Rob Burgess
Paying more for petrol? You’re being ripped off
When you’ve been buying standard unleaded fuel for $1.35 a litre, seeing it suddenly jump to $1.57 is a bit of a...
A low-tax nation with growing debts? What a surprise
Government debt has become such a politicised issue in Australia in the past decade, that one retiree I know explodes whenever it’s...
Blame Canberra as our cities grind to a halt
Head of the Grattan Institute John Daley rejoined the immigration debate this week, arguing in the Fairfax papers that slowing immigration would...
Time to face up to our ‘doublethink’ on tax policy
The toxic political climate of the past decade has left Australians in a state of ‘doublethink’ about the taxes we pay and...
Australia’s China wine boom is gathering pace
After a bit of a dry spell – pun intended – Australian wine makers have just recorded their best 12 months of exports...
Don’t borrow up big to help your kids lose money
There’s a certain irony in watching the banking royal commission shutting the gate on dodgy mortgage lending, just after a two-decades-long credit boom...
The harsh truth is Australia has too many bankers
Behind any middle-income job loss is a human story, so there’s nothing to celebrate in 6000 employees being earmarked by National Australia...
Our debt addiction should be easing, but it’s not
Housing research group CoreLogic reported this week that “housing debt to disposable income” reached “a new record high” in the December quarter....
The Greens’ right-wing way to help the unemployed
Greens leader Richard di Natale reeled off plenty of radical ideas in his Canberra Press Club speech on Wednesday, but none harder...
Think Australia would dodge a China-US trade war? Think again
Reports saying a protracted trade war between China and the US would only hurt Australia a little bit need to be handled...