Judith Sloan

Melbourne

Economist and Contributing Economics Editor at The Australian

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Articles

The electric vehicle shemozzle

2 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

One of my daughters needs to replace her car. She has four children, so it has to be big. She was offered a second-hand Mercedes at a very affordable price. It was only two years old, in perfect order and the asking price was around one-third of the original purchase price.
A book, a calculator and a hip flask

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

Each year I ponder whether my attendance at the budget lock-up will be my last. Can I really take another several hours being incarcerated in a dusty room poring through politically concocted nonsense – also known as the Budget Papers? But then I see those eager young faces – fewer each year because legacy media is under siege – who regard the event as akin to going to the Royal Show.
Varsity farces | The Spectator Australia

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

I hadn’t been back to my alma mater for a little while, but a reunion lunch of my honours class had me heading up to Parkville. I’m not sure why eating on campus was seen as a high priority, but what the heck. The campus is almost unrecognisable since I was an undergraduate student.
Our very own Eric the Eel

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

Do you remember Eric the Eel, Eric Moussambani, from Equatorial Guinea? He participated in the Sydney Olympics, entering the 100-metre freestyle event. He was given a wild card entry due to his country’s lack of sporting facilities and other disadvantages. He had only started swimming eight months before the big competition.
Kean channels Jimbo

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

The fact is that it’s not easy being green just now. Physics, engineering and economics in combination have a nasty habit of eventually destroying the dreams of the climate true believers. It’s just that some of these true believers are so deluded – or should that be dumb? – that they can’t see what is staring them in the face.
Australia at sea

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

We should probably be sending that Virgin pilot a thank-you note for letting us know that the Chinese warships in our ’hood were undertaking a training exercise using live ammo. Clearly, the ‘authorities’ – whoever they are – didn’t have a clue, although Albo tried it on by claiming that our Chinese buddies had let us know prior to the shooting match – geddit.
Lebs vs Skips - Cronulla exposed

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

I’m not the type of person who goes to the opening of an envelope. But if the envelope sounds interesting, I’m in like Flynn. So, when an invitation came to attend the Melbourne book launch of The Cronulla Riots: the Inside Story (Connor Court Publishing) written by Carl Scully and Mark Goodwin, it was a yes from me.
Labor and industry super

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

Horse and carriage; love and marriage; industry super and Labor. In fact, the link between industry super and Labor is stronger than the sturdiest marriage. There is a real co-dependence. There’s no chance of divorce. When Labor was elected in 2022, the champagne corks were popping in the board- rooms of the industry super funds.
Arc triumphs | The Spectator Australia

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

Last year I was approached by the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) to write a chapter in a book defending Western civilisation. I have quite a lot on my plate, and I find these one-off requests difficult to squeeze in. Don’t forget those adventurous expeditions that take up some of my time.
Policy catastrophes I have known

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | Judith Sloan

I am a bit of a fan of public transport. In Melbourne, catching the train to the city is the quickest and cheapest means of transport. Driving the car can be slow and parking for several hours requires taking out a personal loan. When the Melbourne public transport system works well, it works very well.