When Jim Chalmers stood up on budget night and announced the end of negative gearing on established properties, he assured Australians it was worth breaking a promise for “right and …
As the debate around New Zealand’s public finances intensifies, with talks of fiscal holes and prudent debt levels, it is time for a frank discussion about the country’s long-term fiscal sustainability.
When universities appoint vice-chancellors, they do not just pick a chief executive.
New Zealand was on the brink of an abyss.
In Tuesday’s parliamentary questions, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson engaged in some impressive word play.
Reality obviously has not caught up with this Government yet.
© Dr Oliver Hartwich