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.
Deficit realities finally dawn on all
Ross Gittins Something highly significant has happened in just the past week: it's become clear the tide has turned in our politicians' demonisation of budget deficits and debt.
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Tail wagging uneasy dog in budget debate
Ross Gittins I hate to burden you with a topic as earnest as the budget deficit so close to the holidays.
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It's the weak recovery that worries, not surplus
Ross Gittins I hate to burden you with a topic as earnest as the budget deficit so close to the holidays - I had hoped to write about the idea of giving someone a goat for Christmas - but the saga of whether the...
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It's great to have a conscience, now tell us how we'll pay for it
Ross Gittins You may not have noticed, but last week was among the most significant of the Gillard government's term.
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Messy end to spend after fiscal bulimia
Ross Gittins It's taken me too long to realise it, but when I retired for a quiet meal after the federal budget lock-up this month, it struck me: there's truth to the opposition's charge that Labor is a big...
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With fingers down the throat, Labor gorges and splurges into the future
Ross Gittins A thirst to spend and a desire to stay in surplus cohabit uneasily.
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All that glitters is not gold
Ross Gittins Economic good times lie ahead, but interest rates are likely to go up, and stay up, perhaps until the next downturn.
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It's in your own best interest to save before Reserve forces you
Ross Gittins Barring some global catastrophe, the outlook for our economy is particularly bright - so a lot of people aren't going to like it. Why not?
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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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In time we will get the nasties - but not just yet
Ross Gittins If history is any guide, pretty much all the nasty changes proposed in the Henry tax review will be implemented.
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Rudd's new challenge: fix schools
Ross Gittins I guess it's not a correct thing to think these days, but when I'm slaving over a hot chopping board in the kitchen it often pops into my head: a woman's work is never done.
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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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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.
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Jobless fall by the wayside in crusade to harness grey power
Ross Gittins Are you appalled by the greedy decision by the state governments to appropriate a quarter of the hard-won $32-a-week age pension increase from singles living in public housing? Do you share the view...
