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Adam Creighton is an Australian journalist and the Washington correspondent for The Australian.^[1]

He was previously the economics editor.^[2] He has also written for The Wall Street Journal^[3] and The Economist,^[2] and has appeared on the ABC panel show Q+A.^[4] Creighton has received several awards for his journalism and writing.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Creighton 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, and was a journalist-in-residence at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2019.^[2] He is also a contributor to Sky News Australia^[8] and is a member of the Advisory Council of the National Archives of Australia.^[9]

Creighton has previously worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Centre for Independent Studies and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. In 2010, he served as a senior economic adviser to then-Australian opposition leader, Tony Abbott.^[9]

Career and views

Creighton is regarded as holding generally conservative views and has been described by Jason Wilson of The Guardian as an "arch-neoliberal",^[10] though Creighton contests that definition and describes his views as "old DLP Labor sprinkled with a bit of libertarianism".^[11] He opposes increased action on climate change by the Australian government, and has warned of the lack of precision of climate and economic modelling, drawing on work by economist Robert Pindyck.^[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the economics editor for The Australian, Creighton has been an ardent critic of government-implemented lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19,^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] and praised Sweden's less restrictive approach to slowing the spread of the virus.^[18] Creighton's defence of the Swedish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic drew criticism from other sections of the media, with Crikey's Guy Rundle claiming that Creighton's columns were "a compendium of false comparisons",^[19] and The Guardian's Jason Wilson writing that Creighton's claims were "flatly contradicted by published epidemiological research",^[20] citing a paper that did not mention Sweden.^[21]

Creighton has referred to strict lockdowns as an affront to personal liberty and reflective of what he calls "health fascism".^[22] In April 2020, Creighton signed a joint letter with several dozen people from academia, business and media, calling for a scaling-back of Australia's lockdowns by May.^[23] He has argued for open debate and free speech, when commenting on opposition to the Joe Rogan podcast, writing "It should be OK to have, and to air, a different view from public health officials, especially eminent scientists with long track records of publication, right or wrong".^[24]

Publications

Creighton, Adam; Piggott, John (2006). "The Structure and Performance of Mandated Pensions". In Gordon L. Clark; Alicia H. Munnell; J. Michael Orszag (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199272464.003.0013. ISBN 978-019157720-8.
with Gower, Luke; Richards, Anthony R. (January 2007). "The impact of rating changes in Australian financial markets". Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 15 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1016/j.pacfin.2006.04.003.
— (April 2008). "Taxing private equity". Policy Review (148): 19–33.

References

^ "Adam Creighton heads to US for Washington role". The Australian. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Adam Creighton | Author at The Australian". The Australian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Adam Creighton". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 15 February 2020 suggested (help)
^ "Zali's Political Slalom". ABC. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Fitzgerald, Karl. "EJ Craigie Award Winner – Adam Creighton". Prosper Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Adam Creighton wins Citi Journalism Award for Excellence". The Australian. 30 April 2015.
^ "Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence | Previous Journalism Award winners". citigroup.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "General Motors ultimately 'doesn't care about Australian jobs'". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Adam Creighton". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ Wilson, Jason (3 February 2015). "The rightwing reaction to Queensland shows they want to rule, not govern". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (29 December 2020). "Confessions of an 'arch neoliberal'". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (18 November 2020). "Deloitte climate report more a fearmongering manifesto". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (14 April 2020). "We may be over-reacting to an unremarkable coronavirus". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (18 August 2020). "Coronavirus: We should kiss these lockdowns goodbye". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (1 September 2020). "The COVID-19 panic is unnecessary – it is much less threatening than we think". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (13 April 2020). "Coronavirus: lockdown 'hysteria is ruining 10 million lives'". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (21 April 2020). "Under 60, in good health? Crossing the road is more risky". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (6 October 2020). "Coronavirus: Sweden defied zealots and never met its Waterloo". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Rundle, Guy (1 May 2020). "The right's attacks on Victorian health official show their failure and desperation". Crikey. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Wilson, Jason (21 December 2020). "Sky News Australia is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories to a global audience online". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ Nina Haug; Lukas Geyrhofer; Alessandro Londei; Elma Dervic; Amélie Desvars-Larrive; Vittorio Loreto; Beate Pinior; Stefan Thurner; Peter Klimek (16 November 2020). "Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions". Nature Human Behaviour (4): 1303–1312. doi:10.1038/s41562-020-01009-0.
^ Creighton, Adam (19 December 2020). "Personal liberty sacrificed at the altar of Covid public safety". The Australian.
^ Cranston, Matthew (24 April 2020). "Economists duel it out on when to lift restrictions". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Creighton, Adam (7 February 2022). "Rogan ban a sign of elite's reluctance to allow free speech". The Australian.

