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February 16, 2025 15 mins

How did inflation targeting and child endowment change Australia’s trajectory? And specifically, how did this create the middle-class economy we are familiar with today? 

Abby Smith talks to Georgina Downer about their chapter in the upcoming book Finding Menzies, how Menzies went about spearheading the Australian middle-class economy. 

This episode of the Afternoon Light Podcast was recorded as part of our Menzies Early Career Network Series.

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