Tag Archives: Economic policy

Guest appearance on Radio Roundup – Main FM

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Warwick Smith

On Friday night I was the guest of Radio Roundup‘s Rusty Nails and Ben Boyang where we spent an hour talking about money. We covered a lot of territory including money creation, interest rates, real estate prices, quantitative easing and … Continue reading →

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Joe Hockey fights to claw back a little for the overburdened wealthy

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith Originally published at The AIM NetworkAugust 11, 2014 If Joe Hockey’s first budget wasn’t enough to convince people that the government was going into bat for the nation’s wealthy, then Joe himself has surely confirmed this with … Continue reading →

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Abbott achieves the impossible: unity among economists – The Guardian

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Originally published in The Guardian. Please go here to read the original. Economists are refuting the three big picture claims made by the government: 1) We have a budget emergency 2) We have a debt crisis and 3) The carbon … Continue reading →

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Tony Abbot the conservationist

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith Despite once infamously stating that the science behind human induced climate change was “absolute crap”, Tony Abbott has since publicly accepted that climate change really is happening and that he wants to do something about it. Last … Continue reading →

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My article in today’s Guardian – The United States of Australia?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Are we witnessing the emergence of the United States of Australia? Australia can have its cake and eat it too, because a healthy and materially secure population will repay enormous economic dividends. Instead, we’re going further down the US pathin … Continue reading →

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Budget vision

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith No other event equals the release of a federal budget for a clear statement of what the government really intends for the country. Almost everything else they do is smoke and mirrors. The budget tells us who … Continue reading →

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My Op-ed on productivity in today’s Canberra Times

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Longer hours means lower productivity for the public service Originally published in The Canberra Times Date: May 6, 2014 Warwick Smith Job security in the public service is declining and conditions are under assault. Recently we’ve heard the federal government … Continue reading →

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Resource rent tax – radio interview

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Warwick Smith

I recently appeared on “On the money” on 2ser in Sydney (and other stations around the country through the community radio network).  I was explaining what a resource rent tax was and how it worked. As usual with this topic, … Continue reading →

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Op-ed in The Age: Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Warwick Smith

This article originally appeared in The Age. Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth by Warwick Smith Joe Hockey has been talking non-stop about how the country is running out of money for Medicare, for the ABC, for welfare and for … Continue reading →

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My new article in The Conversation – Tax reform is hard…so it’s time for an independent tax board

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Just published today. Tax reform is hard…so it’s time for an independent tax board By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne The federal government’s Commission of Audit – tasked with finding efficiency and productivity improvements to deliver a surplus of 1% … Continue reading →

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