Paul Keating
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Why are voters cranky enough to turn to Hanson? I have a theory
Both major parties are losing votes to One Nation, but I know whose problem I’d prefer to have.
- Ross Gittins
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- Opinion
- Federal budget
Capital gains tax outcry is sad and predictable, fuelled by vested interests. This is a bold push for change
As sure as night follows day, within a few months the predictions of doomsday currently dominating sections of our media will have proved to be illusory.
- Graeme Samuel
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Do young people want to eat the rich? No, they want something else
Anthony Albanese believes he understands the economic desires of young Australians. But what if he’s got it all wrong?
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
Cross the ditch? Start-ups told to ‘do it in NZ’ to dodge CGT
New Zealand is hoping to attract Australian entrepreneurs nervous about incoming changes to capital gains tax.
- Nick Newling
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task
Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Federal budget
The era of serious economic reform in Australia has been dead for 25 years. But this week, a pulse was detected
With both government and opposition pitching serious proposals for change, our political system is actually offering hope.
- Peter Hartcher
- Analysis
- UK politics
The bland and the brazen: Why this Labour implosion will not save a broken Britain
The contenders for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the problem.
- David Crowe
‘That remark burst from me like a truth fountain’: Keating’s kitchen phone call that changed the economy
It was a radio interview that went around the world. Forty years ago, Paul Keating uttered the words “banana republic” and changed the Australian economy.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Capital gains tax
Landlord behaviour was transformed by a Liberal. Switching it back won’t fix the housing crisis
Life would be easy if a simple tax tweak could solve our decades-long housing crisis. CGT reform may help, but it’s not the silver bullet.
- Shane Wright
Cowardly and racist: Paul Keating assails Angus Taylor’s migration policy
The former prime minister has launched a scathing attack on Angus Taylor and the Coalition’s migration policy, saying it is racist and grounded in cowardice.
- Shane Wright and Natassia Chrysanthos