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Extraordinary measures in extraordinary times

Nicholas Gruen
March 28, 2023
[caption id="attachment_36685" align="alignright" width="417"] This picture makes the obvious point that if we got an extremely large person to put on extremely large rubber gloves...
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On understanding the other side of things

Nicholas Gruen
March 11, 2023March 12, 2023
The only education I ever got was in history. And what history taught me is wrapped up in the story the premier English speaking philosopher...
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Casablanca as Plato’s Symposium (Srsly!)

Nicholas Gruen
February 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/NGruen1/status/1627142530126184448 The first I saw or heard of Casablanca was at the beginning (and end) of Woody Allen’s “Play it again Sam”. It was many...
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NHMRC funding “bombshell”

Chris Lloyd
November 7, 2022November 9, 2022
Australia punches above its weight in the medical research space. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the main government granting agency in...
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The political economy of Medicare

Luke Slawomirski
September 13, 2022July 7, 2023
I always say that political economy is the best (or least worst) lens through which to examine how health systems work. This goes for Medicare,...
Morrison’s “secret powers” scandal: democracy is safe
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Morrison’s “secret powers” scandal: democracy is safe

David Walker
August 21, 2022April 3, 2025
Scott Morrison's "secret powers" are being heralded in much of the media as proof that he was up to no good. The simpler explanation is...
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Standards Part Two: Comparative Standards

Nicholas Gruen
November 27, 2021December 6, 2021
Standards: continued from Part One. [caption id="attachment_35719" align="aligncenter" width="270"] Why is this man smiling?[/caption] I. Introduction Why is this man smiling? He's smiling because he...

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