Category Archives: Australia

New Zealand’s Feeble Attempt to Curb Sky-High Housing Prices

New Zealand, awfully late in the game, is trying to Do Something about insane housing prices.

Yes, Export Bans on Vaccines Are a Problem, But Why Is the Supply of Vaccines so Limited in the First Place?

Italy has blocked vaccine exports to Australia, which now must reconsider its opposition to proposed global solutions to unblock supply.

Facebook and Google vs the Free Press

The effort to contain Google and Facebook were only in the skirmish stage until Australia and Maryland upped the ante with their tax powers.

Is the Post-COVID Boom Going to Bust?

Reading the tea leaves of the economy after Covid…..assuming an “after Covid”.

Facebook Bans News in Australia to Avoid Paying Charges

Facebook shuts off news and important information in Australia to bullly the government into dropping a bill requiring it to share revenue.

Disruption of Seaborne Trade in South East Asia: A Quantitative Analysis

Restrictions to shipping due to military sanctions could have large negative effects on economic welfare for countries all over the world, including oil exporters such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland is On Fire, Joining Other Places Where Wildfires Rage or Have Recently Burned Out of Control

Brazil’s Pantanal wetland is burning, joining other rworld egions afflicted with climate change-fueled wildfires.

Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years

Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.

Covid-19: Carmageddon Beckons Unless Work from Home Continues

Another way Covid-19 is wreacking havoc on major cities.

COVID-19 Survivors Face Lifetime of Disability

Funny how other countries are willing to acknowledge that Covid-19 can do very bad things without killing you, and not the US.

Study: Hunters Kill Birds During Their Annual Migrations Through the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Study: hunters slaughter birds as the undertake their annual migrations in chokepoints along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.

Labor Admits Superannuation Is a Ponzi Scheme

An Australian proposal would put stressed superannuation funds in even more trouble.

400 Million Locked Down in China To Fight Coronavirus

Another estimate of the severity and potential broader impact of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Australia Faces Calamity

Identifying likely economic road kill from the coronavirus outbreak.