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A labour market economist would be a good addition to the Board. I would prioritise their skills as an economist over any labour movement affiliation. That said, there are some very good labour market economists/specialists with ACTU backgrounds. Some even subscribe to this newsletter!

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considering how deeply tied up monetary policy is with the labour market, it seems like having a good labour economist on the board would be a sensible idea. the actu should have a say - maybe this could be achieved in consultation with the labour economists assocation where they would decide together on a candidate.

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