“… the mini-Treasury to the bigger Treasury down the road … You have helped educate and inform Australians on the economic challenges of the country

“Chris has rightfully developed an excellent reputation as one of Australia’s foremost economists and budget commentators … without peer in communicating economic ideas to a wide Australian audience. What I’ve really appreciated though, in my dealings with him as Treasurer and Prime Minister, is his understanding of the bigger picture”

“A national treasure. Chris makes economics fun. He turns numbers into stories, he turns analysis into a conversation. And because of these skills, Chris has been the national economic storyteller for over 20 years. But perhaps his greatest strength is his honesty and courage. Chris has never shied away from his responsibility to be the nation’s economic conscience as well as a great economic storyteller”

Australia’s “best and busiest budget commentator … Chris Richardson always offers intelligent insight and analysis in language one can understand. Which is why everyone wants to use him”