First published in the Jimboomba Times 

When was the last time you got a pay rise? It’s a simple question but the answer points to a problem that’s been holding back our community and economy long before the pandemic.

First published in the Jimboomba Times 

Like you, I’ve been worried sick about our vulnerable friends and neighbours who’ve been battling Queensland’s largest COVID outbreak, and the essential workers caring for them.

First published in The Australian Financial Review

The worst consumer confidence since 1992 and the supply chain crisis amid the shortage of RATs shows that mismanaging the pandemic is mismanaging the economy.

First published by the Courier Mail

Australians have been there for each other throughout this pandemic and done their bit, but they need a Prime Minister who is there for them and does his job.

First published in The Australian

As the difficulties of 2021 become the possibilities of 2022, it couldn’t be a more important time to take stock and try to renew and unite around genuine reasons to be optimistic about the future. 

First published in The Australian Financial Review

An underappreciated development from the Glasgow climate conference was the steps taken by our independent financial regulators towards providing more guidance on climate-related risks to our financial system and our economy.

First published by The Courier Mail

After 46 visits to 24 regional cities and towns in Queensland over the past couple of years one thing is clearer to me than ever: they can be winners from economic change, not victims.

First published by The Daily Telegraph

It says so much about the Morrison Government that Gucci and Louis Vuitton pocketed JobKeeper payments they didn’t need because their profits were going up, while working families and small businesses in Western Sydney go without.  

This opinion piece co-authored by Andrew Charlton was first published by the The Guardian

When we started writing this piece, Brisbane was in lockdown. By the time we finished, Sydney, Victoria and South Australia were as well. Millions of Australians have already spent chunks of the last 18 months concerned for their jobs or their business, navigating the new world of remote learning and wearing the emotional strain of being cut off from the comfort of loved ones and familiar routines.

First published by the West Australian

This is a thank you note to the workers and industries of Western Australia. Because without you, Australia’s recession would have been worse and our recovery would be so much weaker.