Gareth Hutchens

Gareth Hutchens is a business and economics reporter based in Canberra. Prior to joining the ABC he was economics editor of the West Australian and worked as an economics and political reporter for Guardian Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. You can follow Gareth on Twitter: @grhutchens

Gareth's recent articles

Do Australia's super tax concessions take from the poor and give to the rich?

Do Australia's super tax concessions take from the poor and give to the rich?

In December, the Albanese government's budget update had some surprises in it. One of the biggest involved big upward revisions to the size of Australia's superannuation tax concessions. Let's take a look at them.

Australia's household wealth surged by the end of 2020 but property owners have taken the lion's share

The recession was great for some Australians. Despite the pain of the lockdowns, and nearly a million jobs disappearing, by the end of 2020 Australia'shousehold wealth was surging.

JobKeeper recipients paying millions in bonuses to their executives, research reveals (ABC Sep 10, 2020)

At least 25 companies have paid bonuses worth a combined $24.3 million to their executives after claiming JobKeeper subsidies, an analysis of the financial reports of 290 entities on the ASX 300 has found.

Joseph Stiglitz: 'America should be a warning to other countries'

In the lead-up to his Australian visit, the renowned economist warns of the triple threat of rising inequality, the undermining of democracy and climate change. This article was published by The Guardian on the 5th of November 2018.

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