Weekly roundup Saturday 16December
Hard at work until the end
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
This is the last roundup for 2023. I expect that January will be largely a policy-free period: I plan to be back with the first 2024 roundup on Saturday February 3.
A swag of policies for the end of year
The NDIS is reined in, but it’s still going to become more expensive over time. Repairing a system that has been developing an impoverished and disconnected immigrant underclass. Employer lobbies are complaining about “same job, same pay” legislation: that’s a good sign. MYEFO – not much to see here apart from some fiscal cosmetics.
Policy challenges
Our low-growth-low-productivity economy, fashioned by decades of the Coalition’s economic laziness. How to improve performance and equity in school education – spend more money! The national mood has turned gloomy, but why now?
Public ideas
The ideas that spawned neoliberalism. Going cashless – convenient, but it raises many questions about money and its meaning. We enjoy paying taxes so long as we don’t call them “taxes”.
Bach for Christmas
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
