Evatt journals > Volume 13
Vol. 13, No. 7
With best wishes for the season to all our members and readers.
News & Views
‘International competitiveness’
Dangerous neo-mercantilist nonsense, says Ken Henry. More
Health spending shrinks
Smallest increase in statistical history reports the AIHW. More
The psychology of inequality
It’s bad for mental health, submit Australia’s psychologists. More
Inequality: latest research
Company tax rorts, fiscal policy, consciousness, and the gender gap. More
Economic vandalism
Tony Evans raises some cuts you might not have heard about. More
Vol. 13, No. 6
News & Views
Abbott’s mandate
Bill Shorten outlines the government’s greatest hits so far. More
Budget fuels financial discomfort
Smallest increase in statistical history reports the AIHW. More
The good fight
Tanya Plibersek launches Wayne Swan’s memoir. More
Stiglitz: the price of inequality
Watch the Sydney Town Hall talk by Joseph Stiglitz. More
NEW PAPERS
Contesting inequality
Has Australia arrived at a turning-point, asks Frank Stilwell. More
Battlers & billionaires
Australia’s egalitarian ethos is endangered, warns Andrew Leigh. More
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
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
Fed Argy’s agenda for restoring equal opportunity. More
Social justice
Martha Nussbaum discusses the enduring significance of John Rawls. More
Carers
Barbara Pocock highlights the collision between work and life. More
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
Groundhog day: electricity privatisation
Australian literature: now it’s becoming childish, notes Nick Dyrenfurt. More
Penalty rates
In the wake of the budget, another assault. More
For the record
Full text of Bill Shorten’s budget reply. More
Feature: inequality
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
May Day
Lord Abbott is a wrecker, says Sally McManus. More
Feature: the budget & the big picture
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
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
Qantas: a suitable case for treatment
Frank Stilwell argues for real reform. More
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