How Australia’s boomers got filthy rich – and why young Aussies are paying for it, MC Papa LINC, by Robert Breunig, 3 November 2025
Taking from the young, giving to the old: How our tax system is letting us down, Pearls and Irritations, by Robert Breunig, 2 November 2025
Treasury issues warning on rising income tax, Australian Financial Review, by John Kehoe (quotes Robert Breunig), 31 October 2025
Taking from young, giving to old: how our tax system is letting us down, Press Trust of India, by Robert Breunig, 30 October 2025
Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down, The Conversation, by Robert Breunig, 30 October 2025
Sorry Boomers, but a death tax would help the rest of us, Australian Financial Review, by Joseph Roach, 29 October 2025
Tax System Favors Elderly, Burdens Youth, The Mirage, by Robert Breunig, 30 October 2025
Workers bear 71% to 100% of the cost of increases in compulsory super, Business Daily Media, by Robert Breunig, 20 October 2025
Top economics expert calls for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be axed, The West Australian, by Stephen Johnson (quotes Robert Breunig), 20 October 2025
We need to talk about wealth taxes, Australian Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Joe Roach, Miranda Stewart), 17 October 2025
Uma transição tributária muito longa não funciona, diz especialista da Austrália, Reforma Tributaria, by Enzo Bernades and Douglas Rodrigues (quotes Robert Breunig), 17 October 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ super tax changes leave a $4 billion hole in the Budget leaving GST to fill the gap, The West Australian, by Katina Curtis (quotes Robert Breunig), 14 October 2025
Super changes end ultimate tax shelter, says leading tax expert, The Business, ABC TV, by Kirsten Aitken (Robert Breunig interview), 14 October 2025
4 reasons Australia’s superannuation system isn’t the world’s best, Financial Review, by Andrew Podger, 14 October 2025
What Jim Chalmers’ super changes will mean for you, The West Australian, by Stephen Johnson (quotes Robert Breunig), 13 October 2025
Chalmers’ super tax backflip gives reform a second chance, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig, 13 October 2025
Is slowing Australia's population growth really the best way out of this crisis?, Business Daily, by Gabriela D'Souza (cites Robert Breunig), 8 October 2025
BHP tries again to escape nickel's grip, Mining Journal, by Tim Treadgold (quotes Robert Breunig), 6 October 2025
‘Magic pudding economics’: BCA says cash flow tax will whack economy, Financial Review, by Luke Kinsella (cites Robert Breunig), 5 October 2025
Productivity Commission steps into GST fairness fight, The Mandarin, by Stephen Bartos (cites Robert Breunig), 3 October 2025
Productivity Commission to probe controversial GST carve-up, Smart Company, by Stephen Bartos (quotes Robert Breunig), 3 October 2025
The controversial GST deal with the states is under review. There are better alternatives, The Conversation, by Stephen Bartos (cites Robert Breunig), 2 October 2025
GST forecast failed ‘simple reality check’ due to Excel error, Financial Review, by Paul Karp (cites Chris Murphy), 29 September 2025
The Productivity Commission’s cash flow tax is headed for a dead end, Financial Review, by Kristen Sobeck, 22 September 2025
Australia's top economists oppose the next increases in compulsory super: new poll, Business Daily Media, Peter Martin (quotes John Hewson), 19 September 2025
The tax system is not unfair to the young, Financial Review, Geoff Francis (cites Paul Tilley, Robert Breunig), 5 September 2025
The hidden $50b tax break that could help solve the housing crisis, Financial Review, John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy), 5 September 2025
NZ trumps Australia on tax break for business, Financial Review, John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy), 4 September 2025
The tax reform plan that leaves Australian households $4000 better off, Financial Review, John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy, Robert Breunig), 1 September 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says fiscal rule changes are reviewed before each budget, The Australian by (cites Robert Breunig)
We can’t tax and spend our way to productivity, Financial Review by Robert Breunig, 26 August 2025
Is Australia’s autism spike linked to the NDIS? The evidence is in, The Brisbane Times by Robert Breunig, 26 August 2025
