Ross Gittins Opinion Jobs After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

Once the government opens the door to taxing unrealised gains, there’s little stopping it from extending this logic to other areas.

As columnist Ross Gittins and cartoonist Cathy Wilcox show, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lost his spine (“ In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan”, June 4).

I love Ross Gittins’ observation that the effect of the company tax regime and the petroleum resource rent tax on the fossil fuel giants was like ″⁣being hit with two feathers, not one″⁣.

Philanthropists are free to donate to the other side of the world if that’s where the impact will be the greatest, while ...

Ross Gittins Opinion Jobs After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

Our superannuation system is in desperate need of reform, but Anthony Albanese is far too risk-averse to consider substantial action. Instead, we debate tinkering with the tax system.

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Ross Gittins Opinion Jobs After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

However, as noted by Ross Gittins recently, higher wages can actually spur investment in labour saving technologies, which then fosters productivity growth.