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Doughnut economics article turned into a podcast episode

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Warwick Smith

I was asked to read my Conversation article, that was also republished by the ABC and The New Daily, for an episode of the Climactic podcast. https://omny.fm/shows/climactic-1/warwick-smith-stay-in-the-doughnut-not-the-hole-ho/embed

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Trump: from crisis comes opportunity

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Warwick Smith

17 November 2016 By Warwick Smith Originally published at Per Capita Australia The forward march of the neoliberal consensus had for decades appeared to be unstoppable. Somehow the wealthy elite managed to hoodwink us into believing that competition was the … Continue reading →

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What the government wants us to do – and not do – based on the budget – The Conversation

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Warwick Smith

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 →

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Privatising Medicare payments is a distraction from real reform – The Drum

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Warwick Smith

This article was originally published at The Drum. By Warwick Smith Posted 10 Feb 2016, 10:23am PHOTO: Are we facing a death by a thousand cuts approach to Medicare reform? (Giulio Saggin, file photo: ABC News) Would the privatisation of the … Continue reading →

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A Mea Culpa and Some Comments on MMT and Fiat Currency Economics

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Warwick Smith

It has recently been pointed out to me that some of my writing on monetary economics has not given proper attribution to the intellectual tradition behind the ideas that I present and that this gives the impression that these are … Continue reading →

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Coal or bust: How Abbott is stranding Australia

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Warwick Smith

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 →

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