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Monthly Archives: May 2016
2ser radio Sydney interview on the government’s PaTH internship program
I was on 2ser’s Sunday night program The Mix this week talking about the budget and, in particular, the government’s new Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) program for youth unemployment. You can listen to the program on the link below. My contribution starts … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Media appearance
Tagged 2ser, budget, budget 2016, Economic policy, politics, taxation
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What the government wants us to do – and not do – based on the budget – The Conversation
Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Budgets are a good opportunity to see through the spin to what the government really wants. Forget the Treasurer’s speech and the budget overview, the truth is in the measures themselves. Generally things the government … Continue reading
Reconstructing Economics 