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David Pearl

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Sure, he’s got the economic brain, but can Taylor cut through?

13.02.2026 9

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David Pearl

Progressive ‘barbarians’, not migrants, are the real threat

10.02.2026 10

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Bullock can restore lost credibility by calling out Chalmers

02.02.2026 5

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How our economic institutions flunked 2025

26.12.2025 20

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RBA primed to smoke out Chalmers over cash rate

19.11.2025 10

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Moderate tinkering won’t change fact net zero is a dud

30.10.2025 10

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Migration debate now unmoored from reality

22.10.2025 10

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Treasurer’s super tax humiliation could sink his leadership ambitions

15.10.2025 7

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As the world wakes up to climate realism, ALP peddles a con job

16.09.2025 10

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Desperate Chalmers casts self-funded retirees as villains 

29.08.2025 20

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Why ideology is at core of our productivity slump

21.08.2025 10

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Why the PM and his Treasurer clearly aren’t on the same page

15.08.2025 10

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Sadly, Jim’s reform summit is looming as yet another stitch-up for the ages

01.08.2025 10

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The world according to Ken Henry

18.07.2025 10

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Why Labor’s super overreach is a bridge too far for Keating

04.07.2025 10

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Three lessons on big-bang growth from the true reformers

30.06.2025 4

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Has Jim Chalmers finally seen the light?

20.06.2025 10

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PM’s roundtable must puncture Canberra bubble

13.06.2025 10

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What Dr Jim failed to learn from his mentor, Mr Swan

09.06.2025 4

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Failing one-party state an ominous warning for nation

24.05.2025 6

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New Liberal leaders must challenge ALP conception of ‘fair’

14.05.2025 9

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‘Sensible right’ can rebuild by ending policy me-tooism

05.05.2025 10

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Coalition has failed itself and voters on Labor’s tax disgrace

29.04.2025 6

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Dutton needs to ignore the Morrison-era consultants

18.04.2025 10

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Dutton must smash through this election duopoly

03.04.2025 20

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Lib’s fuel excise cut falls into shallow ‘me too’ strategy

28.03.2025 10

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Honesty the best policy for fixing dire economic outlook

23.03.2025 10

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Net-zero black hole looms as self-inflicted tariff

18.03.2025 10

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Bullock’s gamble may pay off, but it hits RBA credibility

19.02.2025 20

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Bullock’s moment of truth: Will she do the right thing for Australians or adopt line of least political resistance?

17.02.2025 5

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It’s time Dutton sings for his supper on economy

11.02.2025 10

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The cost of nuclear energy? A guide for the perplexed

27.12.2024 6

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Chalmers refuses to take foot off the spending accelerator

19.12.2024 7

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In Canberra swamp, personal reward beats public service

13.12.2024 6

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RBA independence is on line as Laborites push for rate cuts

11.12.2024 4

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David Pearl