Coalition at a loss on productivity, The Saturday Paper by John Hewson, 23 August 2025
Retirees earn more than young workers, no wonder productivity is dead, Livewire by Tom Stelzer (cites Robert Breunig), 22 August 2025
‘Out of balance’ tax system favours retirees to the detriment of workers, study finds, Accounting Times by Emma Partis (cites Robert Breunig, Peter Varela, Matthew Smith), 21 August 2025
Democracy Sausage: Let’s get productive!, ANU Reporter by Mark Kenny (interviews with Robert Breunig, Kristen Sobeck), 19 August 2025
The (startling) data that proves how the tax system helps the old, Financial Review by Peter Varela, Robert Breunig and Matthew Smith, 19 August 2025
Tax ‘penalises’ workers and helps retirees, Chalmers told, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Robert Breunig, Peter Varela, Matthew Smith) 19 August 2025
‘Perfect example of bad policy’: Labor’s EV tax break to cost $23b, Financial Review by Michael Read (quotes Robert Breunig), 19 August 2025
No phones allowed: What’s really going on at Labor’s roundtable, Financial Review by Michael Read (mentions Robert Breunig), 19 August 2025
23 big ideas to boost Australia’s productivity, ABC News by Margaret Burin, Ahmed Yussuf, Emily Stewart, Jess Davis, Matt Liddy, Georgina Piper and Simon Elvery (quotes Robert Breunig), 18 August 2025
Chalmers puts government spending on the agenda at roundtable, Financial Review by Phillip Coorey (mentions Robert Breunig), 15 August 2025
See the full Economic Reform Roundtable agenda, Financial Review (mentions Robert Breunig), 15 August 2025
Don’t punish big business for being more productive, says CBA’s Comyn, Financial Review, John Kehoe, James Thomson, James Eyers (cites Chris Murphy), 15 August 2025
Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 624 with weekend update, Firstlinks (cites Robert Breunig, Dean Parham), 14 August 2025
Treasury Excel flub and ‘spurious’ trends behind $12b GST miss for NSW, Financial Review, Paul Karp (cites Chris Murphy), 13 August 2025
How to fix the economy to make Aussies richer – from people who did, Financial Review, John Kehoe, Phillip Coorey and Luke Kinsella (cites John Hewson), 8 August 2025
No new taxes before election, says PM, Financial Review by Phillip Coorey and John Kehoe (quotes Robert Breunig), 7 August 2025
Single touch approval a no-brainer for Labor’s productivity roundtable, Financial Review by the Editor (mentions Robert Breunig), 6 August 2025
Banks and miners are the hurdle to corporate tax cut, Financial Review, John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy), 6 August 2025
ANU expert lashes cashflow tax and the 'increasingly irrelevant' Commission behind it, Capital Brief by Jennifer Duke (quotes Robert Breunig), 5 August 2025
Blow to Chalmers’ hopes for summit unity as BHP clashes with PC over tax, Financial Review by John Kehoe (quotes Robert Breunig), 5 August 2025
Australia Tax Ideas Burden Business, Create Risk, Tax Pros Say, Bloomberg Tax Daily Tax Report by Deborah Nesbitt (quotes Robert Breunig), 5 August 2025
Voters baulk at expanding GST to fund tax cuts, Financial Review, Phillip Coorey (cites Chris Murphy), 5 August 2025
Expanding GST better for economy than company and high-income taxes, Financial Review, John Kehoe, Ronald Mizen (cites Chris Murphy), 4 August 2025
Radical company tax plan splits CEOs, Henry and unions, Financial Review by John Kehoe and Ronald Mizen (quotes Robert Breunig), 1 August 2025
Why the big end of town will pay for a corporate tax cut, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy) 31 July 2025
Bold PC reform would raise tax for top 500 companies, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy) 31 July 2025
Food for thought as Chalmers mulls going with the cashflow, The Australian by Matthew Cranston (quotes Robert Breunig), 29 July 2025
Can Australia escape the global fertility crisis?, Financial Review, by Myriam Robin (cites Viva Hammer) 25 July 2025
John Hewson says sack the NACC, plus the Roosevelts' giant panda hunt, Late Night Live ABC Radio, by David Marr (interview with John Hewson), 24 July 2025
3 ways the tax system is rigged against the young (and 4 fixes), Financial Review, by Luke Kinsella (cites Robert Breunig; Miranda Stewart interview), 16 July 2025
Gen Z will be richer than their parents. But here’s the catch, Financial Review by John Kehoe (cites Peter Varela, Robert Breunig and Matthew Smith), 11 July 2025
