Links 8 July 2016

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  • Student numbers plummet by 80,000 across NSW VET sector – The SMH
  • TAFE NSW criticised for commissioning report into rival college investigated by AFP – The ABC
  • Banks brace for negative ratings fallout  – The AFR
  • The contradiction that has split the Liberal Party – The Canberra Times
  • Aussie Home Loans broker faces jail for ‘The Big Short’ style tactics – The AFR
  • SA budget focuses on small business in bid to create jobs – The ABC
  • Mike Baird has just killed off greyhound racing in NSW – Business Insider
  • What was Australia’s role in the Iraq War? – The ABC
  • Iraq war ‘led to Bali bombings’ – The Australian
  • Chilcot Report: The mind-boggling incompetence of Bush, Blair and Howard laid bare – The SMH
  • Bob Katter to support Malcolm Turnbull in event of hung Parliament – The ABC
  • Kogan shares slump on ASX debut – The ABC
  • Decades of Conservative pressure on the ABC are paying off – New Matilda
  • Pokies hitting poor suburbs much harder, study finds – The ABC
  • Six Moments Of Schadenfreude For Progressives After The 2016 Election – New Matilda
  • Maurice Newman: Bring back the Abbottalypse – The Australian
  • ‘Angry and nasty’: crossbenchers slam Malcolm Turnbull’s negotiation skills – The SMH
  • Labour plans to house 5,100 homeless – Interest.co.nz
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.