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National affairs Australia’s (temporary) welfare catch-up Bruce Bradbury and Peter Whiteford 26 March 2020 Dramatic changes to social security have lifted Australia’s welfare performance into the middle rank. But they’re temporary, and anomalies remain National affairs Why social policy counts Peter Whiteford 30 November 2018 Have we forgotten the economic significance of the welfare system? National affairs Government by algorithm Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers National affairs Where to for welfare? Daniel Nethery & Peter Whiteford 9 September 2016 The Coalition’s proposed budget cuts would have a disproportionate impact on low-income groups, write Peter Whiteford and Daniel Nethery in this detailed…