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2025

This three-point plan can restore respect for taxpayers' money, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 2 March 2025

Business tax breaks don’t spur investment: RBA, Financial Review, by Michael Read, Robert Breunig comments, 5 February 2025

What is the 90-year-old rule Trump could use to double US taxes on foreigners?, The Conversation, by Miranda Stewart, 29 January 2025

2024

America's next crisis, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 14-20 December 2024

Four inconvenient truths about universal childcare, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig, 17 December 2024

Public sector is strangling economy to death, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 8 December 2024

The economy is personal, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 29 November 2024

Labor should have taken global inflation as seriously as the GFC, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 24 November 2024

This will be Allegra Spender’s top demand in a hung parliament, Financial Review, by Tom McIlroy, Robert Breunig comments - 21 November 2024

Trump win could pressure Australia to cut 30pc corporate tax rate, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Robert Breunig comments) - 3 November 2024

Treasurer flags changes to tax credits designed to promote innovation after use by pokies companies, ABC News, by Tom Crowley, Robert Breunig comments - 29 October 2024

'Tax-free to the children': 42 super accounts worth more than $100m, Financial Review, by Michael Read, Robert Breunig comments, 22 October 2024

Determinants of migrant success, Podcast by LawGration, guest Robert Breunig - 14 October 2024

What is it that makes “negative gearing” such a divisive tax policy? ABC Radio National, presented by Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens, guest Miranda Stewart - 4 October 2024

Rounding up: how our research used round numbers to zero in on tax evasion, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 30 September 2024

What does the US rate cute mean for Australia, ABC Radio National, presenter Patricia Karvelas, guest Steven Hamilton - 19 September 2024

Chalmers is smashing Labor’s economic legacy, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 3 September 2024

Reserve Bank has finally taken the inflation crisis seriously, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 11 August 2024

Albanese’s unlucky numbers: what do the latest inflation numbers mean? The Saturday paper, by John Hewson - 6 July 2024

How do people plan to use extra money from Stage 111 tax cuts?, ABC Radio National, podcast presenter Richard Aedy, Kristen Sobeck comments - 4 July 2024

Top earners and companies bear record tax burden, Financial Review, by Michael Read and Tom McIlroy, Robert Breunig comments, 17 June 2024

Jim Chalmers is a doctor of spin, not economics, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 12 June 2024

Taxation must be at the forefront of the Future Gas strategy, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - June 8-14 2024

The three types of people most likely to avoid high-end super tax, Financial Review, by Hannah Wootton, Robert Breunig comments - 5 June 2024

Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work? The Conversation, by Kristen Sobeck - 30 May 2024

Cutting company tax is not the only way to spur investment, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck - 30 May 2024

Chalmers wrong on Husic's corporate tax call: experts, Financial Review, by Tom McIlroy and John Kehoe, Robert Breunig comments, 29 May 2024

Why the housing market tax breaks have to go, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, April 27-May 3, 2024

Negative gearing is not a rort or a tax concession, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 25 April 2024

Chalmers’ budget challenges shift from inflation to growth, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 16-22 March 2024

We are governed by mongrels’: Driver of housing crisis revealed, Herald Sun, by Shannon Molloy, Robert Breunig comments - 14 March 2024

Changing mindsets: From wealth creation to delivering secure retirement incomes, The MANDARIN, by Andrew Podger and Robert Breunig - 14 March 2024

The controversial new farming tax, ABC Listen, by Jon Daly, Saša Vanek comments - 28 February 2024

A bunch of bunchers - how people tweak their income to sneak below the tax rates, Sydney Morning Herald, by Shane Wright, Robert Breunig comments - 28 February 2024

Divorce, trusts and negative gearing: the price of high taxes, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck comment - 23 February 2024

The benchmark for good government, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 17 February 2024

Stage three tax changes to spur more negative gearing, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Kristen Sobeck comments) - 16 February 2024

Australia’s tax system is worse than it was 15 years ago, and young people are paying the price, Ken Henry says, ABC News, by Gareth Hutchens, Robert Breunig comments - 15 February 2024

Australian Taxation Office’s management and oversight of fraud control arrangements for the Goods and Services Tax, ABC TV News, host Joe Obrien interview with Robert Breunig - 13 February 2024

Both sides of politics must commit to tax reform, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 2 February 2024

Stage 3 and a tax system rigged for the rich, ABS News Daily, Podcast presenter Samantha Hawley, features Kristen Sobeck, 1 February 2024

Why millions of Australians should forgive Albanese’s broken promise, Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 25 January 2024

The 2 main arguments against redesigning the Stage 3 tax cuts are wrong: here’s why, The Conversation, by Steven Hamilton - 25 January 2024

2023

Labor’s credible plan for immigration, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 16-22 December, 2023

Chalmers’ budget balancing act, The Saturday paper, by John Hewson - December 9-15, 2023

Labor needs young voters, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - November 25 - December 1, 2023

Australia’s record high autism rates ‘plausibly’ linked to NDIS, Financial Review, by Tom Burton, Maathumai Ranjan comments - 12 November 2023

Look at the evidence: Cutting immigration would be a mistake for Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton and Ryan Edwards - 1 November 2023

Promotions and diversity in the APS shows case for urgent reform, The Mandarin, by Robert Breunig, Nu Nu Win and David Hansell - 26 October 2023

Federal public service has an ‘Asian penalty’ problem, Financial Review, by Tom Burton (Robert Breunig comments) - 25 October 2023

Two changes to NDIS would make all the difference, The Canberra Times, by Maathumai Ranjan and Robert Breunig - 23 October 2023

Why retirees have to pay their fair share of tax, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Robert Breunig , Kristen Sobeck reference to dual income tax model) - 18 October 2023

What the Australian dollar says about the economy, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 23 -29 September edition 2023

‘Political dynamite’: New PC boss says tax inheritances, retiree super, Financial Review, by Michael Read, (Robert Breunig comments) 11 September 2023

‘Doesn’t seem fair’: Decision to retrospectively tax GPs met with criticism by an expert, ABC Radio Melbourne with Virginia Trioli, presenter Robert Breunig - 6 September 2023

‘Be brave’: Six teal MPs urge GST debate, Financial Review, by Michael Read, (Robert Breunig comments) -27 August 2023

Opportunity abounds in Intergenerational Report. Can Jim Chalmers and political class grasp it?, The Canberra Times, by Simon Cowan and Matt Taylor - 26 August 2023

Level the tax-raising playing field, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 8 August 2023

The case for a wellbeing budget, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 29 July 2023

VIDEO: The boomers boosting inflation as the RBA lifts rates to fight it, ABC News, The Business, (Kristen Sobeck comments) - 27 July 2023

Boomers boost inflation as they bank bang from their bucks, ABC News Podcast, by Daniel Ziffer, (Kristen Sobeck comments) - 27 July 2023

The boomers boosting inflation as the RBA lifts rates to fight it, ABC News, by Daniel Ziffer (Kristen Sobeck comments) -27 July 2023

The Robodebt royal commission will tell us who’s to blame, but that’s just the start, The Conversation, by Peter Whiteford, 7 July 2023

Australia’s ‘retirement age’ just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64?, The Conversation, by Peter Whiteford - 6 July 2023

View from the brink of recession, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 24 June 2023

Three NDIS reforms to better support those in need, especially children with autism, The Mandarin, by Robert Breunig and Maathumai Ranjan - 21 June 2023

How to turn stamp duty into a land tax overnight, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 19 June 2023

Chalmers can’t keep passing the buck on inflation, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 6 June 2023

The productivity collapse, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 3 June 2023

It’s time to end Western Australia’s $4 billion-per-year GST bonus, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 31 May 2023

Should the government intervene more to raise low wages, ABC Radio with Nat Tencic, guest Robert Breunig - 24 May 2023

Labor proves its economic mettle, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - Edition 13-19 May 2023

