Alison Pennington

@ak_pennington · Adelaide, South Australia · joined 27 Jun 2017

Economist. Writer. Chief Econ at @McKellInstitute. Author of GEN F'D? @PAFC proud.

16 703Followers

1 251Following

8 577Posts total

30.5KViews on collected posts

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Alison Pennington@ak_pennington15 Aug

My latest in @_TheSaturdays on how saving our welfare state means rebuilding the real economic and social foundations for it. And confronting some uncomfortable truths. #auspol @McKellInstitute https://t.co/UCVYYakHYt 691 views · 9 likes · 4 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington20 Jul

Everything you’ve been told about Australia’s dark convict routes is wrong. It wasn’t hardened criminals but workers & dissenters transported here to expand empire. Conviction Politics is exciting project. Check it out! https://t.co/wFILSM13vv 1K views · 16 likes · 6 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington13 Jul

@ak_pennington @smh Every single major privatisation in Australian history except Telstra was the subject of an electoral mandate the largest swing against an incumbent with a privatisation policy was the 2015 NSW election, Mike Baird suffered a swing of 9.9% still easily winning 1.8K views · 50 likes · 0 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington13 Jul

@ak_pennington @smh Why was inflation lowest during this era of privatisation? https://t.co/i1e8BXHpCS

620 views · 40 likes · 0 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington13 Jul

@ak_pennington @smh I'm sure you're a nice, well meaning person. But price controls are a truly terrible idea. Read less theory, and more history. 1.9K views · 69 likes · 0 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington12 Jul

Private actors are increasing their control over energy, fuel, housing, food, healthcare & education. They drive inflation & drag down living standards. We need price controls & more public delivery to protect Australia from inflation & profiteering. My op-ed w @smh #auspol https

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Alison Pennington@ak_pennington9 Jul

@ak_pennington @smh Whilst there is a viable opposition, privatisation will always be an option as it fits in with core values like small govt. Aspiration & greed are viewed as good & whilst the former needs to be promoted, inequality needs to be managed as the wealth divide co 54 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington9 Jul

@ak_pennington @smh And alternative explanation and rather simpler, is that services provided by governments are subsidized by the taxpayer. Take for example the Urgent Care Clinics provided by Medicare. A visit costs $246 per patient, yet it is a free service. The same service p 104 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington9 Jul

Australia’s inflation problem is painful & persistent & it won’t truly improve until we address its root cause: privatisation. My latest with @smh on how price controls on essentials & expanded public provision can deliver price stability. https://t.co/hgeRC9r76v 1.8K views · 16 likes · 5 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Alison Pennington@ak_pennington30 Jun

Your reminder that concentrating big corporate power over delivery of essentials is not inevitable. Gov't has the power to protect consumers & small biz. #ausecon https://t.co/1y7qxLEXW0 948 views · 26 likes · 11 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

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Interacción, %3.42%esta cuenta1.61%mediana de 10K–100K

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How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

94830 Jun

1.8K9 Jul

104

21.5K12 Jul

1.9K13 Jul

620

1.8K

1K20 Jul

69115 Aug

Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

4.11%30 Jun

1.30%9 Jul

0.96%

3.70%

3.78%12 Jul

4.03%13 Jul

7.10%

3.13%

2.29%20 Jul

2.03%15 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.61%.

What the audience does

Likes61.6%724 in total

Reposts21.8%256 in total

Replies9.5%112 in total

Bookmarks7.1%83 in total

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