What is wrong with the ALP (Australian Labor Party) Part ...
Shaking the ground the Left stands on, & how to rebuild with innovation. First part of a series, […]
Australia
Primary causes of GFC: Monopolies not markets
The primary causes of the GFC were not markets and capitalism. The primary causes of the GFC were monopolies and collusion.
Australian polling data what does it mean?
As is often said in politics, the only poll that counts is the one on election day. Certainly, the data from long time polling shows a massive variability to poll day results. Poll data is obtained via survey of voting intentions. This uses a sub-set of voters
Property Prices
The interesting measure of property prices is multiple of income. There's a lot of pain out there in inner-city and suburban Australia, and we're all feeling it. The stats the government produces are aggregate stats, which averages out those doing uber-well (often blue collar semi-skilled trades, or specialist white collar) and those not doing so well (some white-collar or unskilled).
Public Sphere, August 2009
Here's some slides on my segment from the public sphere for Senator Lundy, August 2009.