Professor John Freebairn
Ritchie Chair in Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Business & Economics
Budgeting for drought
The drought affecting Australia’s eastern states is challenging the economy, but how government responds to the needs of farmers must be well planned and continuing rather than ad hoc
Business & Economics
President Trump: What it means for the world’s economies
With mixed messages coming from the US President-elect, his likely economic impact is unclear
Business & Economics
Cutting Australia’s states free
Fixing Federation is about more than any tinkering with income tax, it needs a hard cap on Commonwealth handouts and policy freedom for the States.
Politics & Society
Podcast
Governing the ungovernable?
What’s driving Australia’s housing market and public policy? Our monthly podcast hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis
Business & Economics
Tax reform: Why and how?
Achieving successful tax reform in Australia
Business & Economics
Five ways to make state taxes fair and more efficient
State tax reform is a critical component of a national tax reform for prosperity - but this reform needs national co-ordination