Patrick J. Byrne While Australian policymakers regard free trade agreements as set in concrete, the Trump administration has renegotiated its trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. After 26 years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been replaced with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). Important changes reflect U.S. determination to stop American…
by Peter Purcell Michael Shellenberger, a Time magazine “Hero of the Environment” and an environmental activist of international standing, has apologised for the lies and scaremongering he and his colleagues have been spreading for years. His apology is given full voice in his newly published book, Apocalypse Never, which Shellenberger recently précised in Forbes magazine.…
SURVIVING THE FUTURE: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy by David Fleming and Shaun Chamberlin Chelsea Green Publishing, Hartford, VermontPaperback: 304 pages Price: AUD$30.95 Reviewed by Brian Coman “Examine everything,” writes St Paul in his first letter to the Thessalonians, “hold on to that which is true.” Now, of course,…
For pundits who had hoped that the Eden-Monaro by-election would provide some clear markers on the current mood of the Australian electorate, the confusing result will be disappointing. Labor went backwards but won. The Liberals moved forward but lost. The result, in fact, was a political stalemate. Though Labor narrowly retained the seat vacated by…
