home cooked theory

The interest rate hike we had to have

A lot of us saw it coming, yet it’s still refreshing to read in today’s Sydney Morning Herald Clive Hamilton’s take on the interest rates hysteria of the past week: These people need a reality check. They borrowed huge amounts of money to fund profligate lifestyles and want sympathy now life has not turned out [...]

Small steps

This is a pretty important development for the Humanities in Australia. From the CHASS press release: Professor Malcolm Gillies Wednesday welcomed the historic appointment of a humanities specialist to the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC). Professor Iain McCalman has been appointed to PMSEIC for three years. He will join the Prime Minister, [...]

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