By Mark Bahnisch on November 26, 2008
No doubt because Malcolm Turnbull has demonstrated his stunning grasp of economics yet again by claiming that the Commonwealth budget going into deficit is some sort of yardstick of economic failure, there’s been an immense amount of commentary on Kevin [...]
Posted in Economics | Tagged ALP, business cycle, deficit, economic management, economic policy, fiscal policy, global financial crisis, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Malcolm Turnbull, recession, Rudd government, surplus, Wayne Swan |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 22, 2008
As I’ve commented before, it’s always a bit difficult to keep track of Malcolm Turnbull’s economic narrative du jour. At least with Emo Man Brendan Nelson, we could always rely on undiluted populism with not even a minimal pretense at [...]
Posted in Economics, Howardia, Markets, Media | Tagged ALP, Brendon Nelson, deficits, economic policy, federal budget, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, global financial crisis, Ken Henry, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal Party, Malcolm Colless, Malcolm Turnbull, News Limited columnists, Paul Keating, Peter Costello, recession, Rudd government, surplus, Wayne Swan |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 16, 2008
Just before last year’s federal election, I read Neal Blewett’s Cabinet Diaries. The book is a good read, but I was also interested in reminding myself – in the dying days of the Howard Era – what a Labor government [...]
Posted in Economics, Howardia, Markets, Poverty | Tagged ALP, economic management, economic policy, economic stimulus, financial crisis, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, Julie Bishop, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, Neal Blewett, Paul Keating, pensioners, pensions, Rudd government, social justice, stimulus package, surplus, unemployed, welfare benefits, welfare policy |
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