Australian Politics and Policy - Senior, 2019a

Australian Politics and Policy
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About the author
Ian McAuley is a retired lecturer in public finance, University of Canberra. Because
of the prominence of health care in government finance, he has taken a strong
interest in the way Australia and other countries finance health care – their mix of
direct payments, public insurance and private insurance. He has delivered several
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