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Pearls and Irritations – Public policy journal

Read progressive, liberal commentary on issues that impact Australians. Our daily articles focus on politics, public policy and world affairs.

  • By John Menadue, et al.
  • Based in Australia and United States of America
  • Roughly nine posts per day
  • First post on

Posts per month

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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Dec 2022 148
Jan 2023 207
Feb 2023 198
Mar 2023 238
Apr 2023 218
May 2023 231
Jun 2023 217
Jul 2023 230
Aug 2023 233
Sep 2023 223
Oct 2023 234
Nov 2023 222
Dec 2023 238
Jan 2024 294
Feb 2024 261
Mar 2024 259
Apr 2024 246
May 2024 152

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Labor’s 2024-25 Budget: competent but not outstanding
After considering Opposition criticisms, this article concludes that this Budget reflects Labor’s competent economic management. However, a more ambitious tax reform agenda is needed to adequately provide all the services that Australians expect. Labor’s macroeconomic …
On , by Michael Keating, 65 words
As 700,000 civilians flee Rafah, our shared humanity compels the indication of further ICJ provisional measures
“[T]here was the man in his 50s, forgotten in a room, having had both legs amputated. He had lost his kids, his grandkids, his home . . . and he’s alone in the corner of …
On , by Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, 74 words
Some day the Gaza war will end
In the movie Apocalypse Now, Robert Duval’s character, Colonel Bill Kilgore, reflectively observes that, despite the smell of victory, ‘Someday this war’s gonna end’. So too, the war in Gaza is going to end. The …
On , by Damien Kingsbury, 65 words