Is The Australian “Fair Go” Broken?

July 11, 2024 00:15:36
Is The Australian “Fair Go” Broken?
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Is The Australian “Fair Go” Broken?

Jul 11 2024 | 00:15:36

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Show Notes

When I landed in Australia in 1995, I was immediately struck by the concept of a “fair-go” being right at the heart of the Australian psyche. But more recently it appeared to me that this was becoming something of a myth, as inequality and poverty started to expand and impinge on people who previously were able to get on, buy and house, and enjoy the Australian dream. The Productivity Commission just released a research paper titled “Fairly equal? Economic mobility in Australia” and make the point that Inequality is a serious concern when people at the bottom of the income […]

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