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John Quiggin
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Economist & blogger @ http://johnquiggin.com, http://crookedtimber.org. http://johnquiggin.substack.com/?utm http://mstdn.social/@johnquiggin
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John Quiggin is an Australian economist, a professor at the University of Queensland. He was formerly an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Federation Fellow and a member of the board of the Climate Change Authority of the Australian Government. .. more

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 22h
Oddly enough, I took this off the shelf yesterday to re-read it. Just as good as I remember.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 2d
Saying "people will live underwater" in 1970 was a lot less dumb than is saying "people will live on Mars" today.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 4d
I'll be going off social media for a holiday break, except for #johnqpersonal posts. Back after Xmas, or maybe early in 2026.

Happy holidays, everyone!

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 4d
Worked with a change of browser. That's unusual these days, but I use odd browsers

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 4d
The 20th century added to the tradition with "Christmas has been so commercialised" (the standard whinge in my youth), and then "the war on Christmas", which bids fair to outlast the Hundred Years War.

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It’s a good thing there’s such a steady stream of studies, because they seem to be forgotten moments after publication. news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 4d
Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2025...

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d
Links goes to "Not Found" for me

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d
China to hit oil demand peak by 2030
Nation to hit oil demand peak by 2030
China, long the single biggest driver of global oil demand growth, is on track to hit its consumption peak during the country's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), driven by the rapid proliferation of electric vehicles and new energy sources, industry experts said.
www.chinadaily.com.cn

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d
The main remaining point is that the IHRA defn arguably precludes the idea of a democratic one-state solution with no established religion or preferred ethnicity. But while that's a minority position, it's widely regarded as either desirable or the fallback from a failure of the two-state solution

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d
I agree with them that its a bad definition. I think, however, that the dangers associated with the IHRA definition have been greatly reduced by the fact that most criticism of Israel is now based on generally applicable standards rather than the specific circumstances of Israel/Palestin

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roccoweglarz.bsky.social @roccoweglarz.bsky.social · 7d
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Gen Z does not exist: Why phony generational labels fail us - Salon.com
Generational labels have no scientific meaning. Experts say they’re tired — we should be too
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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
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How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
A new study has revealed how many homes would be needed to end rough sleeping in three major Australian cities – and the costs.
theconversation.com

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
A new study has revealed how many homes would be needed to end rough sleeping in three major Australian cities – and the costs.
theconversation.com

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
D'oh! I'll try again in the morning

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
Sure, but this article doesn't mention even land-based anti-ship missiles like the Neptune.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
There was video of the attack - Russians denied damage, but even if true, they won't always get lucky

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out go.bsky.app/redirect?

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
It's ceased to have much bite. The requirement not to judge Israel by standards not applied to others might possibly prohibit direct comparisons with Nazi Germany, but not with a long list of genocidal regimes. And now that we've recognised Palestine, it's clear that Israel's occupation is illegal.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
Lengthy piece on why experience of drones (and, by omission, anti-ship missiles) in Ukraine war is irrelevant to a possible air-naval war between US and China. Among the terms not mentioned #BlackSea #Sevastopol #SeaBaby #Moskva.

www.foreignaffairs.c...?
America’s Drone Delusion
Why the lessons of Ukraine don’t apply to a conflict with China.
www.foreignaffairs.com

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
I’m happy with that, but I expect that the government will face plenty of hostility once this becomes clear. And, given their track record, they will buckle, perhaps by trying to make anti-semitic hate speech a special category.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
A law that banned speech of this kind would also capture attacks on, for example, the “indigenous industry”, “African gangs”, Pauline Hanson’s burqua stunts and so on. And it would presumably affect media organizations that platformed racial hatred, most obviously Sky.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
For example, the Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament used a banner saying “Stop the Jewish Lobby”, which the police judged was inside existing law.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
Hate speech directed against ethnic and religious groups should be restricted by law. But it's important to note that any law strong enough to restrict anti-semitic hate speech will affect lots of people, mostly on the political right. That's why they have opposed such laws until now.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d
This looks bogus to me. Provenance?

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9d
This only makes clear what was known before AI. Lots of academics copy citations without checking they are correct or that they say what the previous source imputes to them.
In lots of cases (rg lists of papers that have addressed a topic) it's sufficient to read the abstract, but that's a minimum

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9d
But they have power only in his mind. Big public support and majorities for gun control in both houss. Doesn't mean he won't fold

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9d
Can Albanese rise to the occasion ?*
Can Albanese rise to the occasion ?*
The challenge of gun control
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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9d
If you are talking about danger to others, cars a more appropriate analogy. If danger to self, you need to include gun suicides and accidents.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 9d
Cars are much more necessary than guns but are very tightly restricted in this respect. Almost anything you can do with a car for fun, as opposed to transport, is illegal or restricted if it poses a danger or nuisance to others (burnouts, racing, speeding, off-roading).