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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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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Stay active if you want to stay alive
Ross Gittins Labour-saving devices boost productivity but not our physical health.
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Eat, drink … and get on the treadmill
Ross Gittins Forgive me for saying so, but don't you think you'd be better off going for a run - or even a brisk walk - than reaching for another mince pie? (The ones my wife made this year were irresistible.)
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Opportunity knocks, but the door has to open both ways
Ross Gittins When governments make grand policy unveilings, as Julia Gillard has with her white paper on the Asian Century, it's terribly tempting for people in jobs like mine to sit back and criticise.
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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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Education success is about more than money
Ross Gittins Much smarter ways of improving teaching could deliver big gains for a small cost.
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Better teaching could make our students the world's best
Ross Gittins Thank goodness for that. David Gonski and his committee have produced a comprehensive review of school funding without setting off a bitter debate between the proponents of government and...
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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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Country ripoff? Bulldust
Ross Gittins Regional Australians are convinced they don't get a fair go, with city folk the villains.
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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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It pays to put happiness on a pedestal
Ross Gittins What is the role of government? What do our politicians imagine they're there to do? To put it at its broadest, I think most of us would say the role of government is to advance the wellbeing of...
