@daverr01

Senior Research Fellow @TheAusInstitute

Joined December 2009
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Productivity is defined as total output divided by the hours required to work that output. As our @JimboStanford explains in @TheNewDailyAu, making people do unpaid work on the weekend doesn't improve productivity--it hurts it. thenewdaily.com.au/work/2024…. #RightToDisconnect

The big error at heart of ‘right to disconnect’ opposition

That not only undermines productivity. It undermines quality of life – which, after all, is the whole point of the economy.

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Why are gas companies trying to sell us hydrogen? "If you cast your eye down the list of major hydrogen projects in Aus, you’ll see that much of the support is coming from gas companies like BP, Origin, and Woodside" writes Dr Ryan. @mattdjryan australiainstitute.org.au/po…

Why are gas companies trying to sell us hydrogen?

The hydrogen dream has become widespread in the Australian climate conversation: apparently, with it, we're going to decarbonise Japan, Korea, and the world! Is this ambitious vision a genuine step...

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The September national accounts showed how wrong the RBA was to raise interest rates in November. They were wrong with the call they wouldn't raise rates, but worse they keep making mistakes that needlessly hurt households. @daverr01 writes #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/po…
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New from @StephenLongAus - the Australian Government isn’t so gauche as to deny climate science, but it is supporting a fossil fuel expansion that's completely at odds with the scientific advice and findings. Read Now: australiainstitute.org.au/po… #COP28 #auspol
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Aus Gov saying we need to decarbonise....by burning more fossil fuels. 🤔 The UN climate conference...hosted by an oil baron using it to sell more oil. 🫠 We need to do all we can now to fight climate change, not the bare minimum to claim we tried. @pollyjhemming #auspol
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Cancelling public infrastructure because of rising costs? How about first stop approving new coal and gas mines that not only ruin the climate but also divert resources and labour? @grogsgamut writes #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/po…
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Fantastic article from @1petermartin today. He shows how the Government could fix the Stage 3 tax cuts to be fairer and give a bigger tax cut to everyone earning up to $132,000 than Stage 3, while still saving money. Reading link 👇 #auspol
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in honour of the 80th anniversary of Kalecki's paper on full employment.
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Our new report calls for NDIS reforms to address deteriorating pay and conditions for support workers to ensure workforce and system sustainability, good quality support and decent jobs @DrFionaMac. See the report here futurework.org.au/report/goi…
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We are delighted to announce the first speakers for our 2023 Revenue Summit: 🔥 @BarbaraPocock 🔥 @DavidPocock 🔥 @Mon4Kooyong 🔥 @dai_le 🔥 Prof Patricia Apps 🔥 @JohnQuiggin 🔥 @MaiyAzize 🔥 Assoc Prof Elise Klein 🔥 @GrogsGamut 🔥 @RDNS_TAI + more to be announced! 🔥🔥
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Today @JimboStanford writes in @TheNewDailyAu how Tim Gurner gave us a look at the soul of corporate Australia - and it is not pretty. But worse is his views around wanting unemployment to rise are not far off what the RBA wants as well thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2…

Millionaire Tim Gurner's refreshing honesty

"Unemployment has to jump 40 to 50 per cent in my view. We need to see pain in the economy," Tim Gurner said.

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There has been a slight increase in the share of national income going to workers. It's now no longer the worst on record. Now it is only as bad as it's been since The Beatles toured Australia in 1964. The share of income going to profits is rather higher than it was then...
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"The sad truth is powerful companies don’t really care about their customers. But competition forces businesses to keep customers happy. If they don’t, they will vote with their feet." #Qantas #auspol @MattGrudnoff in @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Qantas flies high on scant competition and regulation – and consumers pay the price | Matt Grudnoff

Will the resignation of CEO Alan Joyce prompt real change or will poor corporate culture continue?

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SA will be a key state at the upcoming #Voice referendum. That's why @AlboMP is launching the campaign here today. But how are South Australians planning to vote? New @TheAusInstitute research out today shows #VoteYes is currently ahead in SA. Yes - 43% No - 39% Unsure - 18%
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The Treasurer calls it "intergenerational genius" but as @JackLThrower writes, what it really means is we are set to spend more providing tax breaks to those on super and less to those who need it on the Aged Pension #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/po…
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@JEChalmers26 Jul 2023
New figures this week show a welcome moderation in quarterly CPI. While inflation is still too high, the @AlboMP Government has the right economic plan to steer the economy through these difficult times and deliver a better future for more Australians #auspol #ausecon
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And yet, also approved a fertiliser plant in the middle of the Murujuga proposed World Heritage site that will corrode priceless 40,000 year old rock art
Tanya Plibersek
@tanya_plibersek26 Jul 2023
I’ve spent today learning from Traditional Owners and Indigenous Rangers in the Kaṯiṯi-Petermann Indigenous Protected Area. An honour.
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Ahead of tomorrow's latest CPI figures, @JimboStanford notes we hear big cries about inflation when wages go up - such as the minimum wage increase of 5.75% - but nothing about the inflation impact of corporate dividends #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/po…
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Still time to register for the 4th National Manufacturing Summit 2-3 August, Old Parliament House. Co-sponsored by @WeldAustralia, @CntrFutureWork & others. Theme: maximising the domestic manufacturing spin-offs from the energy transition. Program & rego: manufacturingsummit.com.au/
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Will the new RBA Governor be more open-minded about the causes of, and cures for, inflation? Our @JimboStanford has some suggestions about how she could start. See his column in @TheNewDailyAu: thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2…. To reduce inflation, we must reduce profits. /2

RBA please note: To lower inflation, we must bring down profits

Philip Lowe looked only at one side in analysing what caused inflation – and what RBA could do about it. That put him out of step.

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