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“That's quite a triumvirate of accusations for a PM to bear: aggression, intimidation and entitlement. All on the back of being called a 'liar'.”

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Day one:)

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Episode 2 of POVs with PVO: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peter… #auspol

After 15 years my final column in the The Australian (paywall) 👇

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Chatted about “The Shortest History of Economics” on the first episode of Peter Van Onselen’s new podcast “POVs with PVO” podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peter… Black Inc. Dr Peter van Onselen #auspol

First episode of my new podcast with UWA, discussing AI and its impact on all of us. Plus, A Short History of Economics, by Andrew Leigh.
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“To his credit, federal Industry Minister Ed Husic bucked the trend this week” theaustralian.com.au/commentary/pol… #auspol

“The last time a first-term government lost a re-election bid was way back in 1931, and that was during the Great Depression and following a split within the Labor Party.” theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/ugly-… #auspol

“Government decided to get advice on how to close tax loopholes from the very people giving advice to big companies on how to legally get around such loopholes…Like putting your cat in charge of your pet mouse when you go out for dinner. theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/commi… #auspol

“The Future of Right & Left?“ chatting with Josh Szeps on his podcast. You can listen here: omny.fm/shows/uncomfor…

Looking forward to speaking at Forrest Foundation and UWA Public Policy Institute tomorrow morning about the disconnect between politics and policy...sadly far too much to get through in an hour! #auspol

“The legacy effects of inflation loom large and the cost of living crisis hasn’t gone away. By the time we get back to target inflation, prices will be about 20 per cent higher than what they were when we emerged from the pandemic.” #auspol theaustralian.com.au/commentary/tre…

“uncomfortable being associated with cutting immigration lest doing so be seen as a reactionary (even xenophobic) play? Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is pushing the line that tougher English language testing will help lower immigration...” theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/polit… #auspol

Next week at UWA we discuss the government’s higher education accord.

“Albanese knows that being criticised on his left flank is a sure sign he’s well placed to capture the centre ground, where elections are won and lost. Dutton and the Coalition should be extremely concerned about such a level headed approach” #auspol theaustralian.com.au/commentary/wha…

“There is no easy answer to what to do about the Senate if we shifted to four-year terms. The unintended consequence on our upper house in and of itself is good reason to stop all the musing about four-year terms.” theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/foury… #auspol

“The next step needs to be a wholesale economic reform package Labor can campaign on at the next election, so that if it is victorious it has a clear mandate to make its second term one that assists Australia by preparing us for future prosperity.” theaustralian.com.au/commentary/is-… #auspol

“We need to embrace bipartisanship and then embrace the possibility of going nuclear to know with certainty if the business case for doing so stacks up, free of the debilitating ideological dogma that has dominated this debate for far too long.” theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/lift-… #auspol