Weekly roundup Saturday 5 October
Is that positive or negative gearing?
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Housing
The convergent views of an economist and a lawyer: housing is not a financial plaything. Everyone who isn’t a property speculator thinks negative gearing and capital gains concessions have to go – so why don’t we do it?
Other economics
If the Coalition hadn’t spent 20 years bullshitting about fiscal policy, we wouldn’t be paying attention to that second consecutive surplus. The IMF endorses the Reserve Bank’s tight monetary policy, but its advice on taxation and carbon pricing will annoy the Coalition. An investigative journalist throws light on slavery in Australia. The best way to invest $15 000.
Politics
What Austria’s election has to do with the case for an Australian head of state. Tasmanian women rally to support the Taliban in Afghanistan
Public ideas
George Monbiot on capitalism (and carbon sequestration). Martyn Goddard on a search for political leadership. How the world became rich.
Vienna
Vienna is different.
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
