Weekly roundup Saturday 1 February

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Welcome to country – citizenship ceremony January 26

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Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.

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January 26 – shades of meaning

A cycle ride around the national capital.

Politics

Polls point to the risk of a Dutton government. Beware of the strong “leader” who will take you where you don’t want to go. Dutton, with help from the ABC, blames the government for the rise in anti-Semitism.

Economics

Albanese makes an economic pitch to voters, supported by a former Liberal Party leader. With inflation so low the Reserve Bank will have to find another excuse to avoid reducing interest rates. One more time: we don’t have a “cost of living crisis”, we have a severe inequality problem. The public sector has grown – that’s good. Dutton’s feudal fetish.

Public ideas

How democracy is lost one small step at a time. Jonathan Haidt on restive students.

Australia Day and Republic Day celebrations

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