Weekly roundup Saturday 10 June
How much do they owe? (ANU campus, autumn)
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Economics
The Reserve Bank figures it still hasn’t damaged the economy enough. Business lobbies upset to see lowest-paid workers getting a partial pay rise. The economy-wide consequences of student debt – tinkering with repayments won’t fix it. John Hewson and Alan Kohler with some common sense on productivity. Airlines have it all their own way in a country with a 150-year old rail system. Throwing a light on autocrats’ economic lies.
Politics
The Ben Roberts-Smith case is about far more than one person’s behaviour. Yet another audit report on Coalition corruption and waste. A global social progress indicator reveals why Australia needs a social-democratic government. How South Australia has borrowed Putin’s laws on political protests.
Public ideas
On industry policy – it’s not what it looked like in the 1960s. The Pope’s economist.
Winter
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
