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The Royal We - In Abundance
One of the many economics self help books circulating among the central planners of Canberra is Abundance written by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
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Victorian Government Comes for the Kulaks
Remember when leftist governments were all about the people?
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Membership has its priveleges - the Mendicant Card™
The Albanese government has unveiled its latest policy masterstroke: the Mendicant Card™.
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Saint Ken of Canberra (AC/AG): Patron Saint of Mediocre Bureaucrats
It’s official.
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Productivity Summit - A Festival of Platitudes and Grift
John Kehoe is the AFR's economics editor.
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Welcome to which country?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been travelling through Asia for work.
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A contrast in culture and values
Your intrepid correspondent is currently travelling on business and sitting in a hotel in Singapore.
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1970s redux
Once upon a time, Australia elected a Prime Minister who crashed into Canberra like a bull in a polyester suit.
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Hey Jim. Read this instead of your preferred central planning manuals.
Yes.
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Central Banking or Central Planning?
To the great disappointment and chagrin of the commentariat and professional expert class, the RBA held interest rates steady yesterday.
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Cygnet can read. If he could only count. Or think.
If you’re wondering where Australian economic policy is heading, don’t look at Treasury forecasts.
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Give Thomas Sowell His Nobel Prize
Thomas Sowell just turned ninety-five.
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