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Patricia Edgar: What are Children’s Television Programs and should we preserve them? Part 2
The birth of a Children’s Television industry
Patricia Edgar: What are Children’s Television Programs and should we preserve them? Part One of Three
‘Tell me a story!’ What child has not expressed those words? Children find the fantasy world a story transports them into, comforting, entertaining and enlightening. As a prelude to sleep stories allow them to dream the impossible.
APRA’s new psychology team takes regulation to the next level
My latest column for The CEO Magazine looks at the bank regulator’s latest enthusiasm: changing banks’ cultures.
Is Catholicism in rude health? 2017 edition
Looking at the newspapers you’d think Catholicism is having a hard time with philandering priests and cover-ups of their doings being found out on a weekly basis. In Australia, the royal commission has uncovered a lot of systematically covered-up child abuse in the Catholic Church.
Xenophon’s news scholarship madness: Hey, let’s expand the supply of junior journalists!
Senator Nick Xenophon, a man of great integrity, has reportedly struck a deal with the government over media reform. One aspect of it, as reported by The West Australian, is that the the government will subsidise 200 journalism scholarships of up to $40,000 a year. (I have no idea how this will work, but neither does anyone else that I can see.)
The Italian Film Festival: coming to a Palace Cinema near you
And sing out below if you’re planning to go to a film – perhaps we could encourage some visits to the cinema by the TLA (Troppo Latte Auxiliary).
Can countries heavily in debt ‘afford’ fiscal stimulus in the right circumstances: Hint– probably
Fiscal Stimulus and Fiscal Sustainability
by Alan J. Auerbach, Yuriy Gorodnichenko – #23789 (EFG PE)
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Liberalising Marijuana laws doesn’t seem to promote use much
The Effects of Marijuana Liberalizations: Evidence from Monitoring the Future
by Angela K. Dills, Sietse Goffard, Jeffrey Miron – #23779 (HE LE PE)
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Solidarity when there are first mover options: Bankers starting to consider their political options
This is from Ian Rogers’ regular newsletter for the financial industry.