It’s not too late for Malcolm Turnbull to regain some of the ground he’s lost on tax. Labor’s plan shows why he can’t afford to dodge it THE LAST fortnight has been a bitter one for many Australians who wanted to see Malcolm Turnbull succeed as prime minister. His first weeks in power felt like...

Infrastructure Australia’s latest report got lost in the tax debate this week, writes Tim Colebatch. It deserves a closer look It’s called the Australian Infrastructure Plan, but it really isn’t one. The report released on Wednesday by Infrastructure Australia, the little engine of whom we expect so much, reveals that it has had time to...

The mid-year budget update reveals the size of the problem, and it isn’t just about spending SCOTT Morrison’s mid-year budget update is mostly a good one, as far it goes. All it attempts is some sensible housekeeping to offset new spending with savings. The government’s choices, by and large, seem to me fair ones. The...

The government faces a paradox, writes Tim Colebatch. It needs to stop the tax debate from running out of control but that means making unpopular decisions. Malcolm Turnbull’s honeymoon with the Australian electorate has felt like a liberation; but it can’t last forever. His government, rightly, has allowed the tax debate to roam far and...

Unreported data confirms that Australian state governments are passing up an opportunity to invest in the future. Cheap credit means that there’s never been a better time to change direction, writes Tim Colebatch.