Nostalgianomics and the ongoing rewriting of economic history

The Coalition’s rewriting of economic history continues apace as part of its obsession with the Howard years.

Will constitutional recognition advance Australia fair?

The report examining options to recognise indigenous people in the constitution lays out an important project of modernisation, says professor Jon Altman of ANU’s Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.

NotW: the latest from the Levenson Inquiry

Heather Mills, the editor of the Daily Mail and a PR veteran all fronted up to the Levenson Inquiry on its 40th day of investigating phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid.

Possum: Labor’s problem is an immovable 2PP vote

As we all get reacquainted with the madness of the new political season, the time is ripe to do a bit of a comprehensive rundown about the actual state of play of our political polling, writes Possum Comitatus.

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