‘Two speed economy’ nothing new
A recent Op Ed originally published in the business pages of the Melbourne Age, 15th December 2010. The re-emergence of the mining boom, temporarily de-railed by...
Challenges Facing the Newly Elected Victorian Government
This is an article of mine that was originally published in the Melbourne Age on 29th November 2010. Saturday’s election of a Coalition government is...
What stopped Irish eyes smiling and how we can avoid the Irish fate
Saul's recent column in the Age - I'm responsible for the headline (NG). For a country which accounts for less than 0.25 per cent (that...
Rudd Goverment’s cautious response to ambitious and visionary Henry Review
The Henry Review is an ambitious document, conceived early in the life of a new government at a time when budget surpluses stretched as far...
Central bank ‘quantitative easing’ isn’t inflationary
(Originally published in the business pages of the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald on 21 April 2010) One of the sillier propositions which has...
Watching what goes on in China is a vital part of the global ‘big picture’
(Originally published in the business pages of the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald, 24th March 2010) When I first began writing about the global...
Remarks to Senate Standing Committee on Finance & Public Administration Inquiry into Government Fiscal Stimulus Measures
I should emphasize at the outset that my participation in this Inquiry is strictly in a personal capacity and that the views I express here...