SHOCKING: Alan kohler - What They Never Told You

If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line?

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

'And that's finance' ABC guru retires

A revered finance journalist has announced he is retiring after 31 years with the ABC, and a media career that spanned more than half a century.

AAP · Sep 30

ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’

The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Australia's 'deeply unfair' housing system is in crisis – and our politicians are failing us

“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest Quarterly Essay.

The Conversation · Dec 10, 2023

Five Great Reads: the housing wealth myth, Disney’s year of flops and breaking our addiction to stuff

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023

Alan Kohler: Time to revisit the Allan Fels system of price control – naming and shaming

It’s time to revisit the Fels system of price control.That is – put some resources into price surveillance, and name and shame the gougers.

The New Daily · Jun 21, 2023

Alan Kohler: RBA hasn’t broken its habit of making horribly wrong interest calls

Pessimists fearful of a Reserve-Bank trifecta of runaway inflation, massive unemployment and house-price collapse need to get a grip.

The New Daily · Jun 18, 2023

Alan Kohler: Just like banking, the AI revolution needs to be regulated

Hundreds of the Big Tech's greatest minds are pleading that we don’t wait for an AI disaster before getting our regulatiory act together now.

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

Alan Kohler: Why the RBA thinks if there must be a recession, there will be a recession

The implication of what Philip Lowe said is that unless productivity improves fast, there will have to be a recession.

The New Daily · May 31, 2023

Alan Kohler: How the rise of China changed America – and not for the better

Republicans and the White House finally agreed to extend the debt ceiling for two years. Meanwhile, the decline of America gathers pace.

The New Daily · May 28, 2023