Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
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Punters well aware of economic case against more immigration
Ross Gittins The Big Australia issue has gone quiet since the election but it hasn't gone away. It can't go away because it's too central to our future and, despite Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott's rare agreement...
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A crack in the wall of xenophobia
Ross Gittins Politicians have long played to age-old fears of outsiders in demonising asylum seekers - but things are changing.
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Stop beating about the bush and talk about Big Australia
Ross Gittins Something significant has happened in this hollow, populist election campaign: the long-standing bipartisan support for strong population growth - Big Australia - has collapsed.
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Low rates not always best option
Ross Gittins I think I can safely predict this will be another year of much fuss about rising interest rates and worsening home loan affordability.
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Recession's lost youth
Ross Gittins The downturn may have been short, but it has hit young people especially hard.
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Four big bugs threaten our comfort zone
Ross Gittins Two weeks ago the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr Ken Henry, delivered a momentous speech on ''The Shape of Things to Come'' for Australia.
