Weekly roundup Saturday 2 March
University of New South Wales – we’d like to see more students here
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Australia’s energy transition
A leading entrepreneur calls out the National Party for its economic irresponsibility. Farmers rally in support of expensive energy. Greg Combet on clean energy and farmers.
Other economics
Why the Commonwealth Bank should be re-nationalized. The wrong sort of competition. Working from home – a Martian’s perspective. ABS CPI data shows Australia is in a deflationary death spiral.
Education
Two deficits revealed – universities and public schools. We’re going to have to spend much more on each if we’re to get out of our economic slump.
Politics
Labor can’t resist regional boondoggles. Polling suggests the Coalition is gaining ground: in view of its economic incompetence this is worrying.
Public ideas
Economic history in 53 minutes. Two thinkers on the history of inequality. The idea of a university.
Graduation
At the University of Limpopo.
If you have comments, corrections, or links to other relent sources, I’d like to hear from you. Please send them to Ian McAuley — ian, at the domain name ianmcauley.com
