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2024

Death by a thousand links
Facebook leaving Australia shows that the media bargaining code backfired. The government misdiagnosed the problem and harmed consumers while benefiting the big media companies. It’s time to cut our losses, accept that the code was a mistake, and focus on real solutions to support local media.
Friday Fodder (7/24)
Why you should ignore pundits, Google breaks its brain (or how to slowly ruin a good business), Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency released data that are about as useful as tits on a bull, and is Joe Biden too old?
A nuclear future for Australia?
Ditching coal is inevitable for net-zero, but is nuclear the answer? Maybe, maybe not. But what we need is an honest discussion about our energy future.
Bowen's taking us for a ride
Bowen’s proposed vehicle emission rules rely on dodgy assumptions, restrict choice and raise prices while overstating the savings. On the list of things to do about carbon emissions and the cost of living, they are one of the most costly, inefficient options available.
Friday Fodder (6/24)
Are you being underpaid, how should we best mitigate carbon emissions (and how two prominent government advisors got it so wrong), why we shouldn’t bail out the nickel industry, and what’s the most important stock on Earth?