Weekly roundup Saturday 16 May
A budget for housing
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
A modest Labor budget
The politics of the budget: It’s modest in its measures, but it’s politically convenient for the government to be seen as reformist and transformational.
The budget’s economic outlook: The government believes that Australia can do well in a turbulent world.
The budget’s fiscal outlook:: It’s fiscally conservative and cautious.
The budget’s housing measures: They will disrupt the housing market in the right direction.
Taylor’s budget reply: The usual Coalition negativism in a flow of sophistry, misrepresentation, misinformation, numbers out of context and straight-out deceitful statements on renewable energy.
Politics
What happened in Farrer: A seven-part presentation of explanations for One Nation’s extraordinary success in a by-election.
Pauline Hanson for prime minister? A post-budget poll shows that if an election were held today the outcome would be a toss-up between Labor and One Nation.
What is “The Opposition”? Does the idea of a single “opposition” make sense anymore?.
Labor’s exquisite gambles on timing: Everything from timing of the budget through to announcing gambling non-reforms involves strategic timing.
Public ideas
Two views on the manosphere: Is it a sub-culture, or are its values and norms incorporated in society in general?
Bangarra
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