Why this is the most confounding budget of recent times, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 10 May 2023

How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers, The Conversation, by Kristen Sobeck - 8 May 2023

The cruel and unfair stage three tax cuts will only worsen inequality, Crikey, by Miranda Stewart and Kathryn James - 8 May 2023

What’s wrong with Australia’s tax system and can we fix it? ABC RN podcast with presenter Keri Phillips and Robert Breunig comments - 30 April 2023

Tax shield on super gas profits leaves Australian’s looking like ‘chumps’, economist says, ABC News, by Daniel Mercer, (Kristen Sobeck comments) - 26 April 2023

Is the RBA a dove or a chicken? Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 10 April 2023

Mindy Herzfeld’s Structuring Cross-Border Transactions: A Model for Future Writers, Tax Notes International, Book Review by Viva Hammer (Reprinted from Tax Notes International p.73) - 3 April 2023

Mindy Herzfeld’s Structuring Cross-Border Transactions: A Model for Future Writers, Tax Notes Federal, Book Review by Viva Hammer (Reprinted from Tax Notes Federal p.85) - 3 April 2023

JobKeeper was a big call to make. They got it right, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 30 March 2023

Why robodebt’s use of ‘income averaging’ lacked basic common sense, The Conversation, by Peter Whiteford - 16 March 2023

Australians drained $38 billion of their super in the pandemic. Here’s what they spent it on, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Shane Wright ( Steven Hamilton and Tristram Sainsbury comment) - 16 March 2023

Why sweeping tax reform is urgently needed, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 11 March 2023

Super and the case for tax reform, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 4 March 2023

Tax sting: Why Chalmers might not stop at super, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, (Robert Breunig comments) - 3 March 2023

Inflation pushes workers into higher tax brackets, Financial Review, by Michael Read, (Robert Breunig comments) - 3 March 2023

Tax breaks cost a reported $250 billion, but handle these new figures with care, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 3 March 2023

Stop super tinkering, start asking how to tax all savings fairly, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 2 March 2023

Could superannuation tax changes spark other tax windbacks?, ABC News Radio, report by Nicole Hegarty, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 1 March 2023

Inside the battle brewing over retirement savings, The Canberra Times, by Poppy Johnston (Robert Breunig comments) - 25 February 2023

Super definition puts withdrawal schemes in federal crosshairs, Financial Review by Lucy Dean and Hannah Wootton, (Steven Hamilton comments) - 21 February 2023

Success in life is tied to parental education. That’s why we need to track intergenerational school performance, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 14 February 2023

Treasurer’s essay is an incoherent assortment of kumbaya capitalist thought bubbles, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 1 February 2023

Advisory council a boon for effective economic policy, The Australian, By Robert Breunig and Philip Clarke - 30 January 2023

OXFAM calls for more taxes on world’s wealthiest, ABC News Radio, Mandy Presland speaks with Miranda Stewart - 17 January 2023

Is a recession inevitable? The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 7 January 2023

2022

Top economists urge government to rethink stage three tax cuts, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Shane Wright, (Miranda Stewart comments) 14 December 2022

Lowe should watch Powell to learn how to restore credibility, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 6 November 2022

Chalmers delivers the weakest fiscal strategy of recent times, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 26 October 2022

The growing push for more income tax reform, The Business, ABC News, video by Michael Janda, (Kristen Sobeck and Robert Breunig comment) - 17 October 2022

Defence should pay price in Labor’s first budget, The Canberra Times, by Nicholas Stuart, (Robert Breunig comments) - 17 October 2022

Income tax changes ruled out this budget but push for new review into revenue gathers steam, ABC News, by Michael Janda, (Kristen Sobeck and Robert Breunig comment) - 17 October 2022

How much tax is enough? ABC Radio National, presenter Richard Aedy, guests: Dr Richard Denniss, Professor Robert Breunig, James Woollam, Anna Burkey - 13 October 2022

Rod Sims on why Australia is ready for higher taxes, Financial Review, by Tom McIlroy, (Rod Sims comments) - 6 October 2022

Let the states specialise in services and leave tax to the feds, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 2 October 2022

UK is Australia’s dark alternative future, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 29 September 2022

Does Jim Chalmers have the political backbone to rollout major tax reform, The Canberra Times, by Michelle Gratton, (Robert Breunig comments) - 23 September 2022

Grattan on Friday: Can Jim Chalmers become a reforming treasurer? The Conversation, by Michelle Grattan, (Robert Breunig comments) - 22 September 2022

Millions who withdrew superannuation early spent longer unemployed, paid less: study, ABC News, by Henry Belot, (Robert Breunig comments) - 15 September 2022

What happened when we gave unemployed Australians early access to their super? We’ve just found out, The Conversation, by Tristram Sainsbury, and Robert Breunig - 15 September 2022

Redesign stage three tax cuts to better balance equity and efficiency, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 4 September 2022

Gabfest with no economic plan is easy to be cynical about, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 2 September 2022

What to expect from the jobs and skills summit, RTR FM92.1, Radio interview presented by Madeleine Lombardi, with Robert Breunig - 1 September 2022

Let’s talk about bold tax reform worthy of a new Accord, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 17 August 2022

Why the stage three tax cuts should be replaced, Financial Review, by Miranda Stewart - 15 August 2022

‘It’s important not to overreact’: Australia’s top economists on how to fix inflation, The Canberra Times, by Peter Martin, (Robert Breunig comments) - 15 August 2022

Unions in time warp with a jobs plan that ignores hard economic lessons, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 11 August 2022

Tax landowners to repay COVID-19 debt, ANU study says, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, (Robert Breunig comments) 29 July 2022

Treasurer was all talk, no action on inflation, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 28 July 2022

To achieve valid reform, we must know what works, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 20 July 2022

A hefty rise in interest rates would prove the RBA’s mettle, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 4 July 2022

Podcast: Back to basics - the economy and us, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society (APPS) Policy Forum, Kristen Sobeck, Warwick McKibbin, Sharon Bessell, Arnagretta Hunter - 4 July 2022

What does the future hold for taxation in Australia?, ABC Overnights with Rodd Quinn, (interview with Miranda Stewart) - 25 June 2022

Dual income tax should be on Chalmers’ radar, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, (Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck comment) - 22 June 2022

NSW stamp duty reform a ‘good policy move’, ABC News, interview with Miranda Stewart - 21 June 2022

Crackdown on trust payments, ABC Radio National Saturday Extra with Kathryn Robinson, interview with Robert Breunig - 18 June 2022

The RBA risks bursting the household debt bubble, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 4 June 2022

Why Labor should leave bold reform for term two, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 23 May 2022

A Choice between two lessers, The Saturday paper, by John Hewson - 21 May 2022

A tax encounter of the absurd kind, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society (APPS) by Robert Breunig - 20 May 2022

Adam Bandt says the fossil fuel industry receives $10b in federal subsidies a year. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check, principal researcher, David Campbell (Robert Breunig comments) - 19 May 2022

Election 2022: How the high cost of childcare holds back women and the economy, Financial Review, by Julie Hare, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 17 May 2022

Super scheme won’t wreck the housing market, but won’t fix it either, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 16 May 2022

If governments were really concerned about tax and the cost of living they would cut the cost of childcare, The Conversation, by Miranda Stewart - 13 May 2022

Election 2022: Who is better for women? Independent scorecard gives one major party the edge, brisbane times, by David Crowe and Katina Curtis, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 13 May 2022

How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia’s Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers, The Conversation, by Peter Abelson (TTPI Visiting Fellow) - 12 May 2022

Key issue for voters: How Labor and Coalition compare on the economy, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton - 2 May 2022

Morrison focuses on the economy at the expense of workers, The Saturday Paper, John Hewson - 30 April 2022

Arbitrary tax cap means higher deficits, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 26 April 2022

Labor’s economics credibility problem, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 12 April 2022

Super tax breaks can end aged care crisis, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 5 April 2022

