Weekly roundup Saturday 11 February
Does Labor have a gambling addiction?
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Australian politics
More on the Voice, including legal opinions: it’s fair, it’s safe, and it isn’t woke, but Dutton is out to sink it. Labor has backed the wrong horse on gambling policy. Bipartisanship on the wrong issue – asylum-seeker policy. Voting intention: the Coalition still in the doldrums. Other polls: we’re getting more pessimistic, and young Australians feel more secure in their jobs than older Australians.
Economic policy
The Reserve Bank’s crusade on inflation: is it destroying the village in order to save it? More on Chalmers’ essay – it’s really just mainstream economics, so why has it scared the horses? Productivity Commission to inquire and report on early childhood education and care.
Health policy
Medicare looks weary after 50 years: it needs resuscitating. The outback – beautiful but unhealthy. Covid-19 – get vaccinated!
Public administration
Machiavelli’s advice for Labor’s princes.
Public ideas
Understanding economics without all those funny diagrams. Curtin and Chifley on full employment.
Australia’s diplomatic snub to Germany and Austria
Links to sources of webinars, podcasts and readings
If you have comments, corrections, or links to other relent sources, I’d like to hear from you. Please send them to Ian McAuley — ian, at the domain name ianmcauley.com
