package this week to help struggling households is all too likely to address the symptoms while inflaming the cause.

22.01.2024 20

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

Why stage three tax cuts could complicate RBA rate cuts

Objections to stage three tax cuts on grounds of its size and fairness no longer stand up, but the Reserve Bank must carefully monitor their impact on...

14.01.2024 20

Financial Review

Chris Richardson

The PM wants ideas to ease the cost of living squeeze. Here’s one ...

Australian living standards have fallen more than 10 per cent in the past two years. And yes, you read that right. Prices have sprinted ahead of...

08.01.2024 10

WA Today

Chris Richardson

The PM wants ideas to ease the cost of living squeeze. Here’s one ...

Australian living standards have fallen more than 10 per cent in the past two years. And yes, you read that right. Prices have sprinted ahead of...

08.01.2024 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Richardson

The PM wants ideas to ease the cost of living squeeze. Here’s one ...

Australian living standards have fallen more than 10 per cent in the past two years. And yes, you read that right. Prices have sprinted ahead of...

08.01.2024 20

The Age

Chris Richardson

The PM wants ideas to ease the cost of living squeeze. Here’s one ...

Australian living standards have fallen more than 10 per cent in the past two years. And yes, you read that right. Prices have sprinted ahead of...

08.01.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Chris Richardson

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