Funding the federation, Financial Review, by Tom Burton (Robert Breunig comments) - 4 April 2022

Morrison’s special GST deal for WA is a disaster: fiscal experts, Financial Review, by Tom Burton (Robert Breunig comments) - 29 March 2022

What the Treasurer giveth, the governor shall taketh away, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 29 March 2022

Can Morrison buy his way back into office?, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - 26 March 2022

We need to talk about the federal budget, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 21 March 2022

Corporate equity allowance can fix tax system, ANU Newsroom -media alert, report authors Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck - 21 March 2022

Index personal tax bracket to CPI to starve the spending beast, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 21 February 2022

Everyone is in a tax reform huddle, except the politicians, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 13 February 2022

Our post-pandemic economy can be stronger than before, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton - 1 February 2022

The RBA’s inflated ego could make the housing crisis worse, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson - February 12 - 18, 2022

Why lefties need to learn to love the GST, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton, TTPI Visiting Fellow - 19 January 2022

2021

Housing affordability after the pandemic boom, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society (APPS) by Kristen Sobeck and Robert Breunig - 17 December 2021

Jim Chalmers says the two highest-taxing governments of the past 30 years have been Coalition governments. Is that correct? ABC News, RMIT ABC Fact Check, Robert Breunig comments - 13 December 2021

Inheritances surge as Australians pass on billions, ABC The Money with Richard Aedy, and Guest; Robert Breunig - 9 December 2021

Personal tax take second highest in OECD, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, Robert Breunig comments - 7 December 2021

Taxes that reward asset-owners and punish wage-earners leading society into crisis, say experts, ABC News, by Daniel Ziffer (Kristen Sobeck comments) - 2 November 2021

A prayer, not a plan, for net zero, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Visiting Fellow) - 24 October 2021

Perrottet has a chance to profoundly reshape NSW’s economy, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Visiting Fellow) - 22 October 2021

Why there are calls for Australia to bring back the ‘death duty’ tax, 3AW radio, Drive with Tom Elliott, interview with Robert Breunig - 14 October 2021

A wider emissions safeguard can end the Liberals’ climate nightmare, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Visiting Fellow) - 10 October 2021

Australia to be completely cashless in a decade, experts predict, according to survey, news.com.au by Melissa Iaria (Robert Breunig comments) - 4 October 2021

OECD’s warning on workers’ rising tax burden, Financial Review, by Andrew Tillett (Robert Breunig comments) - 15 September 2021

UK tax increase offers platform to governments to consider COVID-19 debts, accountantsdaily, by John Buckley (Miranda Stewart comments) - 9 September 2021

Big Data - The Economists, ABC Radio National, guests David Gruen, Robert Breunig - 26 August 2021

Death duties would level up generational tax-wealth inequalities, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 27 June 2021

Australia’s handling of the pandemic ranked more accountable than most, but not perfect, The Conversation, by Miranda Stewart and Teck Chi Wong - 21 June 2021

Top economists call for budget measures to speed the switch to electric cars, The Conversation, by Peter Martin (John Hewson comments) - 21 June 2021

Government favouring spin over substance/Hewson’s View, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 10 June 2021

Facebook’s $20 million tax bill is minuscule. But it might soon change, The NEWDAILY, by Matthew Elmas (Miranda Stewart comments) - 25 May 2021

Lotteries, discounts and free beers: How to boost the vaccine rollout, Financial Review, by Ronald Mizen, (Ralf Steinhauser comments) 24 May 2021

A new, $600m gas-fired power plant? Smells like a byelection, The Canberra Times, by Emma Aisbett, and Ralf Steinhauser - 22 May 2021

Steps government must take to give women more freedom, brisbane times, by Jessica Irvine, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 20 May 2021

This was an election budget on steroids, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 13 May 2021

Decade of deficits a ‘big risk’, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (John Hewson comments) - 13 May 2021

Holding the budget to account, APPS Policy Forum, by Miranda Stewart - 13 May 2021

Democracy Sausage: The federal budget with John Hewson and Miranda Stewart, APPS Policy Forum, John Hewson, Miranda Stewart and Mark Kenny - 13 May 2021

‘Labor government should have the guts’ to crack down on tax-shirking digital giants: Labor MP, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jennifer Duke (Robert Breunig comments) - 28 April 2021

‘Increase the rate, broaden the base’: Looking at GST 20 years on, AccountantsDaily, by John Buckley (Miranda Stewart comments) - 27 April 2021

Tax experts call on Commonwealth to back NSW stamp duty reform, Financial Review, by Elouise Fowler, (Miranda Stewart, John Hewson and Steven Hamilton comment) - 26 April 2021

Budget courage needed to sustain recovery, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 22 April 2021

Podcast: Assuming new roles: Gender, the pay gap, and violence against women, APPS Policy Forum, Robert Breunig, Rae Cooper, Sharon Bessell - 16 April 2021

Morrison fixed on tax cuts as US and Britain embrace big government, The Saturday Paper, by Mike Seccombe, (Miranda Stewart comments, subscribers only) - 10 April 2021

Barnaby Joyce’s latest antics do nothing to move Australia forward, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 8 April 2021

Fixing childcare would be a start on PM’s women problem, brisbane times, by Jessica Irvine (Miranda Stewart comments) - 7 April 2021

Study says women’s wages could be tied to increased domestic violence, 2GB radio interview with Luke Grant and Robert Breunig - 31 March 2021

A shocking statistic fact that will change the way you think about the gender pay gap, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig and Yinjunjie Zhang - 31 March 2021

Liberal MP wants tax on owner-occupied homes sold above $2m, Financial Review, by John Kehoe and Matthew Cranston (Robert Breunig comments) - 23 March 2021

John Hewson: Like Howard, Morrison plays politics at the expense of good government, The NEWDAILY, by John Hewson - 14 March 2021

With meagre JobSeeker increase, Morrison government continues to show no shame, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 24 February 2021

Meagre dole increase plays into tired old culture wars, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 24 February 2021

An opt-in increase would be a great first step towards real super reform, The Canberra Times, by Simon Cowan (Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck comment) - 16 January 2021

Is wage growth completely off the table? ABC Rn Breakfast, with Fran Kelly, radio interview with Robert Breunig - 7 January 2021

Proof super rises hurt workers’ pay packets, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Robert Breunig comments) - 6 January 2021

The ACTU’s remarkable chutzpah over superannuation, Financial Review, by Aaron Patrick (Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck comment) - 6 January 2021

2020

Hewson’s View: What should the priorities be in an election year?, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 31 December 2020

Tax system plunders workers and companies, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Robert Breunig comments) - 3 December 2020

Better ways to tax: Australia in the spotlight, ICAEW, Quarterly Issue 4, (Robert Breunig comments)

Workers bear 71% to 100% of the cost of increases in compulsory super, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 20 November 2020

NSW’s brave stamp duty switch should be even bolder, Australian Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 18 November 2020

Hijacking anxiety: how Trump weaponised social alienation into ‘racialised economics’, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Mark Fabian - 2 November 2020

‘It’s irresponsible’: Ex-Liberal leader savages government over lending reforms, The NEWDAILY, by Matt Johnson, (John Hewson comments) 1 November 2020

Immigration and quarantine could lead to economic growth, The Wire, produced by Eduardo Jordan, features Robert Breunig and Mohammad Al-Khafaji - 16 October 2020

Corona-budget: Our economists deliver their verdict, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jessica Irvine,(Miranda Stewart comments) - 11 October 2020

To all the Budgets I’ve loved before, here’s why I love them so!, SwitzerDaily, by Peter Switzer, (John Hewson comments) - 10 October 2020

Democracy Sausage: Opportunity lost? The cost of Australia’s new federal budget, APPS Policy Forum, by Liz Allen, Miranda Stewart, Marija Taflaga, Mark Kenny - 9 October 2020

