Weekly roundup Saturday 13 April
Fix housing, hold Australia together
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Our road to destructive inequality
Inequality is manifest in many domains, and is leading to a breakdown in social cohesion and to intergenerational disadvantage: this is most clearly manifest in housing. Contrary to the idea that property-owners enjoy the ride of rising house prices, whatever their means Australians want to see governments stabilize or reduce house prices.
Other economics
The government promises an economic transformation extending well beyond the bounds of what is known as “industry policy”. Competition policy is about more than supermarkets. Hypocrisy in Australia’s treatment of multinational taxation.
Politics
Tasmania’s new Parliament: do the Liberals not understand how Australia’s political landscape has changed? Worldwide democratic backsliding continues, and the fragility of Australia’s democracy is exposed. How to deal with those who hold conspiracy theories. The politics of immigration.
Public ideas
Obituaries for a psychologist who made economists look at the real world. How to raise bullies.
Uplifting celebration in a supermarket
Really?
If you have comments, corrections, or links to other relevant sources, I’d like to hear from you. Please send them to Ian McAuley — ian, at the domain name ianmcauley.com
