SAUL ESLAKE

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SAUL ESLAKE

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Yearly Archives: 2007


Maybe ex-PM knew best in thwarting Costello’s ambition

News | 7th December 2007

Andrew Probyn | The West Australian | 7th December 2007


Peter Costello at close quarters

News | 26th November 2007

Peter Martin | Peter Costello at close quarters | 26th November 2007 Costello “liked to weild the power that had been bestowed upon him.” There was “an implicit threat of unspecified retaliation” Question time has lost its spark. No-one in parliament could hold a candle to Peter Costello as an entertainer. All the talk about […]


Australia and Britain – How the China-Driven Commodities Boom is Causing Their Economic Cycles to Diverge

The Australian Economy | 26th September 2007

Talk to a luncheon hosted by the Australia-Britain Chamber of Commerce, 26th September 2007


Outlook for Asian economies

Asian Economies | 4th July 2007

Presentation to the International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists (ICCBE) in Madrid, Spain, 4th  July 2007


Philanthropy and the Arts

Publications, The Arts | 30th June 2007

Article originally published in Island magazine in 2007


Financial implications of an ageing population

The Australian Economy | 25th May 2007

Presentation to Aged & Community Care Victoria’s State Congress and Trade Exhibition, 25th May 2007


‘Commuting the Death Sentence’: The Role of Editors in the Australian Economy

Economics and Economists | 11th May 2007

Talk to the Third National Conference of Professional Editors, Hobart, 11th May 2007


New Threats to Globalization

Globalization | 12th April 2007

Address to the 20th Asian Trade Promotion Forum, the Sydney Opera House, 12th April 2007


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The next four years will be difficult for Tasmania
News, Tasmania
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Some initial reflections on the outcome of the 2024 Tasmanian State election
Australian Society and Politics, Tasmania
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Tasmania’s fiscal position
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Tasmania’s senior secondary education reform
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“Saul Eslake is … a highly regarded independent economist with the highest degree of integrity"
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