The battle to encourage mothers back into the workforce, Financial Review, by Ronald Mizen, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 9 October 2020

Economists reveal their ‘dream budget’ to save the Australian economy, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jessica Irvine, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 4 October 2020

‘Important and sensible’: Small businesses welcome tax breaks despite opposition, The NEWDAILY, by Matt Johnson, (Robert Breunig comments) - 2 October 2020

Morrison puts team in election mode with budget strategy - Hewson’s View, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 1 October 2020

John Hewson slams delays to super guarantee hike as ‘irresponsible’, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jennifer Duke, (John Hewson comments) - 28 September 2020

It’s time to meet key social policy challenges in COVID recovery, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 24 September 2020

Proposed sped-up tax cuts blasted in new ad campaign, accountantsdaily, by Cameron Micallef, (John Hewson comments) 22 September 2020

Tax cuts for COVID ‘naive’, former Liberal leader John Hewson says on new budget campaign, The NEWDAILY, by Josh Butler, (John Hewson comments) 21 September 2020

Toward optimal policy settings for business to navigate out of COVID-19, ADC Forum, roundtable discussion (Robert Breunig comments) - 21 September 2020

Wren’s Week: The Liberals are causing great depression, Independent Australia, by John Wren, (John Hewson comments) - 5 September 2020

GST shortfall to hit $24b, Australian Financial Review, by John Kehoe, (Robert Breunig comments) - 4 September 2020

Leaders must rise to economic challenges, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 3 September 2020

Unemployment rate ‘could be 14 per cent’ after government handouts phase out, Skynews.com.au, Sky News host Peter Gleeson speaks to John Hewson - 2 September 2020

Canberra’s steep household rates increases to end, as two reviews find the ACT’s tax overhaul benefited economy, ABC News, by Markus Mannheim (commissioned analyses by Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU; Victoria University’s Centre of Policy Studies and the University of Canberra’s National Centre for Social Economic Modelling - 27 August 2020

Sunday feature, interview: Professor Robert Breunig, Fear And Greed, Sean Aylmer speaks to Robert Breunig - 16 August 2020

Podcast: Talking with the tax team about policy, Policy Forum Pod, Robert Breunig, Kristen Sobeck, Martyn Pearce - 7 August 2020

Tax reform needed to free young from massive debt burden, ANU Newsroom, by James Giggacher (Robert Breunig comments) - 4 August 2020

Game Changer, ANU in the rise of Covid-19, ANUREPORTER, Volume 51, by Rose Schmedding, and Maria Shumusti, (Robert Breunig and Miranda Stewart comment) - August 2020

Matt Canavan says there’s no government subsidisation of Australia’s fossil fuel industries. Is he correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check, Miranda Stewart comments - 29 July 2020

NSW, Victoria ready proposals to fix ‘train wreck’ tax system, Australian Financial Review, by John Kehoe (Robert Breunig comments) - 27 July 2020

Frydenberg’s mini-budget needs to measure up to this test, Brisbane Times, by Ross Gittins, (Miranda Stewart comments) - 22 July 2020

Progressive in theory, regressive in practice: that’s how we tax income from savings, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig, Kristen Sobeck and Peter Varela - 20 July 2020

Flat tax proposed, 6PR Radio Perth, Breakfast with Steve and Basil, (interview with Robert Breunig) - 20 July 2020

Recession busters: how to lift the nation’s economy, Brisbane Times, by Shane Wright, (John Hewson comments) - 18 July 2020

JobKeeper turnover test could strip thousands of payments, news.com.au, by Samantha Maiden, Robert Breunig comments - 26 June 2020

Take it from one who’s been burnt attempting tax reform: now’s the time to try again, Sydney Morning Herald by John Hewson - 18 June 2020

Strengthening JobKeeper, reviewing the government’s flagship stimulus program, APPS Policy Forum, by Robert Breunig and Timothy Watson - 16 June 2020

Hewson urges infrastructure bond to rebuild economy, InvestorDaily by Sarah Simpkins, John Hewson comments - 12 June 2020

A cashless world would make life harder for tax-dodgers and crims - and cheaper for everyone, Crikey, by David Donaldson, Miranda Stewart comments - 5 June 2020

Hewson’s View: Admitting the reality of our recession, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 4 June 2020

How Denmark broke the mould on industrial relations, Australian Financial Review, by Robert Breunig and Mark Fabian - 4 June 2020

How to make JobKeeper work through a long recovery, Australian Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton and Chris Edmond - 26 May 2020

The RBA misread the economic upheaval of the 1970s, and I fear it is again, Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 21 May 2020

Fundies join barristers on JobKeeper, Australian Financial Review, by John Kehoe and Matthew Cranston (Robert Breunig comments) - 20 May 2020

Post pandemic economic reform must include GST, Australian Financial Review, by Matthew Cranston and Tom McIlroy, (John Hewson comments) - 18 May 2020

Tax reform interview with Robert Breunig, ABC Radio Sydney, afternoons with James Valentine - 15 May 2020

Andrew Leigh and John Hewson on why the economy needs bipartisanship now more than ever before, The Mandarin, by Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells - 11 May 2020

Tax system ‘ill-equipped’ for 21st century, says ANU, accountantsdaily, by Aidan Curtis, Robert Breunig comments - 6 May 2020

Democracy Sausage podcast: Coming clean on COVID-19 costs, APPS Policy Forum, by Bruce Chapman, Miranda Stewart, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga - 5 May 2020

Podcast: securing our human future, APPS Policy Forum, by Arnagretta Hunter, John Hewson and Martyn Pearce - 30 April 2020

Open budgets in the time of COVID-19, APPS Policy Forum, by Miranda Stewart and Teck Chi Wong - 30 April 2020

Let’s finally reform the tax system, Australian Financial Review, by Robert Breunig - 22 April 2020

Podcast: What type of world will we be left with after COVID-19? Crawford School of Public Policy, Professor Mark Kenny, Emma Alberici, Professor Robert Breunig, Dr Maria Taflaga - 20 April 2020

Open letter from 222 Australian economists: don’t sacrifice health for ‘the economy’, The Conversation, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate), Chris Edmond, Richard Holden - 20 April 2020

Even at $130 billion, JobKeeper package is a steal, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Chris Edmond, Bruce Preston and Steven Hamilton - 19 April 2020

Expert: Younger Australians will bear the brunt of global pandemic, Startsat60, by Tamille Head, Robert Breunig comments - 19 April 2020

Coronavirus exit strategy puts intergenerational fairness on the radar, The Conversation, by Michelle Grattan, Robert Breunig comments - 17 April 2020

JobKeeper: What bosses need to know and how it affects your workplace, The Canberra Times, by Steve Evans, Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate comments) - 16 April 2020

Podcast: Hope and life after COVID-19 - the economy with John Hewson, APPS Policy Forum, with John Hewson and Martyn Pearce - 16 April 2020

How Australia’s young could foot the bill for coronavirus for years to come, 7News Australia, TV interview with Robert Breunig - 14 April 2020

Uncommon sense, 3RRR Melbourne radio program - Jobkeeper package interview with Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 14 April 2020

Australia will need to raise GST to pay coronavirus debt, tax expert says, The Guardian, by Paul Karp, Robert Breunig comments - 14 April 2020

Young people to pay the price for coronavirus’ economic cure, The Australian Financial Review, by Andrew Tillett, Robert Breunig comments - 14 April 2020

Expert calls for tax reform when Australia transitions to pandemic recovery, The Canberra Times by Sally Whyte, Robert Breunig comments - 14 April 2020

‘Now PM must lead’: John Hewson’s economic vision post-coronavirus, TheNEWDAILY, by Andrew Tate, John Hewson comments - 10 April 2020

Snap back to what? We need a steady march to reform - and a broader tax base, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 9 April 2020

JobKeeper is quick, dirty and effective: there was no time to make it perfect, The Conversation, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate), Bruce Preston and Chris Edmond - 7 April 2020

