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As Zhuangzi saw, there is no immutably true self. Instead our identity is as dynamic and alive as a butterfly in flight
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Why it’s important that young unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job Brendan Churchill We often hear young people need to…
The post Why it’s important that young unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.I have visited Calais many times. On each occasion, I learn more about the meaning of human resilience. Having fled the horrors of war, environmental disaster and destitution, refugees in Calais have gone through hell in search of a place of safety. Upon arrival, their search goes on. Children beg for water, contaminated by faeces. […]
DeLong steps in it The efficient market hypothesis Peter Radford This is a second stab at a question that vexes me … I have been…
The post DeLong steps in it The efficient market hypothesis first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Ultra-fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France – Could Australia follow suit? Rowena Maguire For centuries, clothes were hard to produce and expensive.…
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September 1st, 2025: Today I'm coming back from BCAF! If we met - AWESOME! China’s greening steel industry signals an economic reality check for Australia Christoph Nedopil Australia has flourished as an export powerhouse for decades. Much of this… The post China’s greening steel industry signals an economic reality check for Australia first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.I started my undergraduate studies in economics in the late 1970s after starting out as an Arts student in the early 1970s studying philosophy, politics, history, anthropology and statistics. The Vietnam War movement and other things interrupted my first years of studies and it wasn’t until the Federal government introduced the National Employment and Training… 
      
  On money and banking Ted Trainer Much of the last ERA Review was on money and the banking system, but I do not think that… The post Letter from: Dr Ted Trainer (NSW) On money and banking first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Thousands of racists joined anti-immigration marches across the country on Sunday. It was a sobering reminder of the urgent need to organise in defence of migrants, refugees and Indigenous people. The post Anti-migrant rallies show need for anti-racist unity first appeared on Solidarity Online. Things we should own together Artificial Intelligence John Alt If we project the logical trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) it seems to be unavoidable that… The post Things we should own together Artificial Intelligence first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.While China used to be the world's largest waste importer, Southeast Asia is now taking a significant portion of wealthy countries solid waste, leading to negative health outcomes and environmental pollution. 
      
  Australia’s kebab shops have reported a record breaking day of trade last Sunday, following the million moron anti-immigration marches that were held around the country. ”Mate, what a day, we have sold more kebabs today then we have in the... Read More › 
      
  Looking at the facts, there’s no reasonable conclusion except that US democracy is done for. But rather than face facts, I’m turning to fiction. So, here’s a story about the collapse of Trumpism, crony capitalism and the AI/crypto bubble. Fiction is a relatively unfamilar mode of writing for me, so critique (on style and structure […] 
      
  by Tony Wikrent Global famine deaths rise as leaders use food as a weapon David Pilling and Heba Saleh in Cairo, August 25 2025 [Financial Times, via Funding the Future] For decades, the number of people dying from famine was in retreat, reduced to almost nothing by a world intolerant of witnessing people starving to death. […] 
      
  Former Doctor Who showrunner/writer Steven Moffat on Billie Piper's Season 2 finale "regeneration" and what makes for a good Doctor. 
      
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