Australia

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses the media at the Parliament House courtyard in Adelaide (REUTERS/Regi Varghese).

Opinion

Australia's Banana Republic Political Fiasco is Hurting It Internationally

March 22, 2013, Warwick J. McKibbin

Warwick McKibbin discusses the recent Australian crisis in political leadership, arguing that the current government led by Julia Gillard's Labor Party must step down. McKibbin explains why he believes six more months of this situation will harm Australia's international reputation and cause the country enormous economic damage.

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Opinion | Australian Financial Review

Poor Economic Policy Must End No Matter Who Wins Australian Election

March 12, 2013, Warwick J. McKibbin
Report Chapter

It Only Takes a Spark: The Hazards of Wildfires

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark
Opinion | Australian Financial Review

How to Capitalize on Low Interest Rates

December 27, 2012, Warwick J. McKibbin
In the News

If you’re transferring a bursting bubble from the commodity boom into a bubble in the housing market, when it bursts it’s going to be much more catastrophic.
October 4, 2012, Warwick J. McKibbin, Australian Financial Review
Opinion | Australian Financial Review

Combet’s Carbon Incompetence

August 30, 2012, Warwick J. McKibbin
Past Event

Australia’s Future in the Asian Century

August 28, 2012
Opinion | Crikey

Pacific Solution #2 Sparks Humanitarian Concerns

August 14, 2012, Jane McAdam, Daniel Ghezelbash and Mary Crock
Opinion | Australian Financial Review

Australia's Economy Must Adapt or Suffer the Consequences

July 30, 2012, Warwick J. McKibbin
Opinion

Carbon Pricing in Australia: Lessons for the United States

July 2, 2012, Joshua Meltzer
Book

Investing in Children
Work, Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries

2012, Jenny Chesters , Ron Haskins and Ariel Kalil, eds.