US enters ‘deepest recession’ ever as 10m claim jobless benefits, Financial Review, by Jacob Greber, Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate comments) - 3 April 2020

The government opens a coronavirus super loophole: it’s legal to put your money in, take it out, and save on tax, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig and Tristram Sainsbury - 1 April 2020

Australia’s net debt likely to jump to more than $500 billion as massive coronavirus stimulus unleashed, ABC News by Gareth Hutchens, (Steven Hamilton TTPI Research Affiliate comments) - 31 March 2020

Australia’s $130 billion JobKeeper payment: what the experts think, The Conversation, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 30 March 2020

The lessons of our past and our neighbours’ present could guide Australia’s economic response to coronavirus, ABC News, by Gareth Hutchens, (Steven Hamilton TTPI Research Affiliate comments) - 29 March 2020

How the recession we have to have can be sharp but short, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton and Stan Veuger - 25 March 2020

Labor, economists demand radical wage subsidy increase, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate comments) - 24 March 2020

Democracy Sausage podcast: Strategic shifts, polarised policy, and mixed messages, APPS Policy Forum, Mark Kenny, John Hewson, Rory Medcalf - 23 March 2020

A recession is a public health necessity. Here’s how to make it short and sharp. The Bulwark, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 14 March 2020

House Passes Coronavirus Relief After Democrats Strike Deal With White House, The New York Times, by Jim Tankersley and Emily Cochrane, Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) comments - 13 March 2020

Hewson’s View: Government’s spin on the economy exposed, The Young Witness, by John Hewson - 5 March 2020

Treasury to analyse if taking compulsory super guarantee to 12pc will hurt wages, The Australian Business Review (subscribers only) by Michael Rodden, Robert Breunig comments - 5 March 2020

“White knuckles” in Cabinet as Govt prepares stimulus: Hewson, ABC The World Today, by David Taylor - 4 March 2020

Small businesses in Queensland can defer their payroll taxes for six months if they’ve been impacted by the coronavirus, Business Insider Australia, by Sharon Masige, Robert Breunig comments - 3 March 2020

Democracy Sausage Podcast: “The vision thing” with John Hewson, APPS Policy Forum - 25 February 2020

In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?, The Conversation, by Diane Kraal (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 17 February 2020

Morrison still defending the indefensible, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 16 January 2020

2020 the most challenging year in decades, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 2 January 2020

2019

‘All our eggs in one basket’: Tax experts call for major reform, The Age, by Shane Wright (Miranda Stewart and Robert Breunig comment) - 5 December 2019

The unfinished business of the Henry Tax Review, The Money show, ABC, John Freebairn, Miranda Stewart, Robert Breunig and Jenni McManus - 3 December 2019

That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it’s probably wrong. Here’s why, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 30 November 2019

The challenge for good government, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society - Policy Forum, by John Hewson 21 November 2019

Hewson’s View: Govt caught short on economy and drought, The Northern Daily Leader, by John Hewson - 17 October 2019

Hewson’s View: It’s been a bad week, The Esperance Express, by John Hewson - 26 September 2019

Budget balanced, as economists call on Government to further support economy, ABC PM with Linda Mottram, podcast by David Taylor, John Hewson comments - 20 September 2019

Australia nears its first balanced budget in a decade. But is it what the economy needs? ABC News by David Taylor, John Hewson comments - 19 September 2019

Most of us who work long hours like the jobs we are in. Those who don’t, change jobs quickly, The Conversation, Robert Breuing and Mark Fabian - 3 September 2019

The Drum, ABC News, Host: Ellen Fanning, Panel: Liz Burke, Feyi Akindoyeni, Tasneem Chopra, John Hewson, Vicky Xiuzhong Xu, Guest: Gemma McKinnon, Monday 19 August 2019

Democracy Sausage podcast: Frank advice and financing new starts, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society, Andrew Hughes, Maria Taflaga, John Hewson - 29 July 2019

Tax the rich say the rich, Australian Financial Review, (subscribers only) by Christopher Niesche (David Ingles comments) - 25 July 2019

Migrant workers don’t harm jobs or wages of local workers, SBS Radio (SBS Bangla), Robert Breunig comments - 20 July 2019

Hewson’s view: Government oblivious to our economic woes, The Canberra Times, by John Hewson - 18 July 2019

Australia’s unique opportunity for an infrastructure revolution, The Sydney Morning Herald by John Hewson - 4 July 2019

The Drum - 2 June, ABC News, Host: Kathryn Robinson; Panel: John Hewson, Fiona Simson, Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, Katharine Murphy; Guest: Merriden Verrall - 2 July 2019

Blowing in the wind: Australia’s China policy is all over the shop, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 20 June 2019

‘I personally doubt they are affordable’: Former Liberal leader sledges tax cuts, The Canberra Times, by Katie Burgess, John Hewson comments - 18 June 2019

A recession may be inevitable - even desirable, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 6 June 2019

There’s too much emphasis on economic growth, Southern Highland News, by John Hewson - 6 June

Company tax reform could be ScoMo’s GST, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton (TTPI Research Affiliate) - 26 May 2019

Podcast: The Auspolicy issue - what the country voted for, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society, panel: Liz Allen, Paul Burke, John Hewson, Warwick McKibbin, Bob Cotton, Quentin Grafton - 24 May 2019

Labor loss should not kill tax reform, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, John Hewson comments - 19 May 2019

Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: our experts respond, The Conversation, by Corey JA Bradshaw, Miranda Stewart, Peter Goss, Phillip O”Neill, Stephen Duckett - 19 May 2019

John Hewson speaks to Rachel Pupazzoni, ABC News, The Business - 17 May 2019

Federal Election 2019: Labor’s capital gains tax plan with have ‘bigger impact’ on house prices than negative gearing, ABC News by Carrington Clarke, Miranda Stewart comments - 15 May 2019

Why childcare is an election battleground, ABC News 7.30 Report with Leigh Sales and reporter Madeleine Morris, Robert Breunig comments - 14 May 2019

Federal Election 2019: Labor’s childcare wages pledge risks being ‘a handout to big business’, ABC News by Madeleine Morris, Robert Breunig comments - 13 May 2019

Federal election 2019: Labor’s childcare proposal ‘a really big deal for typical families’, says Grattan Institute, ABC News by Emma Alberici, Miranda Stewart comments - 5 May 2019

Labor promises to raise childcare wages if elected, ABC News - The World Today with Sarah Whyte; comments by Jesita McGowen, Sara Charlesworth and Robert Breunig - 29 April 2019

Tax cut will drive up effective tax rate for middle income earners, analysis shows, The Canberra Times, by Shane Wright (Steven Hamilton, TTPI Research Affiliate), comments - 24 April 2019

The joy of tax, The Economists ABC, Peter Martin, Gigi Foster, Robert Breunig - 18 April 2019

Frydenberg looks ridiculous as government gets into a pickle, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 10 April 2019

What will the Coalition be remembered for on tax? Tinkering, blunders and lost opportunities, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck - 9 April 2019

High-income Canberra leads nation on superannuation balances, The Canberra Times, by Doug Dingwall, Robert Breunig comments - 30 March 2019

‘Self-absorbed’ government threatens the economy, Your Money, interview with John Hewson - 27 March 2019

The government is right - immigration helps us rather than harms us, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig - 20 March 2019

We’re at a global debt precipice and our central banks are failing us, The Sydney Morning Herald, by John Hewson - 15 March 2019

Is every billionaire a policy failure? (Podcast APPS Policy Forum) Ida Kubiszewski, sharon Bessell, Bob Cotton, Julia Ahrens, Martyn Pearce, Robert Breunig - 1 March 2019

‘A fish rods from the head’: can banking’s culture problem be fixed? ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, by John Hewson - February 2019

Hewson’s view: The increased irrelevance of machine politics, Newcastle Herald, by John Hewson - 31 January 2019

