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musings on public policy & governance: Heating up
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Musings on public policy and governance. Monday, November 30, 2009. Its been quite remarkable to watch the Coalition tear itself apart over climate change. The issue has become so politically charged that one of the potential leadership candidates (Joe Hockey) is considering reversing his position on climate change due to agitation from the Coalition base. And Ian Pilmer's musings on the matter? I would argue most of us, whether consciously or subconsciously, use shortcuts to decide how we stand. I g...
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musings on public policy & governance: The Battle of 1944 (Polanyi vs Hayek)
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Musings on public policy and governance. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The Battle of 1944 (Polanyi vs Hayek). 1944 was the year Allied forces took to the beaches at Normandy, beginning one of the bloodiest and most pivotal phases in World War II. It was also the year in which two mighty salvos were fired in the battle of ideas about political economy: Karl Polanyi's. The Road to Serfdom'. And in Australia, John Howard. All regarded Hayek as a guiding light. Consensus that emerged in Britain and the US duri...
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musings on public policy & governance: The forgotten Straits?
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Musings on public policy and governance. Thursday, October 29, 2009. The Torres Strait Islands, which lie off the northern tip of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, are one of the most unique - and arguably least understood - regions of Australia. A population of about 7000 live on the 17 of 274 islands which are inhabited. Having said this, the region has serious policy challenges in the areas of economic development, climate change, border security and health - some of which I've outlined below. The dis...
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musings on public policy & governance: When push comes to nudge
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Musings on public policy and governance. Thursday, October 22, 2009. When push comes to nudge. By Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. It's a highly accessible journey into the growing field of behavioural economics. The central point of the book. Is that people can be "nudged" towards desirable behaviour in simple and non-controlling ways that maintain choice. A nudge is defined as:. The case for 'nudging' comes from the seemingly self-evident idea that people are humans. The good news is that by tapping i...
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musings on public policy & governance: December 2009
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Musings on public policy and governance. Friday, December 4, 2009. From the horse's mouth. Many people have asked me whether it is possible to cut emissions without an ETS, a carbon tax or raising electricity prices. The short answer is no. By putting a price on those CO2 emissions, the cleaner, less emissions-intensive forms of generation become more competitive because they have a lower carbon price to pay. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). From the horses mouth. View my complete profile.
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musings on public policy & governance: Torres Strait media coverage
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Musings on public policy and governance. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Torres Strait media coverage. The Torres Strait - and particularly the issue of health risks arising from PNG overstayers - has hit the headlines in the last couple of days here. This follows earlier stories ( here. Who pointed out that the Torres Shire Council. Is currently holding consultations. On whether the region should become a territory in its own right. Keep rolling in - it will be interesting to see how things play out. The 7 ...
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musings on public policy & governance: November 2009
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Musings on public policy and governance. Monday, November 30, 2009. Its been quite remarkable to watch the Coalition tear itself apart over climate change. The issue has become so politically charged that one of the potential leadership candidates (Joe Hockey) is considering reversing his position on climate change due to agitation from the Coalition base. And Ian Pilmer's musings on the matter? I would argue most of us, whether consciously or subconsciously, use shortcuts to decide how we stand. I g...
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musings on public policy & governance: From the horse's mouth
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Musings on public policy and governance. Friday, December 4, 2009. From the horse's mouth. Many people have asked me whether it is possible to cut emissions without an ETS, a carbon tax or raising electricity prices. The short answer is no. By putting a price on those CO2 emissions, the cleaner, less emissions-intensive forms of generation become more competitive because they have a lower carbon price to pay. December 4, 2009 at 11:16 AM. Its different. Its in Australia, not Canada. From the horses mouth.
