In his op-ed “Why the National Broadband Network (NBN) will fail” Malcolm Turnbull argues that the commercial sector is better placed than the government to deliver the technical infrastructure needed
“Why is the religious right so obsessed with teh gays?” … this sounds like a legitimate question, and an invitation to do a bit of History research. The control of
You all did love him once, not without cause - Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 2 Iron Chef, every Saturday night on SBS In some respect, the political assassination of Kevin Rudd was
With relatively low media coverage, Australia is facing a pretty defining ‘moment’: the design of a new National Curriculum which is to supersede individual State Curricula over the years Kindergarten
In her recent post on edufutures.com Annabel Astbury raises a point that your correspondent has been wondering about from time to time: “The amount of times that I see people on
For all its drama and tragedy the Global Financial Crisis has been a time of such intense focus on all things Finance and Economics that one of its positive collateral
Do different standards apply when rescuing Wall-Street vs. the Greek economy? A thorough review of the media coverage leaves a sort of unease. Back in 2008, it was all about saving the
If you thought Australians did not give a stuff about what is happening in Greece and Europe because they are too busy dealing with China, think again. The PM is following
This post continues the theme started in a previous note “Will the Empire Ever Strike Back?” and takes us on a bit of a journey to recap some key The point
The Commonwealth Conundrum The Australian Commonwealth economic conundrum is the result of significant regional imbalances between states. Western Australia is busy digging up dirt and selling it to China,… Remember Midnight
US Treasury Bonds Now Value Less Than Private Bonds In a major step towards the end of an Era, more and more analysts now consider safer to buy sound Private Bonds
The efficient market hypothesis disproved. Financial Markets are not Supply-Demand Compliant We’ve all heard about the basic rule driving the economy: the law of supply and demand. After a simplistic presentation on
Why it is important to keep the bastards honest in Haiti as aid money is pouring in, heartbreaking images dominate the international news, and the profitable smell of blood is
Here is the 3rd of the PBS documentaries from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk, who has provided a narrative of what happened around the Global Financial Crisis: - Episode #3
This is the 2nd documentary of the 3-part series from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk regarding the GFC. The trilogy starts to shape the narrative of what happened around the Global
Last year, PBS aired 3 documentaries from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk. This trilogy starts to shape the narrative of what happened around the Global Financial Crisis: - Episode #1 Inside
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel to exit the world ruler room. Cover from the Economist [March 2009] “how China sees the world” echoing the New Yorker cover
Your correspondent wished he had Paul K by his side over the umpteenth dinner conversation about the compared merits and benefits of two slightly different proposals ofsocial and economic infrastructures: -
Antipodean cousins meet on the podium. The impasse of traditional economics to measure well-being and happiness is an ongoing source of debate. This why beyond the anecdotal fun facts, the publication
A few days ago I found out about an application that threw me off my chair: Pearltrees.com. The reason is that I have been discussing a similar concept around me for
The climate change debate moved to a new level of maturity and clear thinking in Australia when the Liberal party’s Senate leader, Nick Minchin declared on ABC 4 Corners: “For the
French politics, journalism, new media, irreverence… all in one post. Revisting what is actually left of the mainstream debate around Sarkozy. Martians and non-French speaking internet travellers might have noticed the proliferation
Richard Denniss‘ article is published in Dissent.com.au number30 He looks at income tax rates introduced by the Hawke and Rudd governments. A few points: - If the government wants incentives to make low-income earners
GFC as a Bohemian Bankruptcy, a la Queen The previous post was about 1 picture worth 1000 words. This one is an alternative in video… - lfo
Download now or watch on posterous Miossec – On était tellement de gauche_24_10_2009.mp4 (8837 KB) French version of [ @BradFidler http://is.gd/4yqA3 ] : Christophe Miossec Christophe Miossec [Website] & [en.wikipedia]. Singer and songwriter.
Joe Biden had a question. During a long Sunday meeting with President Obama and top national-security advisers on Sept. 13, the VP interjected, “Can I just clarify a factual point? How much
The recent review of three books about Keynes’ ideas by the Economist is a timely prompt to: a – read about John Maynard to understand his legacy, and b – discover the
According to the Finish media the government is preparing to make 1Mb Broadband internet access a legal right from next July 2010. http://tr.im/Ccoa It had already decided to make a 100 Mb broadband connection
Today POTUS {aka the PresidentOfTheUS} has received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Today NASA is also bombing the moon, in a totally peaceful manner. The internet has gone loco to celebrate
{notes taken from the GriffithREVIEW 25} The globally connected, technologically enabled economy we have been experiencing in the last decade was born out of the ashes of the recession of 1982-83. A
Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler. Their site: http://bnarchives.yorku.ca Most recent Book: “Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder” http://bnarchives.yorku.ca/259/
From The Age Newspaper (Australia); a fairly incisive column by Catherine Deveny on a key – but somehow overlooked – aspect of the failure of our system: “the rich, middle-aged, middle-class
In response to ‘after the era of excess’ published by mckinsey in ‘whatmatters‘ Article, which is calling for more thinking. It is asking for a Strategic change… Yet the majority of the
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