OECD gets Australia’s effective corporate tax very wrong, The NEWDAILY, by Michael Pascoe, Miranda Stewart comments - 16 January 2019

New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us, The Conversation, by Miranda Stewart - 16 January 2019

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

2019

It’s the economy, stupid - 4 July

No surprise about waning confidence - 13 June

There’s too much emphasis on economic growth - 6 June

Our nation deserves better - 2 May

The campaign is not resonating - 25 April

An uninspiring election campaign - 18 April

Election gambles - 4 April

In it for themselves, not the nation - 14 March

You can only spin the economy for so long - 7 March

Coalition forfeits right to govern without effective climate action plan - 28 February

2018

The Drum, ABC News, Host: Kathryn Robinson; Panel: Brooke Boney, Alan Kirkland, Amanda Rose and John Hewson, 20 December 2018

ANUreporter, Volume 49 Number 4, We need tax reform, by Robert Breunig and Kristen Sobeck, November 2018

Labor wants to name and shame dodgy phoenix directors, ABC News, by Nassim Khadem, (reference to Chris Leech’s paper, TTPI secondee 2016-17, 7 November 2018

Tinkering can achieve a lot. Politics isn’t broken, The Conversation by Emily Millane - 5 November 2018

Have we lost our stomach for tax reform? The Sydney Morning Herald, by Jessica Irvine, Miranda Stewart comments, 17 October 2018

Researchers says wealth tax an incentive to work, The Australian,(subscribers only)11 October 2018 co-author Miranda Stewart

Better budgeting: public participation is Australia’s ‘weakest link’, The Mandarin by David Donaldson, Teck Chi Wong and Miranda Stewart comment - 2 October 2018

The Drum, ABC News, panel discussion - Peter Lewis, Christine Forster, John Hewson, Shalailah Medhora, Friday 14 September 2018

Rising household financial stress requires urgent action, Newcastle Herald, 2 August 2018, by Professor John Hewson

‘It’s about doing the right thing’: Government will pursue company tax cuts, 2GB radio, 30 July 2018, Ross Greenwood (John Hewson interview)

PBO predicts workers will take on a higher portion of tax, ABC Radio RN, 19 July 2018, Hamish McDonald speaks with John Hewson

Are you a top earner in your city? Daily Telegraph, 13 July 2018 by Charis Chang, Robert Breunig comments

Why you should keep paying the ‘tampon tax’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 June 2018 by Jessica Irvine, Miranda Stewart comments

Miranda Stewart speaks to ‘The Business’, ABC 18 June 2018

Work to barely pay for returning mothers even after budget changes, Senate inquiry told, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 2018 by Peter Martin, Miranda Stewart comments

Pink tax versus blue tax: the case for taxing women lightly, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June by Peter Martin, Miranda Stewart comments

Pink and Blue forms: is gender-based tax really as crazy as it sounds?, The Guardian, 8 June 2018 by Gareth Hutchens, Miranda Stewart comments during a public hearing from government’s income tax plan

ACT Government’s tax changes since 2011 will see a 76 per cent rate rise by next year, ABC News, 6 June 2018 by James Fettes, Robert Breunig comments

Senate Economics Committee; Submissions for ‘Personal income tax cuts’, June 2018 by Professor Miranda Stewart and Emily Millane (item 16)
Main submission
Supplementary submission

All aboard: private sector rushes to join latest government gravy train , Sydney Morning Herald, 24 May 2018 by Professor John Hewson

Podcast: Interview with TTPI Director Robert Breunig on Budget 2018 - 15 May 2018 by Cherry Zheng

Tell us what you really think! Post-budget policy analysis, video, Steve Sedgwick, Jane Halton, John Hewson, Helen Sullivan, Phil Coorey - 15 May 2018

John Hewson speaks to The Business, ABC 9 May 2018

Budget 2018: Risks greater than I can recall in my working life, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 2018 by Professor John Hewson

Policycheck: the governments new childcare plan, The Conversation, 27 March 2018 by Robert Breunig

Report critical of tax evasion penalties causes angst and discomfort at ATO, ABC News, 24 March 2018, by Henry Belot (based on working paper by Chris Leech TTPI secondee)

New Zealand, US and UK outrank Australia in scores on budget transparency, The Conversation, 20 March 2018, by Miranda Stewart and Teck Chi Wong

How the government can pay for its proposed company tax cuts, The Conversation - 8 March 2018 by David Ingles and Miranda Stewart

If politicians can’t reform tax system, we need an authority that can, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 February 2018, by Professor John Hewson

Blaming immigrants for unemployment, lower wages and high house prices is too simplistic, The Conversation, 23 February 2018, by Robert Breunig and Mark Fabian

When the next financial crisis hits, there will be little the RBA can do about it, Brisbane Times - 15 February 2018 by Professor John Hewson

Economic and geopolitical risks ahead for 2018, Brisbane Times - 4 January 2018 by Professor John Hewson

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

2018

Political messes around the world - 13 December 2018

Can our PR PM accept economic reality? - 6 December 2018

Is this the end of government by major parties? - 25 October 2018

Rising household financial stress requires urgent action - 2 August 2018

A contrast between division and national unity - 11 July 2018

Politicians say they listen, but do they really hear? - 21 June 2018

Progress or just another reality TV episode? - 14 June 2018

Reserve bank ignores real plight of households - 7 June 2018

Tax cuts only worth it if the money is used for the greater good - 17 May 2018

A political budget unlikely to work politically - 4 May 2018

Board control behind banks behaving badly - 26 April 2018

Divisive contest looms for federal election, but it could still be close - 29 March 2018

Politicians bend our ears, then they bend the truth - 1 March 2018

While the politicians play the game, we all lose - 22 February 2018

Put aside the lingering issues and just govern - 8 February 2018

Signs are lining up to point to an early election - 4 January 2018

2017

Australia Open Budget Survey 2017 summary

Malcolm Turnbull’s only salvation is true tax reform, The Sydney Morning Herald - 23 November 2017 by Professor John Hewson

How Australia can afford to cut company tax, AAPS Policy Forum - 17 November 2017 by David Ingles, Chris Murphy and Miranda Stewart

Australian women’s lifetime earnings less than two-thirds of men’s, The Guardian - 16 November 2017 by Katharine Murphy (Miranda Stewart comments)

How to finance company tax cuts in a fiscally sustainable way, Australian Financial Review - 16 November 2017 by Miranda Stewart, David Ingles and Chris Murphy (subscribers only)

Cut imputation to fund company tax cut: academics, Financial Review - 12 November 2017 by Joanna Mather (Miranda Stewart comments)

Keating and Howard: friends. enemies and devoted public servants, The Australian - 28 October 2017 (subscribers only) by Dr John Hewson

Scrutiny of defence spending now an imperative, The Sydney Morning Herald - 26 October 2017, by Dr John Hewson

Energy guarantee a Clayton’s emissions intensity scheme, The Sydney Morning Herald - 19 October 2017

John Hewson: We need an independent position on North Korea, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 October 2017, by Dr John Hewson

John Hewson: John Howard’s republican debate tactics threaten same-sex marriage, The Sydney Morning Herald - 21 September 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Malcolm Turnbull: Too much to lose if you don’t start to lead, The Sydney Morning Herald - 10 August 2017 by Dr John Hewson

2GB Alan Jones Breakfast show, Podcast - 7 August 2017 with Alan and John Hewson

Experts split over Shorten’s ‘impede growth’ claim, Australian Financial Review - 3 August 2017 by Joanna Mather, Miranda Stewart comments (subscribers only)

Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull make different promises, but all are empty, The Sydney Morning Herald - 28 July 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Pork-barrel projects are a billion-dollar drain on the public purse, The Sydney Morning Herald - 21 July 2017 by Dr John Hewson

