Playing By The Rules – With Dr Ron Roberts

I discuss Neo-liberalism, mental health and who sets the rules, with Ron Roberts, Honorary Lecturer in Psychology at Kingston University, a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His books include Psychology and Capitalism (2015), and The Off-Modern: Psychology estranged (2017) (Both with Zero Books).

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-ron-roberts-119/

Stop Bank Deposit Bail-In – Once And For All

Economist John Adams and Analyst Martin North discuss the Senate Inquiry into the proposed change to existing legislation to make Bank Deposit Bail-In illegal. [Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020]. The inquiry is open for just a couple of weeks, and its open to receive submissions now.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/BankingDeposits

If, as the Government and APRA say, Deposits will never be bailed-in, then this should be passed at once. But if there is obfuscation it means there is the wish to keep the option firmly open, which would be a concern give the current economic situation, Who will blink first?

The Future Of Universities (And The Death Of Humanities?) – With Salvatore Babones

Salvatore Babones is an American sociologist, associate professor at the University of Sydney, and an expert in the areas of Chinese and American economy and society. His research is related to macro-level structure of the world economy, with a particular focus on China’s global economic integration.

https://salvatorebabones.com/

Today we discuss the question of the future of universities.

Auction Results 20 June 2020

Domain released their preliminary results for today. Listing volumes were quite close to this time last year, if lower, so it will be interesting to see where the final clearance rates settle.

Canberra listed 24 auctions, reported 20 and sold 16, with 4 passed in to give a Domain clearance of 80%.

Brisbane listed 51 auctions, reported 26 and sold 15 with 3 withdrawn and 11 passed in to give a Domain clearance of 52%.

Adelaide listed 24 auctions, reported 9 and sold 6 with 1 withdrawn and 3 passed in to give a Domain clearance of 60%.

DFA Live Q&A Tuesday 23 June With Robbie Barwick On Banking Reform

Mark your diaries, next Tuesday Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party will join us for a live Q&A session. On the agenda is banking reform, bail-in, creation of a national bank, the cash ban, and much much more. You can ask a question on the night via YouTube chat, or beforehand via the DFA Blog.