Ian McAuley

Portents of another financial crisis; do the Coalition realise they’re in deep trouble?; and why young people should be out on the streets in anger. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, podcasts, reports and other media on current economic and political issues. (more…)

Why the Coalition likes wrecking proposals for constitutional reform; a politicised and enfeebled public service; and people versus poker machines in the NSW election. Read on for the Weekly Roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Don’t cut spending, raise taxes; what’s wrong with the government’s carbon credit proposal?; and Stan Grant on the wounds of history. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

A poor ranking for gender equality on International Women’s Day; the computer code that has the Reserve Bank on a loop of rising inflation and rising interest rates; and why we should tax the family home. Read on for the Weekly Roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Will the Albanese government restore Medicare as a universal system? Covid is still killing about 500 Australians a month; and crazies in the Liberal Party branches try to undermine their few remaining sound parliamentarians. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

AEMO warns Australia could be plunged into darkness; Don’t blame Lowe: he has a lousy job; and the Murdoch media’s internal culture: it isn’t pretty.  Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts, and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

House prices are falling, a by-election in Aston, and 12 000 asylum-seekers are still in limbo. Read on for the Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.

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Bipartisanship on the wrong issue – asylum-seeker policy; Chalmers’ essay – is it really just mainstream economics?; and, after 50 years, Medicare needs resuscitating. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Treasurer Chalmers has the radical idea that economics is about human well-being; NSW Labor moves to the right of Coalition; and in spite of fires and floods, Australians have poor knowledge of climate change. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

The Voice – up against Dutton and the Greens on a unity ticket; surely there is no case for Stage 3 tax cuts; and the Liberals’ election post-mortem. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

2023 will be busy as Australia catches up on a decade of policy neglect; Medicare needs a major re-fit; and the Liberals’ journey to oblivion.  Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Morrison censured, the National Party opposes the Voice, and democracy is in retreat in our region. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts, and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

A former Liberal leader calls for higher taxation; Is the Reserve Bank overshooting in its war on inflation; and wasn’t Medicare meant to be universal? Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Hard numbers on emissions are really scary; how Australia goes to war; multi-employer bargaining won’t bring industrial strife; and slavery in company supply lines. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Will we do better at Sharm el-Sheikh than Glasgow? Australia’s feudal rental market; Trump does poorly; and Morrison takes the blame for Robodebt. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts, and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Reflections on the federal budget; Could the Reserve Bank be replaced by an algorithm?; Peak coal just around the corner; and business lobbies fear that capitalism may replace feudalism. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Labor’s radical idea; How two state government undermined Australia’s capacity to speak on human rights; and Britain’s warning for other democracies. Read on for the Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

We need to have a serious talk about tax; Imagine a public service that serves the public!, and a beginner’s guide to getting a Teal elected.  Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. (more…)

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