A report setting out the case for Project Marinus, a proposed 750MW submarine cable connecting Tasmania and mainland Australia, and the associated North-West Transmission Developments project, commissioned by Clean Energy Tasmania, a sub-commitee of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Saul Eslake’s opening statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s public inquiry into the income tax reforms proposed by the Australian Government in the 2026-27 Federal Budget. Below that are some ‘supporting materials’ also provided to the Committee.  

Saul unpicked the 2026-27 State Budget in more detail in this podcast with the Opposition’s Shadow Minister for Resources, Building & Construction and Consumer Affairs, Dr Shane Broad MP, which can be watched here: #29 Saul Eslake | The BroadCast With Shane Broad – YouTube

Op-ed article published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age newspapers on 16th April 2026. . The published version of the op-ed is here:  https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/another-interest-rate-rise-will-tip-australia-into-a-recession-we-don-t-have-to-have-20260415-p5zo0r.html  or here: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/another-interest-rate-rise-will-tip-australia-into-a-recession-we-don-t-have-to-have-20260415-p5zo0r.html

Saul Eslake talks to Sky’s Laura Jayes about the possibility that the upcoming Federal Budget may include changes to the capital gains tax regime – and why the Government should (but won’t) stop giving so much money to Western Australia.

Saul Eslake talks to the host of ABC Radio National’s Breakfast program, Sally Sara, about the Western Australian Government’s campaign to defend what Saul calls “the Worst Public Policy Decision of the 21st Century Thus Far”, the undermining of the long-standing principles governing the distribution of revenue from the GST to the states and territories at the behest of Australia’s richest state, WA, at a cost to the Federal Budget of $60 billion over eleven years.

Saul Eslake spoke with the host of ABC-TV’s “Close of Business” program, Alicia Barry, about the reasons for the recent surge in the gold price to over US$4,000 per ounce

Saul talks to Solstice Media’s 7am podcast, hosted by Daniel James, about the Albanese Government’s extension of the 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers, and why governments of all political persuasions continue to implement policies which serve only to make housing more expensive, despite their professed concerns for the difficulties faced by aspiring first-home buyers.