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Former Australian Treasury Official: Gene Tunny

1 hour 24 minutes Posted Nov 16, 2020 at 9:54 am.

Ken Henry Tax Review: fundamental reform

Concept of buying reform

Resource rent tax vs royalties

Triumph and Demise: The broken promise of a Labor Generation

The difficulty of tax reform: States vs Federal

Stamp duty on properties

How do you get political reform through?

Marketing would help sell reforms

Are people interested in economics?

No limit to debt levels

Where is Aus going with its economic policy?

Inflation not spilling over into consumer prices

The difficulty to predict  inflationary consequences

Can you create money for needs that arise? Modern Monetary theory is voodoo economics.

US health system vs Aus Medicare

What are views inside Treasury

Jobkeeper and the pitfalls of designing and implementing things quickly

Vaccine needed to reopen Australia

Fear helped Anna P win the elections

The cost of a QLD lockdown vs order closures

Justifications and evidence haven’t been published for lockdowns and border closures

Anna Palaszczuk’s 1st term and economic handling

Palasczuk just dominating MSM re: covid and her keeping Qld safe

Stockholm Syndrome supporting Dan Andrews and Palasczuk

‘Beautiful one day, broke the next’ Book about Qld debt

How would an economist run the states or Australia?

Predictions for the future

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Gene Tunny is a former official at the Australian Treasury. As an economist and director of Adept Economics, Gene is frequently sought for his views on economics and policy. In this interview Gene canvases a number of economic and tax issues ultimately settling on recommendations for a return to a cabinet-led, consensus approach to sound policy that is built on a multitude of counsel.

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Gene’s book ‘Beautiful One Day, Broke The Next’: https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/BEAUTIFUL-ONE-DAY-BROKE-THE-NEXT-Queensland%E2%80%99s-Public-Finances-since-Sir-Joh-and-Sir-Leo--Gene-Tunny_p_233.html

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