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To Fight The IMF’s Dire Prediction We Need More Government Debt – 10 daily

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith This article was first published on April 15 2020 at 10daily, which has since shut down. I’m reproducing it here now partly to keep a record in case the web site ceases to exist. Update: the 10daily … Continue reading →

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Interviewed for ABC Podcast ‘The Signal’. How the dole bludger was born.

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Warwick Smith

I was interviewed about the history of unemployment in Australia and, more specifically, the history of how Australia has treated unemployed workers. We haven’t always been so punitive. For about 25 years after WW2 unemployment was seen as a collective … Continue reading →

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History of unemployment in Australia: Uncommon Sense 3RRR

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Warwick Smith

I was interviewed by Amy Mullins for her terrific show Uncommon Sense. This show is rare in that it spends substantial time on subjects, really getting into some of the nuance and complexity behind the headlines and slogans. We spoke … Continue reading →

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Memories. In 1961 Labor promised to boost the deficit to fight unemployment. The promise won

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Warwick Smith

  First published in The Conversation Arthur Caldwell almost defeated Robert Menzies in the poll in 1961, and won the debate about policy. National Archives, National Library of Australia, Wikimedia Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Lately, governments and oppositions have … Continue reading →

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Video of speech for the Victorian Fabians

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Warwick Smith

Here’s a speech I gave on the economics of inequality at the AGM of the Victorian Fabians. The speech notes are below the video. Warwick Smith from Australian Fabians Inc. (AFI) on Vimeo. Speech notes from Per Capita’s Medium page. … Continue reading →

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RRR Uncommon Sense interview on full employment

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Warwick Smith

I was interviewed by Amy Mullins on Uncommon Sense following the publication of my report on the history of unemployment in Australia. The interview is about 40 minutes long which allowed us to really delve into the topic of unemployment. … Continue reading →

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Report launch: Unemployment policy in Australia: a brief history

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Warwick Smith

This report was launched at a post-budget event where I was on a discussion panel with Wayne Swan, Stephen Koukoulas and Emma Dawson on May 16. You can listen to a podcast of the event. Executive Summary Maintaining full employment … Continue reading →

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