The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) aggressive interest rate hikes have done precisely what they were designed to: smash demand. The impact has been keenly felt across Australia’s private (market) sector, where activity has stalled. Vast numbers of firms have gone into insolvency over the past two years, with the construction and hospitality industries most
13 July 2023... Journalist: Minister, on the sidelines here, have you had the opportunity at all to rub shoulders with Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and put Australia’s position to him on Ukraine?
Trump’s presidency is a reversion to autocratic tyranny. Only concerted resistance can stop it from spreading.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th January 2025
I totally stole that (and tweaked it) from John Gruber’s comprehensive rundown of the gigantic clown car crash that is the TikTok ban/shutdown/forced divestiture.
I’m so fucking glad I didn’t invest a heap of time growing a book audience over there.
I’ve kept that shit off my phone and out of my brain mostly for reasons of focus. Not having Chinese government malware in your back pocket is a good reason, too.
Climate Council Media Release The Albanese Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) that will come into effect on January 1 will see cleaner and cheaper to run cars sold in Australia, cutting climate pollution produced by new cars by more than half. The policy is a huge win for our climate, our health and our…
The Gregorian revolution gave rise to a form of organisation that was gradually stamped out all over the Western world and then to its followers.
These people are prepared to destroy everything, as long as they can command the ruins.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th November 2024
In my last post on this blog, which was written almost two months ago, I stated that while I hadn’t posted anything for about a month, I was ‘getting back into it’1. That was overly optimistic.
I was reading some arguments by Bettina Arndt recently about women dominating the legal profession, especially in the Family Law sphere, so I thought I would the check the facts. This is my modus operandi. Read polar views on an issue (I also consult OurWatch and White Ribbon on issues like this) but then check the facts to see who deceive and lie (which these days go under the Orwellian names of “mis” and “dis” information).
Prosper Australia today released new research examining Australia’s resource royalties. Australian states could capture an additional $14.5 billion in revenue each year by moving to a more flexible royalty model with variable rates that adjust to market conditions.