Economic Policies
The Nobel Prize winning economist James Tobin once said that the study of economics “offered the hope, as it still does, that improved understanding could better the lot of mankind”. One of the ways in which it does this is through the implementation of economic policy that helps to ameliorate boom-and-bust cycles, reduces unemployment, contains inflation or lifts people’s living standards in sustainable ways.
The World has Changed – Geo-political Pressures and What They Mean for Australian Manufacturing
Economic Policies, Globalization, Productivity, The Australian Economy | 10th June 2026Saul’s presentation to the National Manufacturing Workforce Forum, hosted by the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance, at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, on 10th June 2026.
Australia’s Economic and Political Outlook
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Taxation, The Australian Economy | 4th June 2026Saul Eslake’s presentation to Anglicare’s annual CEO Forum in Melbourne on 4th June 2026. Not much politics in it, but a focus on the tax reform proposals presented in the 2026-27 Federal Budget, and other ideas about longer-term tax reform in Australia.
A ‘deep dive’ into the 2026-27 Tasmanian State Budget with Labor’s Shane Broad
Economic Policies, Tasmania, Tasmania | 26th May 2026Saul unpicked the 2026-27 State Budget in more detail in this podcast with the Opposition’s Shadow Minister for Resources, Building & Construction and Consumer Affairs, Dr Shane Broad MP, which can be watched here: #29 Saul Eslake | The BroadCast With Shane Broad – YouTube
Tasmania’s 2026-27 State Budget – A Briefing for Members of Tasmania’s Upper House
Economic Policies, Tasmania | 26th May 2026Saul provided a briefing on Tasmania’s 2026-27 State Budget to Members of Tasmania’s Legislative Council (the Upper House of the Tasmanian Parliament) on 26th May 2026:
The 2026-27 Tasmanian State Budget
Economic Policies, Tasmania | 21st May 2026For the first time in a decade, the 2026-27 Tasmanian State Budget presents a somewhat better picture of the outlook for Tasmania’s public finances than its predecessor. That’s largely due to windfall revenue gains, particularly from the Federal Government in the form of upward revisions to Tasmania’s share of revenue from the GST and specific […]
The Fiscal Sustainability of the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies | 19th May 2026My Final Report to the ACT Legislative Assembly Select Committee on the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT was published on 19th May.
The 2026-27 Australian Government Budget – an Assessment
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 13th May 2026Saul’s assessment of the 2026-27 Australian Government Budget, presented by Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers on 12th May 2026.
The capital gains discount was meant to usher in an Australia of ‘shareholders’ – not property speculators
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Topics | 29th April 2026The Australian edition of The Guardian published an op-ed article from Saul about prospective changes to the taxation of capital gains in the forthcoming Federal Budget on 28th April 2026.