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Anything Goes: Election timing
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Sunday, February 01, 2015. The turmoil in the Australian Government at the moment has people talking about an election as an option. They need to get a grip. But to keep the house elections aligned the timing of Senate elections comes into play. A Senate election cannot be held more than twelve months before the term of the Senators expires, which is 30 June 2017! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Argumentative...
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Anything Goes: A lesson in journalism
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Friday, May 01, 2015. A lesson in journalism. Items in today's AFR linking Senate obstruction and firms investing offshore is a classic example of how trying to craft an enticing lede can wind up misrepresenting the actual story. Today's AFR has a story today that in the print edition "ran off the front" under the heading Innovators pushed offshore, says Thodey. The front page lead began:. When you have an electe...
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Anything Goes: Housing Affordability
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Let's start with the obvious. I am not a fan of neoclassical economics for most of the standard reasons cited by heterodox economists. But bear with me because I'm going to talk about the "housing market" for a moment as if it really was a theoretical market. Today the Master Builders Association said. The latest housing finance highlights the urgent need for a national housing affordab...
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Anything Goes: Andrew Bolt - still demented and unhinged?
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Monday, November 10, 2014. Andrew Bolt - still demented and unhinged? There is a special place in the Universe reserved for Andrew Bolt. It is a place in which conspiracy theories run deep, and things that were once black are now white, and those that were white are now black. Today in his column. Not for Bolt any acceptance that John Howard appointed a Chair and Board Members to curtail the ABC. No acknowled...
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Anything Goes: New posts on telecommunications prices
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. New posts on telecommunications prices. I try to post my more serious professional work in the DigEcon Gazette blog. Today I have posted on competition in the UK. And competition in the ITU. Please like my campaign Facebook Page. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Argumentative, a curmudgeon. Has an interest in politics, economics and intellectual discourse. View my complete profile.
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Anything Goes: The sacking of Scott McIntyre
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Sunday, April 26, 2015. The sacking of Scott McIntyre. I'm prepared to make the call that SBS has over-reacted in sacking Scott McIntyre. Yes, it is easy to find a breach of the SBS Social Media policy. If only because the Twitter account doesn't include a disclaimer that the views are his own - as recommended by the policy. The only thing bringing SBS into disrepute is the reaction of the CEO.
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Anything Goes: What Tony Abbott Really Believes
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. What Tony Abbott Really Believes. Arriving at Bill shorten's McKell institute address at the Great Hall of the University of Sydney I was confronted by a group of young leftist (further left than ALP Left) protesters who urged me to "fight Tony Abbott." I advised the unfortunate sods that I had been fighting Tony Abbott since before they were born. I cannot understand why members opposite d...
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Anything Goes: 100 years after Gallipoli
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Saturday, April 25, 2015. 100 years after Gallipoli. I don't need to draw anyone's attention to the fact that it is 100 years today since the Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Gallipoli. But after a century the significance of the event is still much debated. In this they were perhaps no more deluded than the European powers who did not expect the war to be a drawn out trench stalemate. It is common to ...
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Anything Goes: The market for education
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Random thoughts (when I get around to it) on politics and public discourse by David Havyatt. Wednesday, December 03, 2014. The market for education. A comment on radio this morning got me thinking (2UE breakfast). Committed Liberal voters are angry about the proposed Higher Education reforms (fee deregulation and until yesterday bond rate instead of CPI interest). This provides the opportunity to again mention my recent exercise in measuring the real movement in the sector price indices within the CPI...