First rule of politics is to show you can govern yourselves, The Sydney Morning Herald - 29 June 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Happy Birthday GST - time to grow up and tax more food, The Sydney Morning Herald - 27 June 2017 by Michael Pascoe (reference to Mathias Sinning and Syed Hasan working paper)

What’s the plan for wage stagnation? The Border Mail - 22 June 2017 by Dr John Hewson

John Hewson: Politicians must see bigger picture when debating power supplies, The Sydney Morning Herald - 15 June 2017 by Dr John Hewson

It’s time for a mature and apolitical welfare debate, The Canberra Times - 18 May 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Budget 2017: all about revenue, not reform, The Australian Financial Review (subscribers only) - 17 May 2017 by Miranda Stewart

Budget, Surplus and Debt, ABC TV program Q&A with panellists Simon Birmingham, Chris Bowen, Miranda Stewart, Larissa Waters and Innes Willox - 15 May 2017

Politics podcast: John Hewson on the budget climate, The Conversation’s politics podcast with Michelle Grattan - 3 May 2017

Australia is at the mercy of the whims of two mad men, The Sydney Morning Herald - 28 April 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Global oil giant Chevron loses to Australian Tax Office in landmark tax case, Xinhuanet by Will Koulouris - 26 April 2017 (Professor Miranda Stewart comments)

Fake news, politicians’ dishonesty skewing climate debate, John Hewson warns, ABC Online - 23 April 2017 by Dr John Hewson

The budget is too important to be hijacked by clever politics, The Sydney Morning Herald - 20 April 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Australia could follow US with any corporate tax changes, The Constant Investor by Alan Kohler - 20 April 2017, (Professor Miranda Stewart Interview)

Hewson questions ditching deficit levy, SBS News - 17 April 2017 Dr John Hewson comments

John Hewson says $1bn loan to Adani the ‘last thing’ Coalition should be doing, The Guardian, article by Gareth Hutchens - 16 April 2017 Dr John Hewson comments

Consider Republicans’ tax plan, says economist Ross Garnaut, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Patrick Hatch (Professor Miranda Stewart comments)- 12 April 2017

Property bubble called by economist and former Liberal leader John Hewson, ABC news/Lateline, article by Michael Janda - 22 March 2017, Dr John Hewson comments

The risk is greater than the GFC if we can’t fix the housing crisis, Sydney Morning Herald - 10 March 2017 by Dr John Hewson

The major parties have one way to beat Pauline Hanson, but so far they’re not up to the challenge, Sydney Morning Herald - 3 March 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Career politicians aren’t qualified to run the country, The Sydney Morning Herald - 24 February 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Turnbull’s energy game-changer, The Conversation - 2 February 2017 by Dr John Hewson

We haven’t learnt anything from the rise of Trump and Brexit, The Sydney Morning Herald - 14 January 2017 by Dr John Hewson

Beware the ‘new conservatives’ motivated by ambition and ego, The Sydney Morning Herald - 5 January 2017 by Dr John Hewson

John Hewson says Malcolm Turnbull must pull backbenchers into line, The Australian - 2 January 2017, by Sam Buckingham-Jones and Dr John Hewson comments

Asia and the Pacific Policy Society, (APPS Policy Forum - John Hewson articles)

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

2017

Getting to the bottom of foreign political influence - 14 December 2017

Do you feel ‘better off’? Only 1 in 2 say yes - 7 December 2017

The long and the short of policy challenges - 16 November 2017

Judgement defines the man and his government - 2 November 2017

No conclusion to energy crisis - 12 October 2017

Reserve Bank stuck between a rock and a hard place - 5 October 2017

Negligence on our energy will leave a debt for our children - 21 September 2017

Bad news: another day older and deeper in debt - 14 September 2017

Take the stats with a long view (and a grain of salt) - 7 September 2017

Abuse of privilege: why the banks just don’t get it - 10 August 2017

Will the last politician please turn off the lights - 27 July 2017

Broader GST better than myriad tax increases - 29 June 2017

Turnbull out to reposition himself after poor polling - 5 May 2017

Government peddle false hope for our economy - 27 April 2017

Clearly, our politics are being Trumped - 20 April 2017

Future global direction has never been harder to pick - 13 April 2017

Policy all at sea while pollies float on polls - 16 March 2017

Europe may trump Trump in a looming year of fear - 23 February 2017

When the budget numbers just don’t add up - 16 February 2017

Economic optimism ignores potential risks - 19 January 2017

Future shaky after 2016; the year of living unexpectedly - 3 January 2017

2016

Australia will lose triple-A credit rating, says former Liberal leader John Hewson, The Guardian, 4 December 2016

Guess what Malcolm? Voters don’t care about your big wins, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December 2016 by John Hewson

John Hewson on the negativity of opposition politics, The Saturday Paper, 17 November 2016, by Mike Seccombe, John Hewson comments

Karvelas - Sky News Podcast (politics and an insight into the week ahead) John Hewson, Brendan O’Connor, James Pearson, Janine Dixon - 6 November 2016

Should the Treasurer be worried about the number of “zero net taxpayers”? - Sydney Morning Herald, 3 November 2016, by Peter Whiteford and Miranda Stewart

There’s an obvious way for Malcolm Turnbull to beat the politics of fear: leadership, Sydney Morning Herald, John Hewson - 27 October 2016

Our leaders have forgotten how to deliver effective government, Sydney Morning Herald, John Hewson - 20 October 2016

Have we seen the death of the conviction politician? Sydney Morning Herald, John Hewson - 13 October 2016

SA blackout politics overshadow the real issues on power generation, The Conversation, John Hewson - 29 September 2016

Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution, The Conversation, John Hewson - 20 September 2016

ABC Lateline, Late Debate, John Hewson, Dave Oliver, John Warhurst, 9 September 2016

Budget repair ‘spit in the ocean’:Hewson, 7News Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent, John Hewson comments - 18 September 2016

Political donations: Coalition, Labor ‘dumb’ if they ignore calls for reform, John Hewson says, ABC online - 8 September 2016

Can sweeping reform of the political donations system become a reality? ABC Lateline - 8 September 2016, Matt Wordsworth hosts a panel discussion featuring former federal Liberal Leader John Hewson, ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver and Professor of Political Science John Warhurst.

Can, or should, we save ARENA? The Conversation, John Hewson - 5 September 2016

Hewson calls for renewable energy and a coal ban, Southern Highland News, John Hewson - 18 August 2016

Labor Senator Jenny McAllister calls for party to back parental leave superannuation policy, ABC News - 29 July 2016 by Eliza Borrello and Miranda Stewart comments

Lessons from the election, The Conversation - 20 July 2016 by John Hewson

The LNP and ALP must form a coalition of a different kind, The Huffington Post Australia - 5 July 2016 by John Hewson

Economic policy challenges will swamp our election outcome, no matter who ends up winning, The Conversation - 3 July 2016 by John Hewson

Business leaders and politicians call for national action on corruption, The Sydney Morning Herald 25 June 2016 by Royce Millar and John Hewson comments

ABC Radio National, RN Talks: Fixing the system, presenter Fran Kelly, guests - John Keane, Philippa Collin, Miranda Stewart, Ian Marsh, 23 June 2016

Turnbull’s election to lose, The Conversation - 13 June 2016 by John Hewson

Election 2016: Labor’s make-or-break week of rebuilding of economic credibility, The Australian Financial Review - 9 June 2016 by John Hewson (subscribers only)

Politicians should stop putting a spin on economic challenges, The Australian Financial Review - 27 May 2016 by John Hewson (subscribers only)

Party slogans run the risk of being undermined during the campaign, The Conversation - 25 May 2016 by John Hewson

Sky News Live with Peter Van Onselen,”Tax reform” Policy Panel interview with Miranda Stewart - 19 May 2016

Election 2016 debate: are Scott Morrison’s budget super changes retrospective? Australian Financial Review - 9 May 2016 By David Ingles and Miranda Stewart

