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Category Archives: Australian politics
My tribute to Gough Whitlam
We want Gough By Warwick Smith First published at Indepenent Australia. 22/10/2014 My earliest clear childhood memory is sitting on my dad’s shoulders in a huge crowd outside parliament house in Canberra chanting “we want Gough” over and over. I … Continue reading
Part 3 of three part series on democracy in The Guardian
If democracy is broken, why should we vote? By Warwick Smith Originally published at theguardian.com, Thursday 18 September 2014 14.28 AEST Some argue that only by withdrawing our participation from the broken system can we hope to fix it or … Continue reading
The state of democracy – Part 2 of 3 in The Guardian
Political donations corrupt democracy in ways you might not realise By Warwick Smith Originally published at The Guardian, Thursday 11 September 2014 10.37 AEST A consequence of a donation-driven approach to politics is that areas of political debate are in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy
Tagged campaign finance, democracy, politics, Russell Brand, The Guardian
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Article at The Drum on tax and dividend carbon pricing
Carbon price round two: let’s get it right this time By Warwick Smith Originally published at ABC’s The Drum Posted Fri 29 Aug 2014 Photo: A tax and dividend system could quickly result in a price high enough for renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, climate change, tax economics
Tagged climate, climate change, Economic policy, environment, taxation policy, The Drum
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The Guardian – Why politicians must lie by Warwick Smith
Why politicians must lie – and how selling ice creams is like an election campaign By Warwick Smith Originaly published at The Guardian. 27/8/2014 Politicians must choose to either stand up for what they believe or maximise their vote. To … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy
Tagged government, political theory, politics, The Guardian
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Guardian article on infrastructure funding
This article was originally published in The Guardian Australia. How to make Australian infrastructure pay for itself – with no selloffs, and no tricks ‘Asset recycling’, as an approach to infrastructure investment, will only end up benefiting the banks. Taxing land … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Land tax, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, infrastructure, land tax, taxation, The Guardian
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Guest appearance on Radio Roundup – Main FM
On Friday night I was the guest of Radio Roundup‘s Rusty Nails and Ben Boyang where we spent an hour talking about money. We covered a lot of territory including money creation, interest rates, real estate prices, quantitative easing and … Continue reading
Joe Hockey fights to claw back a little for the overburdened wealthy
By Warwick Smith Originally published at The AIM NetworkAugust 11, 2014 If Joe Hockey’s first budget wasn’t enough to convince people that the government was going into bat for the nation’s wealthy, then Joe himself has surely confirmed this with … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, political economy, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, inequality, taxation, The AIMN, welfare
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Abbott achieves the impossible: unity among economists – The Guardian
Originally published in The Guardian. Please go here to read the original. Economists are refuting the three big picture claims made by the government: 1) We have a budget emergency 2) We have a debt crisis and 3) The carbon … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Op-ed, political economy, Political philosophy
Tagged climate change, Economic policy, politics, The Guardian
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Coal or bust: How Abbott is stranding Australia
By Warwick Smith Originally published at Independent Australia The Abbott government appears intent on dismantling the small but vibrant renewable energy industry in Australia. At the very moment when the rest of the world is coming to their senses about … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, climate change, Op-ed, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, coal, energy policy, Independent Australia, politics
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Reconstructing Economics 