External links

Adam Creighton on Twitter
Adam Creighton at IMDb

[1] "Adam Creighton heads to US for Washington role". The Australian. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[AA-2] "Adam Creighton | Author at The Australian". The Australian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[3] "Adam Creighton". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 15 February 2020 suggested (help)

[4] "Zali's Political Slalom". ABC. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[5] Fitzgerald, Karl. "EJ Craigie Award Winner – Adam Creighton". Prosper Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[6] "Adam Creighton wins Citi Journalism Award for Excellence". The Australian. 30 April 2015.

[7] "Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence | Previous Journalism Award winners". citigroup.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[8] "General Motors ultimately 'doesn't care about Australian jobs'". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[NAA-9] "Mr Adam Creighton". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[10] Wilson, Jason (3 February 2015). "The rightwing reaction to Queensland shows they want to rule, not govern". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[11] Creighton, Adam (29 December 2020). "Confessions of an 'arch neoliberal'". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[12] Creighton, Adam (18 November 2020). "Deloitte climate report more a fearmongering manifesto". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[13] Creighton, Adam (14 April 2020). "We may be over-reacting to an unremarkable coronavirus". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[14] Creighton, Adam (18 August 2020). "Coronavirus: We should kiss these lockdowns goodbye". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[15] Creighton, Adam (1 September 2020). "The COVID-19 panic is unnecessary – it is much less threatening than we think". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[16] Creighton, Adam (13 April 2020). "Coronavirus: lockdown 'hysteria is ruining 10 million lives'". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[17] Creighton, Adam (21 April 2020). "Under 60, in good health? Crossing the road is more risky". The Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[18] Creighton, Adam (6 October 2020). "Coronavirus: Sweden defied zealots and never met its Waterloo". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[19] Rundle, Guy (1 May 2020). "The right's attacks on Victorian health official show their failure and desperation". Crikey. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[20] Wilson, Jason (21 December 2020). "Sky News Australia is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories to a global audience online". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[21] Nina Haug; Lukas Geyrhofer; Alessandro Londei; Elma Dervic; Amélie Desvars-Larrive; Vittorio Loreto; Beate Pinior; Stefan Thurner; Peter Klimek (16 November 2020). "Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions". Nature Human Behaviour (4): 1303–1312. doi:10.1038/s41562-020-01009-0.

[22] Creighton, Adam (19 December 2020). "Personal liberty sacrificed at the altar of Covid public safety". The Australian.

[23] Cranston, Matthew (24 April 2020). "Economists duel it out on when to lift restrictions". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[24] Creighton, Adam (7 February 2022). "Rogan ban a sign of elite's reluctance to allow free speech". The Australian.

