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Chalmers must do more on IR to reach full employment

Sooner or later, the treasurer will need to translate the worthy ambitions of the employment white paper into a clear set of actionable policy prescriptions.

Stephen MillerFormer adviser to Paul Keating

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The late AFL coach John Kennedy snr was famous for his exhortation: “Don’t think, do!”

And while I would be hesitant to urge the non-application of thought to economic policy, perhaps the time has come for the government to “do” more.

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Stephen Miller is an investment strategy advisor to GSFM and formerly a Treasury officer who served on the personal staff of the then-treasurer Paul Keating from 1985 to 1987.

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