Ian McAuley

Ian McAuley is a retired lecturer in public finance at the University of Canberra. He can be contacted at “ian" at the domain “ianmcauley.com” .

Ian's recent articles

Electricity prices – government and Coalition policies compared

Electricity prices – government and Coalition policies compared

Voters starting to turn away from Dutton as the election nears

Voters starting to turn away from Dutton as the election nears

Federal-state politics: Western Australia’s election – why we need proportional representation

Federal-state politics: Western Australia’s election – why we need proportional representation

Sad day for the US as it fails an ally

Sad day for the US as it fails an ally

What happens if no party achieves a parliamentary majority?

What happens if no party achieves a parliamentary majority?

Ken Henry: Is Australia an extractive or a productive economy?

Ken Henry: Is Australia an extractive or a productive economy?

Its not a cost-of-living crisis; its a failure to tax the rich - Weekly Roundup

Its not a cost-of-living crisis; its a failure to tax the rich - Weekly Roundup

Coalition to fast-track nuclear power, North Korean style - Weekly Roundup

Coalition to fast-track nuclear power, North Korean style - Weekly Roundup

CFMEU just one part of a dysfunctional, high-cost industry - Weekly Roundup

CFMEU just one part of a dysfunctional, high-cost industry - Weekly Roundup

Malcolm Turnbull on resisting populist demagogues - Weekly Roundup

Malcolm Turnbull on resisting populist demagogues - Weekly Roundup

RBA thinks unemployment queues are still too short - Weekly Roundup

RBA thinks unemployment queues are still too short - Weekly Roundup

Coalition woos Teal voters with rooftop nuclear initiative - Weekly Roundup

Coalition woos Teal voters with rooftop nuclear initiative - Weekly Roundup

Nuclear fantasy a dangerous and expensive farce - Weekly Roundup

Nuclear fantasy a dangerous and expensive farce - Weekly Roundup

Dutton re-ignites climate war and weaponises immigration policy - Weekly Roundup

Dutton re-ignites climate war and weaponises immigration policy - Weekly Roundup

Budget politics and a warning from Slovakia - Weekly Roundup

Budget politics and a warning from Slovakia - Weekly Roundup

Students in rapturous joy over HECS changes - Weekly Roundup

Students in rapturous joy over HECS changes - Weekly Roundup

Australia adapts to a worldwide collapse of neoliberalism - Weekly Roundup

Australia adapts to a worldwide collapse of neoliberalism - Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup Saturday 27 April

Weekly Roundup Saturday 27 April

Morrisons gone, but the stench of corruption hangs over the Liberal Party - Weekly Roundup

Morrisons gone, but the stench of corruption hangs over the Liberal Party - Weekly Roundup

Australia's destructive housing inequality - Weekly Roundup

Australia's destructive housing inequality - Weekly Roundup

Labor is slipping in the polls - Weekly Roundup

Labor is slipping in the polls - Weekly Roundup

Coalition decides to re-name itself the Queensland Party - Weekly Roundup

Coalition decides to re-name itself the Queensland Party - Weekly Roundup

How the American left is becoming more stupid - Weekly Roundup

How the American left is becoming more stupid - Weekly Roundup

How to fix capitalism in Australia - Weekly Roundup

How to fix capitalism in Australia - Weekly Roundup

Government grovels to the gambling lobby: Weekly Roundup

Government grovels to the gambling lobby: Weekly Roundup

The bucolic stupidity of nuclear energy - Weekly Roundup

The bucolic stupidity of nuclear energy - Weekly Roundup

Taylor Swift exposed as an agent of the Deep State - Weekly Roundup

Taylor Swift exposed as an agent of the Deep State - Weekly Roundup

Negative Gearing: bad policy, fastened by a wedge - Weekly Roundup

Negative Gearing: bad policy, fastened by a wedge - Weekly Roundup

Duttons vision of a zero-government Australia: Weekly Roundup

Duttons vision of a zero-government Australia: Weekly Roundup

The case for an Australian king - Weekly Roundup

The case for an Australian king - Weekly Roundup

Australia developing an impoverished, disconnected immigrant underclass - Weekly Roundup

Australia developing an impoverished, disconnected immigrant underclass - Weekly Roundup

ABC gives selected politicians licence to spread fear - Weekly Roundup

ABC gives selected politicians licence to spread fear - Weekly Roundup

Australians disappointed because they thought they elected a Labor government - Weekly Roundup

Australians disappointed because they thought they elected a Labor government - Weekly Roundup

Adolf Eichmann would have been acquitted if tried under Australian law: Weekly Roundup

Adolf Eichmann would have been acquitted if tried under Australian law: Weekly Roundup

The RBA fails to convince anyone why it increased interest rates: Weekly Roundup

The RBA fails to convince anyone why it increased interest rates: Weekly Roundup

Optus, Reserve Bank compete to slow Australia's economy: Weekly Roundup

Optus, Reserve Bank compete to slow Australia's economy: Weekly Roundup

Taxes: Our civilization deficit - Weekly Roundup

Taxes: Our civilization deficit - Weekly Roundup

Public policy won't stand a chance under Dutton's politics - Weekly Roundup

Public policy won't stand a chance under Dutton's politics - Weekly Roundup

Liberal Party falls into the dark world of far-right populism: Weekly Roundup

Liberal Party falls into the dark world of far-right populism: Weekly Roundup

Ken Henry on our intergenerational obligations - Weekly Roundup

Ken Henry on our intergenerational obligations - Weekly Roundup

Reconstructing Australias economy from the wreckage left by the Coalition - Weekly Roundup

Reconstructing Australias economy from the wreckage left by the Coalition - Weekly Roundup

Dutton leading the Liberal Party to pyrrhic victory: Weekly Roundup

Dutton leading the Liberal Party to pyrrhic victory: Weekly Roundup

Surely Albanese isnt crazy enough to call a double-dissolution: Weekly Roundup

Surely Albanese isnt crazy enough to call a double-dissolution: Weekly Roundup

The RBA is transferring wealth to baby boomers: Weekly Roundup

The RBA is transferring wealth to baby boomers: Weekly Roundup

Unemployment kills Australians: Weekly roundup

Unemployment kills Australians: Weekly roundup

Worldwide, workers rights are taking a battering - Weekly Roundup

Worldwide, workers rights are taking a battering - Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Linda Burney asks us to take the next step in reconciliation

Weekly Roundup: Linda Burney asks us to take the next step in reconciliation

Weekly Roundup: $1 too much for PwCs government consultancy business?

Weekly Roundup: $1 too much for PwCs government consultancy business?

Weekly Roundup: Signs of an impending recession

Weekly Roundup: Signs of an impending recession

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