On this day in 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed, killing at least 1,134 garment workers and injuring over 2,500 more. The building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, housed five garment factories, and the incident remains the deadliest factory accident in history. The day before, workers had reported cracks in the walls to the building managers, but […]
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A couple of years ago, Paul Krugman had a piece up on his blog arguing that the ‘discipline of modelling’ is a sine qua non for tackling politically and emotionally charged economic issues: In my experience, modeling is a helpful tool (among others) in avoiding that trap, in being self-aware when you’re starting to let your […]
for my upcoming shows and events, for some reason which is currently unclear to me. Anyhow, if you want to come along to a night of poetry, jokes, juggling, breakdancing etc, you can find more info here … https://brianbilston.com/upcoming-events-and-shows/
Clearing up misinformation about the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage fees, coming into effect May 1.
The long road to "Orange."
Change is HARD.
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Has Melbourne’s population really overtaken Sydney’s? With the latest Regional Population dataset from the ABS just out, Glenn digs into the detail behind the headlines. Hint: it’s all about how you define a city....