Cliffhangar
Manning Clifford, Luke HeeneyShort reflections on Australia public policy (aka, the home of my undercooked ideas before they're ready to take off into something more substantial)
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The Bull Case for Melbourne
Last month, Treasury’s Population Statement predicted that Melbourne will overtake Sydney as Australia’s largest city in little more than a decade. That optimistic outlook cuts against today’s prevailing narrative: that Melbourne is the cap...
It's okay if house prices drop
Australia enters 2026 with its three largest cities each having an average house price of over $1 million. It’s frustrating for young Aussies like me looking to buy their first home. But it’s also the unsurprising outcome of a persistent, d...
We kicked kids off social media. What about adults?
Australia’s recent social media ban on teens has, understandably, faced some serious backlash. One line of critique wonders why we’re even bothering, given the kids will likely get around it. Another criticism asks: “What is it about the ag...
Some thoughts on Australian tech & innovation
Last week, we released issue two of Inflection Points, with four essays on how technology and innovation can play a role in Australia’s future. The reception was encouraging — Jessy Wu’s piece sparked debate about how narrow VC mandates sti...
Whitlam’s own progressive patriotism
Following his sweeping election victory earlier in the year, Anthony Albanese announced a new vision of how he hopes to steer the country. He claimed he was building “progressive patriotism”, which he said to mean…
…doing things the Aust...
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Editor-at-Large of Inflection Points; recovering economist; Queenslander.
Founding Editor at Inflection Points | Economics and energy tech at Stanford
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