Why Labor should stop worrying and raise the GST, Financial Review, by Steve Hamilton, 7 July 2025
Tributaristas estrelam capa da 3ª edição da Revista da Reforma Tributária, Reforma Tributária, by Douglas Rodrigues (Robert Breunig interview), 7 July 2025
This is the most striking generational change in 40 years, Financial Review by Michael Stutchbury (quotes Peter Varela, Robert Breunig, Matthew Smith), 5 July 2025
Robert Breunig interview, ABC Overnight with Trevor Chappell (interview starts at 2:21:20), 30 June 2025
Fewer than 1% of households with multimillions in super could struggle to pay Labor’s tax, study finds, The Guardian, by Patrick Commins (Ben Phillips interview), 28 June 2025
Jim Chalmers’ reform agenda, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 28 June 2025
Universities aren’t pizza joints; stop treating them that way, Financial Review, by Graham Turner (John Hewson quote), 27 June 2025
Fix Howard’s problematic GST deal, Hewson urges Chalmers, Financial Review, by Ronald Mizen (John Hewson interview), 25 June 2025
The book Jim Chalmers and all of Canberra is reading, Financial Review, by Myriam Robin (quotes Steve Hamilton) 24 June 2025
Why farmers are angry about Labor’s proposed superannuation changes, 7.30 Report ABC TV, by Alex Harvey (Robert Breunig comments), 24 June 2025
Howard and Costello: This is how you do tax reform, Jim, Financial Review by John Kehoe (quotes Robert Breunig), 21 June 2025
‘No one liked it’: Lessons for tax reform after 25 years of GST, Financial Review, by Michael Read and John Kehoe (cites Paul Tilley) 21 June 2025
Family trusts and electric vehicles in tax review spotlight, Financial Review by John Kehoe, Paul Karp, Michael Read (quotes Robert Breunig), 19 June 2025
Tax reform ‘crucial’ to budget sustainability: Chalmers, Financial Review, by Michael Read and John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy) 18 June 2025
Chalmers’ $3m super tax is a flawed fix for a real problem, Financial Review by Michael Read (mentions Robert Breunig), 16 June 2025
Taxing actual rather than unrealised super gains would mean ‘significant’ costs for millions of Australians, Treasury says, The Guardian, by Patrick Commins, Robert Breunig comment, 13 June 2025
Tax concessions for super do not need a major rethink, The Mandarin, by Andrew Podger, 11 June 2025
Super stoush reveals teals' leanings, The Saturday Paper, by Mike Seccombe, Miranda Stewart comments, edition 31 May - 6 June 2025
Jim Chalmers is wrong. The economy is not turning a corner, Financial Review editorial (quotes Robert Breunig), 5 June 2025
Influential or ‘enfeebled’: Has Treasury lost its mojo?, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Paul Tilley) 4 June 2025
Tax concessions on super need a rethink. These proposals would bring much needed reform, The Conversation, by Chris Murphy, 3 June 2025
Federal government's plan to tax wealthy superannuants attracts criticism, ABC listen - The Radio National Hour, presented by Fran Kelly, guest Miranda Stewart, 28 May 2025
Super tax change is ‘hard reform’: Treasury boss, Financial Review by John Kehoe (quotes Robert Breunig), 28 May 2025
Why Chalmers' super tax isn't real reform, Financial Review, by Robert Breunig, 28 May 2025
Let's just relax and pass the fair and affordable super tax, Financial Review, by Miranda Stewart, 27 May 2025
'Hundreds of thousands' could be caught in Chalmers' super tax, The Sydney Morning Herald, by Shane Wright, Robert Breunig comments, 23 May 2025
Why this year (really) is crunch time for pay rises, Financial Review, by David Marin-Guzman (cites Mark Cully) 23 May 2025
Minimum wage increases above 3pc flagged as ‘sustainable’, Financial Review, by David Marin-Guzman (cites Mark Cully), May 21 2025
Why young people are angry (and it’s not Labor’s $3m super tax), Financial Review by Lucy Dean (cites Peter Varela, Robert Breunig, Matthew Smith), 14 May 2025
Looming US fiscal crisis a cautionary tale for Australia, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 11 May 2025
Gender of directors added no financial value: study, Financial Review, by Patrick Durkin (cites Chris Wokker, Robert Breunig) 6 May 2025
No, paying income tax is not voluntary in Australia, AAP FactCheck, by George Driver, Miranda Stewart comments, 6 May 2025
Time for Albanese to grasp the reform nettle, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 4 May 2025