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 He was previously the economics editor.<ref name="AA">{{Cite web|title=Adam Creighton {{!}} Author at ''The Australian''|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/Adam%20Creighton|access-date=2020-02-20|work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref>  He has also written for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Creighton |url=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/adam-creighton|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215015459/https://www.wsj.com/news/author/adam-creighton |archive-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> and ''[[The Economist]]'',<ref name="AA" /> and has appeared on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] panel show ''[[Q+A (Australian talk show)|Q+A]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zali's Political Slalom |url=https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2019-05-08/11363662 |website=ABC |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024204145/https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2019-05-08/11363662 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |date=5 August 2019}}</ref> Creighton has received several awards for his journalism and writing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prosper.org.au/2017/09/ej-craigie-award-winner-adam-creighton/|title=EJ Craigie Award Winner – Adam Creighton|website=Prosper Australia|last=Fitzgerald|first=Karl|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/adam-creighton-wins-citi-journalism-award-for-excellence/news-story/b0147506b205a6d342dc1db2719023cd|title=Adam Creighton wins Citi Journalism Award for Excellence|date=30 April 2015|work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citigroup.com/australia/awards/previous.html|title=Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence {{!}} Previous Journalism Award winners|website=citigroup.com|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref>
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 Creighton is regarded as holding generally [[conservatism|conservative]] views and has been described by Jason Wilson of ''[[The Guardian]]'' as an "arch-neoliberal",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jason|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/03/the-rightwing-reaction-to-queensland-shows-they-want-to-rule-not-govern|title=The rightwing reaction to Queensland shows they want to rule, not govern|date=2015-02-03|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> though Creighton contests that definition and describes his views as "old [[Democratic Labour Party (Australia)|DLP Labor]] sprinkled with a bit of [[libertarianism]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Confessions of an 'arch neoliberal' |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/confessions-of-an-arch-neoliberal/news-story/f333235b55c672bf966be517794c6f8f |work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=29 December 2020 |date=29 December 2020}}</ref> He opposes increased action on climate change by the Australian government, and has warned of the lack of precision of climate and economic modelling, drawing on work by economist [[Robert Pindyck]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Deloitte climate report more a fearmongering manifesto |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/deloitte-climate-report-more-a-fearmongering-manifesto/news-story/88ce6bd86467ae249e17688c6519a435|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020 |date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
-During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the economics editor for ''The Australian'', Creighton has been an ardent critic of government-implemented [[lockdown]]s to curb the spread of [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=We may be over-reacting to an unremarkable coronavirus |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/we-may-be-overreacting-to-an-unremarkable-coronavirus/news-story/3d78be873fac364af49f5fc949e3eaeb|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: We should kiss these lockdowns goodbye |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/coronavirus-we-should-kiss-these-lockdowns-goodbye/news-story/61ef8a4b068abf59ada7d7a6140e036f|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=The COVID-19 panic is unnecessary – it is much less threatening than we think |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/the-covid19-panic-is-unnecessary-it-is-much-less-threatening-than-we-think/news-story/b9246d82046820000686a18ec03e2580|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: lockdown 'hysteria is ruining 10 million lives' |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/coronavirus-lockdown-hysteria-is-ruining-10-million-lives/news-story/fd5307f58302cf1ab928decb07b2619c|work=The Australian|access-date=29 December 2020|date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Under 60, in good health? Crossing the road is more risky |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/jobless-disease-a-greater-threat-to-far-more-people/news-story/108156dcd6328dcefd0589ab5d4dbd45|work=The Australian|access-date=29 December 2020|date=21 April 2020}}</ref> and praised Sweden's less restrictive approach to slowing the spread of the virus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: Sweden defied zealots and never met its Waterloo |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/coronavirus-sweden-defied-zealots-and-never-met-its-waterloo/news-story/2001500708970a7cf74010f4209af0ba|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020 |date=6 October 2020}}</ref> Creighton's defence of the [[Swedish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic]] drew criticism from other sections of the media, with [[Crikey]]'s Guy Rundle claiming that Creighton's columns were "a compendium of false comparisons",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rundle |first1=Guy |title=The right's attacks on Victorian health official show their failure and desperation |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/05/01/rundle-annaliese-van-diemen/ |website=[[Crikey]]|access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028091112/https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/05/01/rundle-annaliese-van-diemen/ |archive-date=28 October 2020|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Jason Wilson writing that Creighton's claims were "flatly contradicted by published epidemiological research".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jason |title=Sky News Australia is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories to a global audience online |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/21/sky-news-australia-is-increasingly-pushing-conspiracy-theories-to-a-global-audience-online|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220223515/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/21/sky-news-australia-is-increasingly-pushing-conspiracy-theories-to-a-global-audience-online |archive-date=20 December 2020 |date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