Budget repair, climate risks and global concerns all ignored in this conflicted effort, The Conversation - 4 May 2016 by John Hewson

A Gender Lens Budget 2016-2017, National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) in conjunction with experts from a range of organisations - May 2016

Turnbull’s state income tax proposal is a stroke of foolishness, Huffington Post Australia - 31 March 2016 by Dr John Hewson

Former Liberal leader John Hewson has savaged the performance of Treasurer Scott Morrison, News.com.au - 27 March 2016

Role for Abbott in election: former leader, Sky News - 27 March 2016, John Hewson comments

Gender neutral policies are a myth: why we need a woman’s budget, The Conversation - 16 March 2016 by Professor Miranda Stewart

John Hewson says Tony Abbott was not always loyal,9News - 7 March 2016

How our tax system favours the wealthy, ABC radio - 16 February 2016 Professor Miranda Stewart

Tax and tax reform in Australia, ABC radio - 14 February 2016 Professor Miranda Stewart

Malcolm Turnbull’s Taxing Times, Huffington Post Australia - 9 February 2016, by Dr John Hewson

What’s the fuss about tax reform? ABC radio - 8 February 2016, Professor Miranda Stewart

Tax white paper: Our pension is too mean, our super tax concessions too generous, The Age - 13 January 2016 By Professor Miranda Stewart & Mr David Ingles

Asia and the Pacific Policy Society, (APPS Policy Forum - John Hewson articles)

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

Hewson’s View: Interest rates - too little too late - 29 July 2016

Hewson’s View: Scare, but to what end? - 8 July 2016

Hewson’s View: The year of the ‘outsider’? - 10 June 2016

Hewson’s View: A poor ‘State of Origin’ politics - 3 June 2016

Hewson’s View: Lack of prominence or inequality in election campaign - 27 May 2016

Hewson’s View: What “ideas boom”? - 13 May 2016

Hewson’s View: What’s in it for me? - 6 May 2016

Hewson’s View: Odds Shorten on Shorten - 8 April 2016

Hewson’s View: A long, tiresome election - 25 March 2016

Hewson’s View: Bi-partisanship - 18 March 2016

Hewson’s View: Stock market turmoil - 12 Feb 2016

Hewson’s View: Paul Keating GST debate - 5 Feb 2016

Hewson’s View: The economic collapse of China? - 22 Jan 2016

Hewson’s View: 2016 - an election year - 8 Jan 2016

2015

The task of tax reform is almost herculean, Huffington Post Australia - 8 December 2015, by Dr John Hewson

Cryptocurrencies: what to study until there’s a ‘bachelor of bitcoin’, The Sydney Morning Herald - 5 November 2015 Miranda Stewart comments

Gender Equality in Australia’s Tax and Transfer System, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Workshop 4-5 November 2015, by Miranda Stewart

Malcolm Turnbull can win support for a GST rise:John Hewson, Financial Review - 4 November 2015

Five ways to make state taxes fair and more efficient, The Age - 22 September 2015 by Professor John Freebairn and Professor Miranda Stewart

Will Turnbull take up the GST challenge? The Drum - 16 September 2015 by Professor Miranda Stewart

FactCheck: Has the government introduced 17 new taxes? The Conversation - 17 September 2015, reviewer Miranda Stewart

Why the hard sell on personal income tax cuts? The Drum - 25 August 2015 by Professor Miranda Stewart

Around the world, regulators are realising bitcoin is money, The Conversation - 12 August 2015 by Professor Miranda Stewart and Mr Joel Emery

FactCheck: is 50% of all income tax in Australia paid by 10% of the working population? The Conversation - 28 July 2015, reviewer Miranda Stewart

GST increase in Australia: Winners and losers of tax changes, news.com.au -22 July 2015 Miranda Stewart comments

Being female is bad for your wealth, Financial Review - 29 July 2015 Miranda Stewart comments

‘Hockey’s tax principles are on the money - now he must follow up’. The Drum - 16 July 2015, by Professor Miranda Stewart

Q&A Recap: Former Liberal leader Joh Hewson suggests an early election for PM to avoid budget,The Sydney Morning Herald - 14 July 2015

Income tax. It’s having a birthday. Sydney Morning Herald – 28 June 2015, by Peter Martin, contributor Miranda Stewart

Pension cuts a ‘wealth tax’on middle Australia, Financial Review - 17 June 2015 Miranda Stewart comments

Why pensioners are cruising their way around budget changes, The Conversation - 3 June 2015 by David Ingles and Professor Miranda Stewart

Taxes and transfers: what will and won’t be in the budget The Conversation - 12 May 2015 by Professor Miranda Stewart

‘Lower, simpler, fairer’ taxes within reach, though all governments must be on-board’, The Canberra Times - 6 April 2015, by Professor Miranda Stewart

ABC radio interview with Phillip Adams on RNDo we need tax reform? 12 March 2015, Professor Miranda Stewart and Professor Richard Eccleston

It’s time to choose what kind of tax system we want. The Conversation - 2 March 2015 by Professor Miranda Stewart

A Stocktake of the Tax System and Directions for Reform: five years after the Henry review - February 2015, by Miranda Stewart, Andre Moore, Peter Whiteford, R. Quentin Grafton

John Hewson says leadership change no magic bullet, The Drum, ABC News - 28 February 2015

Tony Abbott’s been given a second chance, ABC News - 9 February 2015 by Dr John Hewson

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

Hewson’s View: Is the economic task beyond Turnbull? - 27 Nov 2015

Hewson’s View: War with Islamic State - 20 Nov 2015

Hewson’s View: China boom over, for them and us - 9 October 2015

Hewson’s View:The revolution we had to have - 20 March 2015

Hewson’s View: Budget blues - 6 March 2015

Hewson’s View: 2015,a year of volatility - 3 Jan 2015

2014

Renewing Australian federalism - The Conversation - 15 September 2014, by Professor Miranda Stewart

‘Creating a tax system that is fair to all’, The Canberra Times - 10 September 2014, by Professor Miranda Stewart

‘Bitcoin ruling still doesn’t answer which country has the right to tax’ The Conversation - 28 August 2014, by Miranda Stewart and Joel Emery

‘Forget politics, we may need a Tax Commission’, The Drum - 19 August 2014, by Dr John Hewson

‘How to help parents return to work sooner’, The Drum - 7 July 2014, by Dr John Hewson

Navigating international tax’ Advance, Crawford School’s quarterly public policy magazine - June-August 2014, by Professor Miranda Stewart

‘Gamechanger’ Advance, Crawford School’s quarterly public policy magazine - June-August 2014, by Dr John Hewson

Tax still the elephant in the (budget) room, The Conversation - 15 May 2014, by Professor Miranda Stewart

‘End super distortion before raising pension age’, Australian Financial Review (with Jeremy Nguyen) - 23 April 2014, by Dr John Hewson

‘Changing the GST: how to get the politics right’, Australian Financial Review - 9 April 2014, by Dr John Hewson

‘Audit Commission can’t ignore tax expenditures’, Australian Financial Review - 10 March 2014, by Dr John Hewson

The G20 and the taxing issue of making big business pay, The Conversation - 6 January 2014, by Professor Miranda Stewart

John Hewson’s Weekly View in Fairfax Southern Highland News

Hewson’s View: Essential to reform the structure and financing of our government - 19 Dec 2014

‘Good policy should be good politics’ - 27 June 2014

‘Education – The cornerstone of democracy’ - 30 May 2014

‘Budget blues – no State of Origin’ - 23 May 2014

‘Budget happiness? Misery?’ - 9 May 2014

‘Pensions and superannuation’ - 25 April 2014

‘The elephant in the room’ - 4 April 2014

‘Just doesn’t add up’ - 28 March 2014

‘Time to fix the tax system’ - 14 March 2014

Submissions

Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Economics inquiry into Digital Currency, 28 November 2014 by Miranda Stewart and Joel Emery