Emily Barrett

is The Saturday Paper’s managing editor.

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News October 04, 2025

Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate

As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.

News April 26, 2025

Australia caught in the middle of caustic US–China rivalry

China’s response to Donald Trump’s trade war places Australia in the middle of a bitter rivalry, choosing between the country’s firmest ally and its largest trade partner.

News May 24, 2025

Can Bullock rebuild RBA credibility?

Michele Bullock led the Reserve Bank to another rate cut this week, balancing a more complex environment than her critics give her credit for.

News February 22, 2025

Will the RBA’s rate cut help Labor?

An interest-rate cut seems like a positive start for a government heading into an election campaign – that is not how many voters are responding to the Reserve Bank’s decision.

News March 09, 2024

Q&A: How to fix capitalism

Economist Mariana Mazzucato, who tours Australia this month, has been acclaimed by leaders from the UK to the Vatican for her vision of a mission-based approach to the world’s most serious challenges.

News February 10, 2024

A new era for the Reserve Bank

This week’s post-meeting press conference was only the first step in a major overhaul of the way the RBA works – with new governor Michele Bullock out to prove herself as a reformer.