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The economics of Australia's too-common leadership spills

  • Written by Brendan Markey-Towler, Researcher, The University of Queensland

At the end of another week of chaos in Canberra, we’re all asking why this keeps happening. Why are our leaders playing politics instead of governing?

A somewhat esoteric sub-field of economics known as Public Choice Theory suggests it really does come down to two things. First, the technological advances that have given politicians feedback...

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