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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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 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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Struggling workers watch their money sustain super rort

Whatever their personal differences, Pauline Hanson and Andrew Bragg have two admirable things in...

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Adam Creighton on Sharri News24 – 27 August 2026

Sharri Markson: And speaking of One Nation, it looks like they might...

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Government inflation six times market

“Inflation has risen because of high and rising government spending and interference...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Gary Hardgrave 4BC – 26 August 2026

Gary Hardgrave: To break it all down, a bloke who understands this,...

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Adam Creighton on Mornings with Graeme Goodings FiveAA – 25 August 2026

Graeme Goodings: Well, Victoria may have Australia’s highest debt for every resident,...

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Queensland and South Australia poised to challenge Victoria as the nation’s fiscal dunce

“Victoria may have earned the reputation as Australia’s most fiscally reckless state,...

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States, Canberra to go over Covid cliff ‘all in debt together’

Remember Long Covid? Medical experts still debate its provenance and prevalence, but...

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Adam Creighton on The Rita Panahi Show News 24 – 20 August 2026

Rita Panahi: Joining me now is senior fellow and chief economist at...

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