“I think that’s where we see the limits of our compassion. It’s always tempered by the biases that we are comfortable continuing with and not interrogating.” – Kishor Napier-Raman 

The myth that Australian society is egalitarian enough to give everyone a ‘fair go’ is pervasive. Supposedly, if you have a go, you’ll get a go. Yet it’s an idea rarely reflected in our economic policies. Welfare recipients are demonised as dole bludgers, wealth is protected and the divide between rich and poor feels ever more acute. Two of our finest economic and political commentators, Rick Morton (On Money) and Kishor Napier-Raman, examine where money meets policy – from their predictions on the then-upcoming COVID vaccine roll-out to housing affordability – with Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney, Mark Scott.

&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s where we see the limits of our compassion. It&rsquo;s always tempered by the biases that we are comfortable continuing with and not interrogating.&rdquo; &ndash; Kishor Napier-Raman 
The myth that Australian society is egalitarian enough to give everyone a &lsquo;fair go&rsquo; is pervasive. Supposedly, if you have a go, you&rsquo;ll get a go. Yet it&rsquo;s an idea rarely reflected in our economic policies. Welfare recipients are demonised as dole bludgers, wealth is protected and the divide between rich and poor feels ever more acute. Two of our finest economic and political commentators, Rick Morton (On Money) and Kishor Napier-Raman, examine where money meets policy &ndash; from their predictions on the then-upcoming COVID vaccine roll-out to housing affordability &ndash; with Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney, Mark Scott.

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