Craig Emerson
@DrCraigEmerson
Managing Director, Emerson Economics. Chair, RMIT’s APEC Study Centre. Adjunct Professor, Victoria University’s Centre of Policy Studies. Visiting Fellow, ANU.
Hysteria and hypocrisy of Coalition criticism of PM's China visit thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/0…
My shopping bag has been attacked by a vicious brush turkey. 🦃 I fear I’m next 😳
We’ve just approved a new solar farm in Qld and the approval took just 17 days. We’re getting on with the job of helping Australia become a renewable energy superpower.
So why does the @RBAInfo claim the economy is running “too hot?”
This is a chart of what the RBA is talking about. Since 2022 most of the jobs created have been either directly in the public sector or in the private sector in industries that are government aligned (for example private sector jobs in healthcare). Only 18% of jobs have been…
Reserve should put its models in the bin and join the real world. thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…
Coalition reminiscing about the good old days of megaphone diplomacy when our biggest trading partner wouldn’t talk to us and stopped buying lots of our stuff? abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1…
I was criticised by the @FinancialReview favourite columnists for disagreeing with their demands 2-3 cash rate INCREASES!
3 RBA board members get to say "we told you so" at the next meeting. Question is whether the other 6 say "this is exactly what we want plus still higher unemployment to come" or "yes, we've been wrong all year".
3 RBA board members get to say "we told you so" at the next meeting. Question is whether the other 6 say "this is exactly what we want plus still higher unemployment to come" or "yes, we've been wrong all year".
GDP per person is contracting yet the @RBAInfo has been claiming the economy is growing “too hot,” Absurd.
It is no longer enough for the RBA just to meet its inflation target. The recent overhaul of the Bank means 'full employment' has the same status when it comes to monetary policy. It needs to adjust policy to meet that goal. ICYMI
The @FinancialReview scribes and its position under new editorship has been to increase the cash rate - up to 2-3 times, some accusing me of being political in arguing against such madness 🙄 #auspol
Not long ago, the AFR scribes were busting for interest rate hikes, in what was a run of very poor journalism.
The unemployment rate is its highest since November 2021, in the middle of the pandemic. When will the @RBAInfo be satisfied it’s got it high enough? #auspol
🍇🍷To help the industry respond to challenges, Federal Labor is investing an extra $1.1m into the $3.5m Grape & Wine Sector Long-term Viability Support Package. @wine_australia has also released @DrCraigEmerson's report with 14 recommendations. 👉wineaustralia.com/getmedia/bd6a3… #auspol
Interesting a lot of Coalition supporters have reacted with hostility to my column arguing the @RBAInfo should have reduced interest rates. They want them higher for longer 🙄
Craig is bang on 🎯 The RBA is using demand side policies to attack supply side issues. Exacerbated by the energy crisis brought on by the Russian invasion of the Ukraine that saw energy prices increase at percentage not seen!
RBA misdiagnosis of our ailment leads to unnecessary hardship thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2025/0…
The missteps of the RBA are quite obvious. Worth a read
RBA misdiagnosis of our ailment leads to unnecessary hardship thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2025/0…
RBA misdiagnosis of our ailment leads to unnecessary hardship thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2025/0…
The @RBAInfo is worried there’s been too much jobs growth, wanting unemployment to rise to keep inflation low. But around 80% of recent jobs growth has been in areas like health and aged care. What’s wrong with that? Inflation is down from 7.8% in late 2022 to less than 3% 😳
@AlboMP gives a measured Curtin Lecture which speaks about Australia’s sovereignty and independence (while at the same time evoking the US alliance he says Curtin founded). Unremarkable you might think? But he has been lashed by @sussanley and the right wing media for DARING to…