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Australia’s “shared values”

In the face of the pandemic Scott Morrison launched himself onto the world stage holding virtual summits and strengthening alliances with “like-minded” democracies of “shared values”. Now, Australia, the UK, EU and US are refusing […]

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China’s unfinished road

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a work in progress; what it is, and does, means different things to different people, including those within China tasked with driving the policy 11 March 2021 | Jon […]

Finance

Economist explains Bitcoin

Bitcoin, it’s not a currency, it’s not a capital asset, so AMP Capital Chief Economist asks what this valuable (and volatile) asset really is? 5 March 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital The title may seem a […]

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Please put a face to this name

Western reports on COVID-19 have overwhelmingly been produced under a simple banner of ‘China’. It’s a homogeneous label that ignores the human face of Chinese people everywhere. 27 February 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Like almost […]

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The shadow of Mao remains

The English translation of, Chinese author, Yang Jishenng’s latest book shows the Cultural Revolution still has a hold over China’s leaders writes Professor Kerry Brown 18 May 2020 | Professor Kerry Brown (Image Marcus Reubenstein) […]

Economy

Wages grow from a low base

ABS data shows Australian wages increased in the December quarter but don’t read too much into the figures 24 February 2021 | Staff Writers Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show […]

Economy

Job data not all good

The latest release of official Australian unemployment figures shows a good rise in full time employment but the number of paid hours worked has fallen 18 February 2021 | Staff Writers The Australian Bureau of […]