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Evatt Journal Vol. 13

Vol. 13, No. 7

News & views

'International competitiveness'

Dangerous neo-mercantilist nonsense, says Ken Henry. More →

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Health spending shrinks

Smallest increase in statistical history reports the AIHW. More →

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The psychology of inequality

It's bad for mental health, submit Australia's psychologists. More →

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Inequality: latest research

Company tax rorts, fiscal policy, consciousness, and the gender gap. More →

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Economic vandalism

Tony Evans raises some cuts you might not have heard about. More →

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Editorial

Iraq III: a matter of trust

Evatt editorial. More →

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Feature: Legends of egalitarianism

The Australian legend lives

Charlie Ward comes full circle in search of his father. More →

The life & work of Russel Ward

John Hirst surveys the author of the classic work on Australian egalitarianism. More →​



Vol. 13, No. 6

News & views

Abbott's mandate

Bill Shorten outlines the government's greatest hits so far. More →

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Budget fuels financial discomfort

Smallest increase in statistical history reports the AIHW. More →

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The good fight

Tanya Plibersek launches Wayne Swan's memoir. More →

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Stiglitz: the price of inequality

Watch the Sydney Town Hall talk by Joseph Stiglitz. More →

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NEW PAPERS

Contesting inequality

Has Australia arrived at a turning-point, asks Frank Stilwell. More →

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Battlers & billionaires

Australia's egalitarian ethos is endangered, warns Andrew Leigh. More →

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Redressing inequality — 125 years ago

Christopher Sheil recalls an old war, when Australia saved the day. More →



Vol. 13, No. 5

Public opinion

New poll

Oxfam finds that 79 per cent of Australians think the rich have too much power. More →

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Inequality: from the Evatt archives

Australian egalitarianism in retreat

Frank Stilwell outlines the general arguments. More →

Hugh Stretton recalls the history of liberal protest. More →

Fred Argy's agenda for restoring equal opportunity. More →

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Social justice

Martha Nussbaum discusses the enduring significance of John Rawls. More →

Carers

Barbara Pocock highlights the collision between work and life. More →

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Riders on the Storm

John Densmore tells the remarkable story of commercial resistance by the Doors. More →



Vol. 13, No. 4

News & views

Total-Abbottarianism

NSW Liberals recycle privatisation. More →

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Groundhog day: electricity privatisation

Australian literature: now it's becoming childish, notes Nick Dyrenfurt. More →

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Penalty rates

In the wake of the budget, another assault. More →

For the record

Full text of Bill Shorten's budget reply. More →

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Feature: inequality

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Inclusive capitalism

The more inclusive the economy, the less elusive the gains, says the IMF. More →

Piketty v. Marx

Piketty points to distribution, Marx to production, explains Russell Jacoby. More →



​Vol. 13, No. 3

News & views

Australia's rich are on a roll

Australia's top incomes have surged, reports the OECD. More →

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May Day

Lord Abbott is a wrecker, says Sally McManus. More →

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Feature: the budget & the big picture

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Editorial: The United States of Australia?

More like Mexico, says the Evatt Foundation. More →

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Christopher Sheil reviews Thomas Piketty's blockbuster. More →



​Vol. 13, No. 2

News & views

Inequality - Thomas Piketty, the book of the moment

Evatt gives you all the vital links to Thomas Piketty's international blockbuster, Capital in the twenty-first century. More →

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Papers

Australia’s foreign policy today

Tanya Plibersek presents the 2014 Evatt lecture. More →

Two freedoms

How do we reconcile free speech with racial tolerance, asks Tim Soutphommasane. More →

Feminism: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Penny Wong addresses the Jessie Street Trust. More →



​Vol. 13, No. 1

News & views

The challenge for Labor

The problem is larger than we like to think, says Neal Lawson. More →

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Qantas: a suitable case for treatment

Frank Stilwell argues for real reform. More →

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Papers

Liberty, fraternity and ... what was that other word?

Barry Jones' address to the Evatt Foundation about how equality fell off the political agenda in Australia. More →

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