Ross Stitt

Ross Stitt bemoans the state of Australian politics when it comes to economic development

Ross Stitt bemoans the state of Australian politics when it comes to economic development

Ross Stitt tracks the big numbers that drives the Australian Open as a business - and they are very big. But they may not be big enough to hold back a Saudi challenge

Ross Stitt tracks the big numbers that drives the Australian Open as a business - and they are very big. But they may not be big enough to hold back a Saudi challenge

Ross Stitt says higher pay and lower house prices might pull more Kiwis to Australia, but whether these benefits will stay as attractions in the medium term depends on productivity. Australia has its challenges

Ross Stitt says higher pay and lower house prices might pull more Kiwis to Australia, but whether these benefits will stay as attractions in the medium term depends on productivity. Australia has its challenges

Even though most Australians say 'immigration is too high', their Government's new Migration Strategy could see them sucking even more workers out of New Zealand, both skilled and unskilled

Even though most Australians say 'immigration is too high', their Government's new Migration Strategy could see them sucking even more workers out of New Zealand, both skilled and unskilled

Ross Stitt notes Australia's public finances are addicted to mining. But the reliance creates huge vulnerabilities when the mining sector pays more tax than all other sectors combined

Ross Stitt notes Australia's public finances are addicted to mining. But the reliance creates huge vulnerabilities when the mining sector pays more tax than all other sectors combined

Ross Stitt finds young Australians reaching life’s major milestones like taking on major debt commitments at a later stage than earlier generations, and economic satisfaction there is the lowest ever recorded

Ross Stitt finds young Australians reaching life’s major milestones like taking on major debt commitments at a later stage than earlier generations, and economic satisfaction there is the lowest ever recorded

Ross Stitt reports that in Australia, where pay packets are growing slower than the rate of inflation, rents and house prices are only going higher and housing stress is about to bite very hard

Ross Stitt reports that in Australia, where pay packets are growing slower than the rate of inflation, rents and house prices are only going higher and housing stress is about to bite very hard

Ross Stitt says there’s something wrong with a political system that makes tax reform so difficult when moves to improve productivity, ensure fiscal sustainability, and address the ageing population are so obviously required

Ross Stitt says there’s something wrong with a political system that makes tax reform so difficult when moves to improve productivity, ensure fiscal sustainability, and address the ageing population are so obviously required

Australia rejects the Voice referendum decisively. Is reconciliation dead? If such a modest proposal can be so soundly rejected, how can Australia's First People find a more equal place in such a divided country? Ross Stitt explores the aftermath

Australia rejects the Voice referendum decisively. Is reconciliation dead? If such a modest proposal can be so soundly rejected, how can Australia's First People find a more equal place in such a divided country? Ross Stitt explores the aftermath

Melbourne house prices rose only a modest +1.5%, lagging other state capitals, after stamp duty, land tax, short stay levy, vacant residential land tax, and a comprehensive capital gains tax, all attack their housing affordability problem

Melbourne house prices rose only a modest +1.5%, lagging other state capitals, after stamp duty, land tax, short stay levy, vacant residential land tax, and a comprehensive capital gains tax, all attack their housing affordability problem

Australia's updated look at the issues it will face over the next 40 years highlight the demographic and productivity challenges, and how their tax system will need to change

Australia's updated look at the issues it will face over the next 40 years highlight the demographic and productivity challenges, and how their tax system will need to change

Reforms coming in Australia in a big crackdown on tax adviser misconduct. Tax promoter penalty laws will be expanded 'so they’re easier for the ATO to apply to advisers and firms who promote tax avoidance'

Reforms coming in Australia in a big crackdown on tax adviser misconduct. Tax promoter penalty laws will be expanded 'so they’re easier for the ATO to apply to advisers and firms who promote tax avoidance'

The lure of Western Australia will be strong for many Kiwis and the list of advantages is long. The sense of gloom in many eastern Australian states, and New Zealand, is making the contrast extreme

The lure of Western Australia will be strong for many Kiwis and the list of advantages is long. The sense of gloom in many eastern Australian states, and New Zealand, is making the contrast extreme

Ross Stitt takes a look at why the outlook for Australian CBD office property is challenging

Ross Stitt takes a look at why the outlook for Australian CBD office property is challenging

Ross Stitt examines a renewed Sydney/Melbourne housing bubble, perhaps making today’s dizzying prices soon look like a bargain

Ross Stitt examines a renewed Sydney/Melbourne housing bubble, perhaps making today’s dizzying prices soon look like a bargain

Ross Stitt summarises the ugly saga so far in PwC's fall from great heights, as a go-to consultant for the Australian federal government. The splatter is spreading although not yet to obvious revulsion by its private sector clients

Ross Stitt summarises the ugly saga so far in PwC's fall from great heights, as a go-to consultant for the Australian federal government. The splatter is spreading although not yet to obvious revulsion by its private sector clients

Ross Stitt takes a look at pension funding and the age of eligibility in Australia

Ross Stitt takes a look at pension funding and the age of eligibility in Australia

Ross Stitt noticed Aussie Budget support for build-to-rent at a time of both a rental shortage and a housing affordability crisis. But build-to-rent seems to need premium rents to work

Ross Stitt noticed Aussie Budget support for build-to-rent at a time of both a rental shortage and a housing affordability crisis. But build-to-rent seems to need premium rents to work

Ross Stitt assesses the first full Budget of Australia's Albanese/Chalmers federal Labor government

Ross Stitt assesses the first full Budget of Australia's Albanese/Chalmers federal Labor government

Australian house prices rose in early 2023, perhaps on the basis that interest rates had peaked bring a FOMO return to potential buyers. Now what, asks Ross Stitt, after the surprise May RBA rate hike

Australian house prices rose in early 2023, perhaps on the basis that interest rates had peaked bring a FOMO return to potential buyers. Now what, asks Ross Stitt, after the surprise May RBA rate hike

Ross Stitt says Australian pay rates are emerging as a major draw card as the country strives to attract skilled workers from overseas

Ross Stitt says Australian pay rates are emerging as a major draw card as the country strives to attract skilled workers from overseas

Ross Stitt looks at how Australian authorities are stepping up efforts to combat greenwashing

Ross Stitt looks at how Australian authorities are stepping up efforts to combat greenwashing

Ross Stitt finds Australians are glum because more of their rising incomes are going to meet housing costs. But they are holding in there because employment levels remain strong

Ross Stitt finds Australians are glum because more of their rising incomes are going to meet housing costs. But they are holding in there because employment levels remain strong

Ross Stitt finds the Aussies in a tough position, with rising pressure to provide more cost-of-living relief, but not wanting to overstimulate the economy and put upward pressure on inflation

Ross Stitt finds the Aussies in a tough position, with rising pressure to provide more cost-of-living relief, but not wanting to overstimulate the economy and put upward pressure on inflation

Ross Stitt wonders if Australians can 'come together after a struggle' that for generations has marginalised its indigenous people. Or will it just sink into another dispiriting chapter in the increasingly toxic culture wars

Ross Stitt wonders if Australians can 'come together after a struggle' that for generations has marginalised its indigenous people. Or will it just sink into another dispiriting chapter in the increasingly toxic culture wars