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He is a contributor to [[Sky News Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6133263286001|title=General Motors ultimately 'doesn't care about Australian jobs'|website=[[Sky News Australia]]|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> and has written for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/adam-creighton|title=Adam Creighton – News, Articles, Biography, Photos|website=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> He is a member of the Advisory Council of the [[National Archives of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation/advisory-council/mr-adam-creighton|title=Mr Adam Creighton|website=National Archives of Australia|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> |
He is a contributor to [[Sky News Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6133263286001|title=General Motors ultimately 'doesn't care about Australian jobs'|website=[[Sky News Australia]]|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> and has written for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/adam-creighton|title=Adam Creighton – News, Articles, Biography, Photos|website=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> He is a member of the Advisory Council of the [[National Archives of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation/advisory-council/mr-adam-creighton|title=Mr Adam Creighton|website=National Archives of Australia|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> |
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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 |website=The Australian |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=English |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 |website=The Australian |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=English |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 |website=The Australian |access-date=21 December 2020 |language=English |date=1 September 2020}}</ref> and has 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 |website=The Australian |access-date=21 December 2020 |date=6 October 2020}}</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 |website=The Australian |date=19 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Creighton has received several awards for his 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=www.citigroup.com|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> |
Creighton has received several awards for his 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=www.citigroup.com|access-date=2020-02-20}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:30, 21 December 2020
Adam Creighton is an Australian journalist and the economics editor for The Australian.[1]
He 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.[2]
He is regarded as holding generally conservative views and has been called an "arch-neoliberal".[3]
He is a contributor to Sky News Australia[4] and has written for The Wall Street Journal.[5] He is a member of the Advisory Council of the National Archives of Australia.[6]
As the economics editor for The Australian, Creighton has been an ardent critic of government-implemented lockdowns to curb the spread of [COVID-19]][7][8][9] and has praised Sweden's less restrictive approach to slowing the spread of the virus.[10] Creighton has referred to strict lockdowns as an affront to personal liberty and reflective of what he calls "health fascism".[11]
Creighton has received several awards for his writing.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ "Adam Creighton | Author at The Australian". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "National Archive of Australia". National Archives Australia. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ Wilson, Jason (2015-02-03). "The rightwing reaction to Queensland shows they want to rule, not govern". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "General Motors ultimately 'doesn't care about Australian jobs'". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Adam Creighton – News, Articles, Biography, Photos". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Mr Adam Creighton". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ 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 (6 October 2020). "Coronavirus: Sweden defied zealots and never met its Waterloo". The Australian. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Creighton, Adam (19 December 2020). "Personal liberty sacrificed at the altar of Covid public safety". The Australian.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Karl. "EJ Craigie Award Winner – Adam Creighton". Prosper Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Adam Creighton wins Citi Journalism Award for Excellence". The Australian. 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence | Previous Journalism Award winners". www.citigroup.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.