Weekly roundup Saturday 27 July
Some way to go in modernising freight transport
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Australia’s energy transformation
Hydrogen isn’t going away; it’s just shifting in the green technology mix. The Coalition has dug itself into a 1950s model of electricity supply. Let’s not take our eye off transport emissions. Let’s not forget the workers who have been providing us with electricity for 136 years.
Other economics
Confused thinking about “regions” has us overlooking Los Angeles-style urban sprawl. What’s driven privatization – stupidity or crony capitalism? Measuring what matters. How to support philanthropy without subsidizing the rich. What researchers discovered when they paid students to put effort into exams.
Politics
We’re fortunate in Australia because our far right is disorganized. Celebrating compulsory voting.
Public ideas
Sex and politics. Immigration and taxation. Cancel culture in libraries. What we would pay to be rid of social media.
Matilda, a cautionary tale for lying politicians
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