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.
Lies, damned lies and Labor claims
Ross Gittins I guess you've heard the news: the Gillard government has obtained new analysis of data from the Bureau of Statistics showing that Tony Abbott's election commitments inflict brutal damage on working...
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Big Tobacco's care all smoke and mirrors
Ross Gittins Mounting arguments for the 'public good' comes across as just a bit rich.
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Big Tobacco - what have they been smoking?
Ross Gittins Surely we're being far too tough on Big Tobacco, as so many disparagingly refer to it, after the failure of its High Court challenge to the plain packaging legislation.
The good, the bad and the long delayed are here
Ross Gittins The government has taken to announcing changes in taxes and benefits long before they take effect. But that day has to come eventually and a host of changes - big and small, good and bad - are set to...
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Carbon tax won't hurt much but we don't want to know
Ross Gittins When psychologists study those sects that predict the end of the world on a certain day, they find the leaders rarely willing to admit they were wrong and their true believers rarely willing to admit...
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Shift minds on a tax? Unlikely
Ross Gittins People who feel carbon tax is terrible will continue to think this way, whatever the reality.
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Time for taxis to get on road less travelled
Ross Gittins Industry is regulated in a way that isn't good for drivers or the public.
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Commission will not stop outrageous executive salaries
Ross Gittins The rich and powerful are never short of experts happy to fly to their defence. But there is often a shortage of knowledgeable people willing to hold them to account.
