Opinion & Commentary by Author

1. Who needs four uni degrees or even one for that matter?

   Adam Creighton | 29 Nov 2011 | Crikey

   Most jobs don't require university degrees. A key purpose of education is to give students a chance to signal their aptitude... Read More

2. Business will cop super fall-out

   Adam Creighton | 24 Nov 2011 | Geelong Advertiser

   THE Federal Government has introduced legislation to lift the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent by July, 2019. About... Read More

3. Italy defaults on debt and sends lenders broke? So be it

   Adam Creighton | 15 Nov 2011 | Crikey

   The federal government will need to cut spending to ensure a surplus in 2012-13.

4. Liberals Drop Ball in Super Free-For-All

   Adam Creighton | 14 Nov 2011 | Australian Financial Review

   Lifting superannuation to 12% is wrong.

5. Budget surplus fetish means more harsh spending cuts

   Adam Creighton | 09 Nov 2011 | Crikey

   The federal government will need to cut spending to ensure a surplus in 2012-13.

6. Should super contributions be raised to 12 per cent?

   Adam Creighton | 05 Nov 2011 | The Sydney Morning Herald

   Four experts debate the topic in The Question.  Here is Adam Creighton's contribution. Some compulsory saving is sensible.... Read More

7. The future of the ALP may lie in rediscovering a voice from its past

   Adam Creighton | 21 Oct 2011 | The Sydney Morning Herald

   Which political party would William McKell support in 2011?

8. Government, not capitalism, should take blame

   Adam Creighton | 21 Oct 2011 | Australian Financial Review

   Capitalism is not about giant corporations being able to dump their losses on taxpayers. It is not about allowing senior... Read More

9. Productivity needs a shot in the arm -- why not a GST boost?

   Adam Creighton | 18 Oct 2011 | Crikey

   Taxing saving is not only immoral but economically damaging as well

10. Tax forum demonstrates Labor has already failed

    Adam Creighton | 04 Oct 2011 | Crikey

    Tax Summit in Canberra proves Labor Government have not implemented any new tax reforms.

11. Should poker machine gambling be restricted?

    Adam Creighton | 01 Oct 2011 | Sydney Morning Herald

    Reforms to make people pre commit the amount of money they are going to play on the pokies.

12. RBA pay: why Glenn Stevens is not Elizabeth Taylor

    Adam Creighton | 20 Sep 2011 | Crikey

    Notwithstanding the Reserve Bank’s excellent record and deft management of Australia’s economy, especially during the... Read More

13. Sighs of relief heard from the bankers' bunkers

    Adam Creighton | 16 Sep 2011 | The Age

    Alas, the GFC showed that it is impossible for democratic governments to let large financial institutions fail, however much... Read More

14. Same cracks, just a new coat of paint

    Adam Creighton | 07 Sep 2011 | The Australian Financial Review

    Analysis of the NSW Budget

15. NSW budget: time to cut and shed Mick Dundee image

    Adam Creighton | 06 Sep 2011 | Crikey

    With a public service head count just shy of 390,000, NSW puts the Commonwealth government, with a mere 270,000 staff, to... Read More

16. There's no such thing as a free healthcare system

    Adam Creighton | 27 Aug 2011 | Sydney Morning Herald

    But when it comes to health, Australians spurn pragmatism and tear up the laws of economics. We shackle ourselves with a... Read More

17. Who needs credit ratings? They should be optional

    Adam Creighton | 23 Aug 2011 | Crikey

    Banks and investors should thrive or die by the quality of their own assessments of credit risk. They have the most incentive... Read More

18. Value cut adrift in a sea of paper money

    Adam Creighton | 16 Aug 2011 | The Australian Financial Review

    Abolishing the gold standard was meant to free up gold but central banks still hold about one fifth of the world’s 166,000... Read More

19. US Congress swapped a crisis yesterday for a bigger crisis tomorrow

    Adam Creighton | 09 Aug 2011 | Crikey

    I provoked a tirade of abuse from Crikey readers in the past fortnight when I suggested it would be preferable that the $14.3... Read More

20. Dollars must flow if numbers to grow

    Adam Creighton | 29 Jul 2011 | The Age

    Debate about Australia's population is framed with national aggregates and ignores how local governments deal with increased... Read More

21. Carbon tax could have united us all

    Adam Creighton | 13 Jul 2011 | The Age

    More than 3 million households will be worse off come July, about a third of Australian taxpayers. Indeed, many thousands... Read More

22. Ditch deductions to lower the tax rates

    Adam Creighton | 20 Jun 2011 | The Age

    Labor’s promised set deduction in taxes is not a productive fix for the system.

23. Carbon tax cuts for all

    Adam Creighton | 04 Jun 2011 | The Australian Financial Review

    Revenue from the government’s proposed carbon tax must be returned to taxpayers through income tax cuts or alternatively,... Read More

24. Reform a boon to all in the money game

    Adam Creighton | 05 May 2011 | The Age

    Advisers will now offer dispassionate and useful financial counsel.