John Hawkins
Dr John Hawkins is a senior lecturer in the Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society at the University of Canberra. He was worked as a senior economist in the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian Treasury and the Bank for International Settlements. He served as secretary to the Senate Economics Committee. He holds a PhD from the Australian National University and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
John's recent articles
23 July 2025
From ‘Stone Age’ treasury boss to National Party Senator: John Stone 1929–2025
John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before then as deputy secretary from 1971 to 1978.
20 September 2024
What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?
Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Barack Obama and managed it poorly.
3 November 2020
Is Trump the worst economic manager in almost a century?
As he has done with the property business built up by his father, Trump has squandered the economic inheritance from Obama by poor management.