Adam Creighton

Adam Creighton is a Senior Fellow and Chief Economist at the Institute of Public Affairs

Adam is an award-winning journalist who holds a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales, and Master of Philosophy in Economics from Balliol College, Oxford.

Having started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Adam has been at the forefront of economic debate having written for The Economist and The Wall Street Journal, as well as The Australian as Economics Editor and Washington correspondent.

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Inflation problem preceded Jim Chalmers’ endless wars

“Don’t mention the war,” Basil Fawlty famously warned, advice Jim Chalmers has...

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Adam Creighton on Sharri – News24 – 30 September 2026

Sharri Markson: For more on this, I’m joined now by the Institute...

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Dr Philip Lowe declares: we should be running sizable surpluses

In an exclusive, high-powered and rare interview for the Institute of Public...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Chris Smith 2SM – 24 September 2026

Chris Smith: Let’s talk to senior fellow and chief economist with the...

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Retirees get the blame, but NDIS is bigger budget cost

The latest intergenerational report is unfortunately further evidence that Treasury has become...

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Revive land tax, ‘the most unsuccessful great idea’ in history

The most disappointing policy change this century was NSW Labor’s reversal of...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Chris Smith 2SM – 17 September 2026

Chris Smith: Adam Creighton is senior fellow and chief economist with the...

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Education ‘industry’ not the bonanza we’re sold

When I was a teenager starting to take an interest in economics,...

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Adam Creighton on Sharri News24 – 10 September 2026

Steve Price: Okay. Joining me now, IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton and...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Chris Smith 2SM – 10 September 2026

Chris Smith: Let’s bring in Adam Creighton now. He’s a senior fellow...

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Adam Creighton on Power Hour News24 – 8 September 2026

Gabriella Power: Joining us now is chief economist at the Institute of...

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Why GDP is no longer an accurate measure of living standards

With the budget well in the rear-view mirror, Jim Chalmers has increasingly...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Chris Smith 2SM – 3 September 2026

Chris Smith: Thank you very much for that. Adam Creighton is a...

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Adam Creighton on The Rita Panahi Show News24 – 1 September 2026

Rita Panahi: Joining me now is News Corp senior writer Patrick Carlyon,...

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Adam Creighton on Drive with Jamie Burnett 6PR – 31 August 2026

Jamie Burnett: That is one part of the puzzle that has been...

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Adam Creighton on Weekends with Luke Grant – 2GB

Luke Grant: So much to talk to on this segment today with...

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