+During the COVID-19 pandemic, as the economics editor for ''The Australian'', Creighton has been an ardent critic of government-implemented [[lockdown]]s to curb the spread of [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=We may be over-reacting to an unremarkable coronavirus |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/we-may-be-overreacting-to-an-unremarkable-coronavirus/news-story/3d78be873fac364af49f5fc949e3eaeb|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: We should kiss these lockdowns goodbye |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/coronavirus-we-should-kiss-these-lockdowns-goodbye/news-story/61ef8a4b068abf59ada7d7a6140e036f|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=The COVID-19 panic is unnecessary – it is much less threatening than we think |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/the-covid19-panic-is-unnecessary-it-is-much-less-threatening-than-we-think/news-story/b9246d82046820000686a18ec03e2580|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020|date=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: lockdown 'hysteria is ruining 10 million lives' |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/coronavirus-lockdown-hysteria-is-ruining-10-million-lives/news-story/fd5307f58302cf1ab928decb07b2619c|work=The Australian|access-date=29 December 2020|date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Under 60, in good health? Crossing the road is more risky |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/jobless-disease-a-greater-threat-to-far-more-people/news-story/108156dcd6328dcefd0589ab5d4dbd45|work=The Australian|access-date=29 December 2020|date=21 April 2020}}</ref> and praised Sweden's less restrictive approach to slowing the spread of the virus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Coronavirus: Sweden defied zealots and never met its Waterloo |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/coronavirus-sweden-defied-zealots-and-never-met-its-waterloo/news-story/2001500708970a7cf74010f4209af0ba|work=The Australian|access-date=21 December 2020 |date=6 October 2020}}</ref> Creighton's defence of the [[Swedish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic]] drew criticism from other sections of the media, with [[Crikey]]'s Guy Rundle claiming that Creighton's columns were "a compendium of false comparisons",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rundle |first1=Guy |title=The right's attacks on Victorian health official show their failure and desperation |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/05/01/rundle-annaliese-van-diemen/ |website=[[Crikey]]|access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028091112/https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/05/01/rundle-annaliese-van-diemen/ |archive-date=28 October 2020|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> and ''The Guardian''{{'}}s Jason Wilson writing that Creighton's claims were "flatly contradicted by published epidemiological research",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jason |title=Sky News Australia is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories to a global audience online |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/21/sky-news-australia-is-increasingly-pushing-conspiracy-theories-to-a-global-audience-online|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220223515/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/21/sky-news-australia-is-increasingly-pushing-conspiracy-theories-to-a-global-audience-online |archive-date=20 December 2020 |date=21 December 2020}}</ref> citing a paper that did not mention Sweden.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Nina Haug|author2=Lukas Geyrhofer|author3=Alessandro Londei|author4=Elma Dervic|author5=Amélie Desvars-Larrive|author6= Vittorio Loreto|author7=Beate Pinior|author8= Stefan Thurner|author9=Peter Klimek|title=Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions|journal=[[Nature Human Behaviour]]|number=4|date=16 November 2020|pages=1303–1312|doi=10.1038/s41562-020-01009-0}}</ref>
 Creighton has referred to strict lockdowns as an affront to personal liberty and reflective of what he calls "health fascism".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Creighton |first1=Adam |title=Personal liberty sacrificed at the altar of Covid public safety |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/exclusives/personal-liberty-sacrificed-at-the-altar-of-covid-public-safety/news-story/158ba49b6b01bdf2ab70dbceac3974b5|work=The Australian|date=19 December 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Creighton signed a joint letter with several dozen people from academia, business and media, calling for a scaling-back of Australia's lockdowns by May.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cranston |first1=Matthew |title=Economists duel it out on when to lift restrictions |url=https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/economists-duel-it-out-on-when-to-lift-restrictions-20200424-p54mv5|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507010238/https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/economists-duel-it-out-on-when-to-lift-restrictions-20200424-p54mv5 |archive-date=7 May 2020 |date=24 April 2020}}</ref> He has argued for open debate and free speech, when commenting on opposition to the [[The Joe Rogan Experience|Joe Rogan podcast]], writing "It should be OK to have, and to air, a different view from public health officials, especially eminent scientists with long track records of publication, right or wrong".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Creighton|first=Adam|date=7 February 2022|title=Rogan ban a sign of elite’s reluctance to allow free speech|work=The Australian|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/rogan-ban-a-sign-of-elites-reluctance-to-allow-free-speech/news-story/294cbae2a26177e0d6b32a129757334c}}</ref>