Saturdays good reading and listening for the weekend
October 8, 2021
This weekly post is a collection of links to recent articles, reports, podcasts, interviews, and notices of upcoming webinars, on political, economic and public policy issues, that may be of interest to Pearls and Irritations readers.
With half the population vaccinated, New South Wales is opening up (a little) on Monday. Other states are watching.
The fast train we dont have. Labour economics in explained in two minutes. Karl Marx and the Ten Commandments.
Its not about Gladys: its about probity. We need a Commonwealth ICAC.
Bernard Collaery has a small win for justice. The politics of Pope Franciss popemobile.
Remember that commission of inquiry? Not much has happened. And in health the states are left with the bill for the Commonwealths neglect.
Labor still ahead. Independents are gathering pace.
University of Melbourne and Australia Institute webinars
French navy manoeuvrers in Singapore.
These links are on Ian McAuleys website
If you have comments, corrections, or links to other relevant sources, wed like to hear from you. Please send them to Ian McAuley ian, at the domain name ianmcauley.com
See Michael West Media for more analysis of these and other economic and political issues, and watch out for Peter Sainsburys Sunday environment round up.
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” .