Here is a reminder of the kind of voting systems we have in Australia. Not all use the same system. Aside from “First past the Post’ (as in the US) which is not used here, we have ‘preferencial’ and’proportional’ voting systems. This article by #RichardDenniss in The point, clarifies this:
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260324-what-the-south-australian-result-shows-about-how-elections-are-really-won
For my money, proportional is the best as in the ACT.
That #jimchalmers didn’t start this round table by defining what productivity is is obvious. Privatisation with throwing money with no oversight is probably the biggest problem but that was probably never mentioned.
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Economic round table recycles broken ideas
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Fingers crossed that #RichardDenniss is correct !! 🤓 🥂
For those who have time for some heavier reading, this is why we say, 'No new coal or gas'.
Link to PDF:
https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/87734/1/Green_Cutting%20with%20both%20arms_2018.pdf
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“Professor Ian Chubb’s review of the way that carbon credits are issued in Australia will add to the confusion about the role, integrity and future of carbon credits in Australian climate policy,” said Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of the Australia Institute. “Unfortunately, Professor Chubb’s review is silent about the most important issues facing our
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