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Charles Maskell-Knight

Charles Maskell-Knight

Pearls and Irritations

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A campaign to raise awareness of aged care star ratings is wasting public money

Last week the government launched a media campaign to “build awareness, trust, and use” of the system of aged care star ratings. The launch...

16.10.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Charles Maskell-Knight

Greater efforts are needed to tackle a “staggering” increase in vaping rates

The Federal Government last week launched a new influencer-led social media campaign to discourage vaping among young people, warning that social...

03.03.2024 8

Pearls and Irritations

Charles Maskell-Knight

Government’s response to Long Covid inquiry an exercise in sophistry

Preparing government responses to reports from Parliamentary inquiries often involves finding a plausible excuse to reject a perfectly sensible...

21.02.2024 20

Pearls and Irritations

Charles Maskell-Knight

On private health insurance, a timely call to look beyond self-interest

Following the release of the 2022-23 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) report on private health insurers, I wrote in mid-November that...

04.01.2024 9

Pearls and Irritations

Charles Maskell-Knight

Do political donations win government tenders for the Big Four?

A recent submission to a Senate inquiry by the Centre for Public Integrity claimed that in the decade to 2023 companies making political donations...

11.12.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

Charles Maskell-Knight

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