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Economics, Natural resource management, Politics

32 -Australia’s position on whaling

27 December, 200428 July, 2015 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

A Perth taxi driver last week was telling me about his holidays in Albany in the days before they closed the whaling station in 1978.

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Miscellaneous

31 – A Christmas recipe

20 December, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell1 Min Reading

Going to Nana’s for Christmas in the 1960s was always a terrific treat. She was a good present buyer, and a good food provider. The

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Economics, Environment

30 – Thinking like an economist 8: Putting a value on the environment

13 December, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell6 Min Reading

Now and then I get involved in discussions with non-economists about the potential contribution of economics to improved environmental management. I find that the first

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Music

29 – Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia, 5 December 2004

6 December, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

Elvis Costello is perhaps music’s greatest and boldest adventurer. From his home base in lyrically brilliant rock music, he makes forays into classical, jazz, country,

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Communication

28 – Radio

29 November, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell4 Min Reading

I don’t watch much television, but I do listen to a lot of radio. The quality of current affairs and information programs on ABC radio

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Economics

27 – Thinking like an economist 7: Economics and money

22 November, 200426 December, 2011 by David Pannell3 Min Reading

People tend to think that economics is primarily about money. I guess it is an understandable mistake, but actually economics is primarily about making decisions

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