Broadband policies are emerging as a point of difference between the two major parties ahead of this weekend’s election.
Paul Budde was critical of the Coalition’s new broadband policy on last week’s program. To help even the balance I invited Liberal MP Paul Fletcher to ZDNet Australia for a half-hour video interview, so he could explain the policy in detail.
Fletcher is no stranger to telecommunications. He was minister for communications for Richard Alston and spent eight years as director of corporate and regulatory affairs at Optus.
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Introducing People’s Bonds, putting government debt to work
Could some of the bonds issued y government be given to people as a form of basic income? So, when times are tough, government debt is highest, and people get more? I discuss the idea with @profstevekeen o the latest Debunking Economics podcast.
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Rates boosted as strong data support aggressive Fed hikes
Strong data has added to the expectations of an aggressive rate path says NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, shown in rising bond yields and falling equities today.
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What follows furlough?
How many people will lose their job at the end of furlough. Dr Nicola Headlam has a number. Plus, EU’s vaccine slowdown, Deliveroo’s IPO and BT workers set to strike?
