Adam Creighton

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Adam Creighton is an award-winning journalist with a special interest in tax and financial policy. He was a Journalist in Residence at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business in 2019.

He’s written for The Economist and The Wall Street Journal from London and Washington DC, and authored book chapters on superannuation for Oxford University Press. He started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

He 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, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar.

The Daily Economy8/9/21

Bill Gates Praises Australia’s Covid Response

"Gates, whose personal wealth is in excess of $132 billion, called for a 'very different regimen so all countries can get on top of cases very quickly and be more…

Bill Gates Praises Australia’s Covid Response
The Daily Economy7/27/21

‘Zero Covid’ Experts Put Grandkids at Risk

"We should learn from this episode, though. Worse pandemics will emerge, perhaps even where some tough restrictions are justified. But we need to learn how to fight pandemics without permanently…

‘Zero Covid’ Experts Put Grandkids at Risk
The Daily Economy7/21/21

Suppression Plans Straight From CCP Play Book

"Perhaps we have advanced as a society since those pandemic plans of 2019? If so, it’s towards a more authoritarian, controlling future. As part of its 100th anniversary celebrations this…

Suppression Plans Straight From CCP Play Book
The Daily Economy12/21/20

Personal Liberty Sacrificed at the Altar of Covid Public Safety

"This is a debate about the rights of the individual in relation to the state. It’s a debate about whether the ends always justify the means, and whether the risk…

Personal Liberty Sacrificed at the Altar of Covid Public Safety