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Category Archives: economics

Hell is business …

‘Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, and the resulting decimated healthcare system in the Palestinian enclave, has led to around 6,000 amputations since the war began, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Around a quarter of the cases are children, making the war in Gaza the largest source of child amputees in modern history, according to the United Nations.’

Body Bags of Bits …?

Our bits, harvested, repackaged and sold back to us… without the heart.

Slurp ….

Mining giant BHP will continue to extract water from the Great Artesian Basin until at least 2036. Environmentalists and First Nations groups say a new agreement between the South Australian government and BHP…. does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin.

BHP does not have a good environmental track record… here’s an example.

textapocalypse …

Small towns – reinventing their futures …

The inaugural Positive Pathways to local Rural Prosperity conference was held in Pickering Brook, Western Australia, September 17-20th 2024. Initiated by The Bank of Ideas which has been committed to ‘supporting the growth of enterprising, sustainable and vibrant small-town communities and economies’ since 1989. Here are a few of the cartoons drawn during the conference highlighting just some of the great ideas from the presentations and sessions. For more about small town reinvention and conference assets and presentations click here.

‘Whatever…’

Cartoons for the next issue of Australian Socialist (and here’s something interesting).

Keeping heads above water …

Cartoons for the Pacific Islands Forum at COP 28.

Will dodgy accounting save the planet …?

… instead of actually reducing global emissions …

Sámi reindeer herding …

Diagram for a research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute offering, ‘for the first time, an evaluation … of agreements between Sámi reindeer herding districts and developers in Sweden. The evaluation was conducted from a Sámi perspective…‘

See an earlier related post here.

2022 Federal Budget …

This week’s Pro Bono news cartoon. Check out their Budget coverage!