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MYEFO leaves the hard work on inflation, debt and budget repair undone

18.12.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Update shows Labor has done nothing to fix Victoria’s finances

Little in the budget update will reassure rating agencies the Allan government is prepared to do what needs to be done to alleviate Victoria’s...

05.12.2025 5

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

Western Australia is rich, but it's not the economic powerhouse it claims to be

25.11.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Another hung parliament solves nothing about Tassie’s dire budget

The unfortunate reality is that neither party has any kind of mandate to do what needs to be done to put the state’s finances on more sustainable...

20.07.2025 9

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of GST between the states?

23.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Chalmers hints at more tax reform – What should we do first? Part 2

22.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Chalmers hints at more tax reform – What should we do first? Part 1

21.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?

Revisiting the GST share of revenue among the states could make a big contribution towards repairing the federal budget.

20.06.2025 20

The Conversation

Saul Eslake

Inequality and inheritance taxes

04.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Labor’s profligacy in Victoria is a problem for all of us

Ratings agencies assume the federal government stands behind the states’ debts, so if Victoria is downgraded because of its ballooning debt that has...

20.05.2025 20

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

Labor should use its second victory as a platform for ambitious reform

Now that Labor has achieved a swing towards it – for the first time in Australia’s history – it should, ideally, act like a first-term government.

05.05.2025 20

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

The housing policies of both major parties are bad for Australia’s aspiring homebuyers

14.04.2025 10

The Guardian

Saul Eslake

The 2025-26 budget had one modest surprise, but leaves a lot to the next Parliament (and probably Parliaments after that)

26.03.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Three reasons Victoria has joined Tasmania, SA as a beggar state

20.03.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Three reasons Victoria has joined Tasmania, SA as a beggar state

Unless it can substantially improve its productivity performance, Victoria will continue to be the butt of sneering from richer states.

16.03.2025 10

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

It’s Europeans (and others) versus Trump

I don’t suffer from what some of President Donald Trump’s more fervent supporters – both in the US and in Australia – like to call “Trump...

22.02.2025 20

InDaily

Saul Eslake

It’s Europeans (and others) versus Trump

20.02.2025 10

The New Daily

Saul Eslake

As expected, the RBA cut its cash rate – but played down the prospects for a series of follow-up moves

18.02.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Europeans (and others) vs Trump

18.02.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Liberal Party is yet to heed the message sent in Werribee

11.02.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake

Liberal Party is yet to heed the message sent in Werribee

State and federal oppositions will draw encouragement from the byelection result. But neither has shown voters a coherent and credible budget and...

09.02.2025 20

Financial Review

Saul Eslake

Western Australia is rolling in (even more) cash – thanks to nature, China and both sides of federal politics

No wonder the Western Australian state government left it until Christmas Eve to release its Mid-Year Budget Update (officially titled Mid-Year...

29.12.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Saul Eslake