Weekly roundup Saturday 16 November
They’ve come back to Washington in elegance and style
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Public ideas – Australians on Trump’s return
Michael Liffman, Don Watson, Arthur Sinodinos, Geraldine Doogue, Jonathon Swan, Carrington Clarke, and Kos Samaras on Trump’s return to the White House. It’s serious.
What Trump’s return means for Australian politics
Why a Trumpist campaign may and may not work for the Coalition. Nazis in Australia – a new phenomenon or have they simply come out of hiding? On opinion polls and political tactics – are voters turned off by targeted campaigns?
What Trump’s return means for Australia’s economy
We can model the effects of his tariff and “drill baby drill”, policies, but his impact on the world economy are impossible to predict: we have entered an era of uncertainty.
Other economics
Two ways governments let corporations take money from the least well-off Australians – toll roads and gambling.
Fanfare for the common man and woman
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