As George Orwell recognised in 1984, politics is the art of double-speak. You condemn an obvious evil, while at the same time encouraging it. Antisemitism is the obvious case in point. Anthony Albanese has belatedly begun to deplore this evil, yet his actions (and inactions) encourage it.
Since the pandemic, the Australian economy has been ravaged by largely home-grown inflation.
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David Pearl is a former Treasury assistant secretary.
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