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.
If only they hadn’t kept the tax cuts it would have been a good budget. People have had time to read the budget details and have even found a bit about franked dividends. Could the Reserve Bank be replaced by an algorithm?
Heaps of suggestions on electricity prices, including some good ones. The International Energy Agency’s outlook – peak coal is just around the corner and demand for gas is not growing.
Labour relations – business lobbies fear that capitalism may replace feudalism. Covid-19 will probably surge again, wrecking our holidays unless we get vaccinated. The opportunity cost of nine years of Coalition government. Labor squibs on pokie reform. Trade – the post-post-post Bretton Woods order. Noel Pearson appeals to our finest sentiments; monarchists appeal to our nostalgia.
Even though we have mixed feelings about the budget the government is still riding high in the polls. Bye-bye Bolsonaro. Denmark and Israel head in different directions.
Stan Grant on swans. Two essays on democracy. Why place matters. An obituary for neoliberalism.
Links to sources of webinars, podcasts and readings
Ian McAuley is a retired lecturer in public finance at the University of Canberra. He can be contacted at “ian” at the domain “ianmcauley.com” .