Chalmers didn’t know a key budget number. This is why it matters, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Steve Hamilton) published 30 April 2025, updated 1 May 2025
Think you pay too much tax? Not according to this measure, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, quotes Robert Breunig, 30 April 2025
Why it's time to think big on tax reform, 360info, by Chloe Heiniger and Ashley Craig, (This article was originally published under Creative Commons by 360info) 30 April 2025
Threadbare Coalition agenda needs a burning platform on bracket creep, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 27 April 2025
Taxpayers are now handing a record $29,751 each to governments, Financial Review, by John Kehoe, quotes Robert Breunig, 22 April 2025
Here's why incentive schemes don't make women have more babies, The Canberra Times, by Viva Hammer, 14 April 2025
‘Lurching towards collapse’: experts slam Labor and Liberals on tax, Financial Review by Tom McIlroy (quotes Robert Breunig), 14 April 2025
Productivity reform has been put in the too-hard basket for years. Here's why leaders leave it alone, The Conversation, by Lachlan Vass, 14 April 2025
Our tax system is a dog's breakfast. Here's a 3x3 blueprint to fix it, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 13 April 2025
Dutton is pursuing a housing subsidy so bad, even Trump killed it, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 13 April 2025
'Reckless' election on housing, tax and spending, Financial Review, by Michael Read and John Kehoe, (Robert Breunig comments) 13 April 2025
John Hewson, Fix for a broken tax system, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 11 April 2025
Here’s how a ‘silent’ tax hike is balancing the budget – with the heaviest burden on the lowest paid, The Conversation, by Chris Murphy, 10 April 2025.
Robert Breunig on round numbers, Business Scholarship Podcast, hosted by Andrew Jennings, Emory University, 1 April 2025
This budget’s tax tinkering isn’t the same as meaningful tax reform. Here’s why, The Conversation by Kristen Sobeck, 27 March 2025
Federal Budget 2025, ABC Afternoon Briefing, by Patricia Karvelas (Kristen Sobeck interview around 45 minute mark of video) 25 March 2025
Coalition's tax 'speed limit' branded 'shallow' and would not require costed tax cuts at federal election, ABC News, by Tom Crowley (Kristen Sobeck comments) 18 March 2025
Why DOGE is a guide to what Dutton should not do, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 16 March 2025
What Ferris Bueller has over Trump, The Saturday Paper, by John Hewson, 15-21 March 2025
Despite recent increases, JobSeeker still leaves people below the poverty line. Here’s why that affects us all, The Conversation, Peter Whiteford, 12 March 2025
‘CEOs can get away with it’: Why Australia’s R&D is in 13-year slide, Financial Review, by Yolanda Redrup (cites Ashley Craig) 6 March 2025
This three-point plan can restore respect for taxpayers' money, Financial Review, by Steven Hamilton, 2 March 2025
Tax breaks cost a reported $250 billion, but handle these new figures with care, Business Daily Media, Robert Breunig, 28 February 2025
Revealed: the profound economic impact on women who experience domestic violence, The conversation, by Anne Summers, (Full report by Anne Summers, Thomas Shortridge, Kristen Sobeck) 27 Feb 2025
There is no respect for taxpayers in the election, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy) 26 Febuary 2025
Election spending splurge to push up taxes, Financial Review, by John Kehoe (cites Chris Murphy) 24 Febuary 2025
Bullock concedes RBA too slow to raise rates against inflation, Financial Review, by Michael Read (cites Chris Murphy) 21 February 2025
Surprise hold? RBA decision not as certain as markets think, Financial Review, by Michael Read and Phillip Corey (cites Chris Murphy) 17 February 2025
CBA’s Comyn says student debt tweak helps but housing supply is key, Financial Review, by Michael Read, Lucas Baird, James Eyres and Lucy Dean (cites Bruce Chapman) 12 February 2025
Business tax breaks don’t spur investment: RBA, Financial Review, by Michael Read, Robert Breunig comments, 5 February 2025
What is the 90-year-old rule Trump could use to double US taxes on foreigners?, The Conversation, by Miranda Stewart, 29 January 2025
Why Spender is right on the tax debate, Financial Review, letter to the editor by Robert Breunig, 8 January