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"Like Kevin Rudd before him, Anthony Albanese is taking an odd approach to
evidence.
Before becoming prime minister in 2007, Rudd promised to deliver “good
evidence-based policy in terms of producing the best outcomes”.
Yet while in office, Rudd made several of his most important and far-reaching
decisions without bothering to compare outcomes to cost – that is to say,
without a formal cost-benefit analysis. Those decisions included lifting
compulsory super contributions and his preferred model of the national
broadband network.
In the case of the national broadband network, Rudd explicitly rejected pleas
for a cost-benefit analysis, a stance his finance minister justified by saying
we just formed the view that in effect we had to make the clear decision
that said this is the outcome we are going to achieve, come hell or high
water, because it is of fundamental importance to the future of the
Australian economy.
In opposition, Albanese led the way in pushing for evidence-based policy. So
far, his government is reverting to type – even shutting down a move to improve
accountability on big projects last week. But there is also one small sign of
progress, thanks to a new institution you probably haven’t heard about yet."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
