Reform
Does Australia need a DOGE?
A DOGE won’t fix Australia’s productivity mess—it might just sink it deeper into the muck.
Time for reform, censorship and good intentions, how California mismanaged its fires, and the housing target is a bust
I trust everyone had a lovely weekend, or for those just getting back into the office, a wonderful summer break!
The people want reform # The Pew Research Centre released the results of its latest survey measuring the “support for changing the current economic system” across 36 countries:
The budget update, workers not jobs, the costs of industrial policy, one year of Milei, and the bullish case for hydrogen
The mid-year budget update was depressingly bad; AI won’t leave a third of workers unemployable; a Future Made in Australia will politicise the economy; Argentina’s remarkable year and what it means for Australia; another look at hydrogen; and the per capita recession may already be over.
A sad economy without much hope
Australia’s economy risks stagnation as government spending crowds out the private sector, increasing inflation, slowing productivity, and leaving the nation vulnerable to European-style economic malaise.
Parliament's hectic week, a new era in policymaking, and a glimpse into Australia's future
The Albanese government took the guillotine to democracy; Argentina is getting a good old-fashioned dose of microeconomic reform; what Victoria can teach the rest of Australia; prediction markets and the future of forecasting; and trade works in roundabout ways.