Slashing public service jobs won’t make government more efficient.
On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the December quarter inflation figures, the political battle over the economy, and Dutton’s appointment of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to an Elon Musk-style ‘government efficiency’ position.
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 30 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
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Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // @grogsgamut
Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek
Show notes:
'No more excuses: the time has come for the RBA to cut interest rates’ by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (January 2025)
After America, the Australia Institute
‘Project 2025, the policy substance behind Trump’s showmanship, reveals a radical plan to reshape the world’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (April 2024)
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