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Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin
By John QuigginAs Shemara Wikramanayake retires with shares worth hundreds of millions, the public is left counting the cost of high prices for utilities, roads and airports
#Banking #Australianeconomy #ThamesWater #Qantas #Telstra #TheGuardian #JohnQuiggin
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Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits | John Quiggin
By John QuigginPerhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services
#Telstra #Telecoms #Telecommunicationsindustry #Australianews #JohnQuiggin
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Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits | John Quiggin
By John QuigginPerhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services
#Telstra #Telecoms #Telecommunicationsindustry #Australianews #JohnQuiggin
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Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits | John Quiggin
By John QuigginPerhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services
#Telstra #Telecoms #Telecommunicationsindustry #Australianews #JohnQuiggin
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Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits | John Quiggin
By John QuigginPerhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services
#Telstra #Telecoms #Telecommunicationsindustry #Australianews #JohnQuiggin
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If further proof is needed (for those diehard who still believe the far-right SMR dream) #JohnQuiggin has reviewed the nuclear powerplant playing field to deliver his prognosis:
“Looking at the world as a whole, the first half of 2026 has seen
* two (2) new reactors connected to the grid, both in China
* three (3) construction projects reaching first nuclear concrete, all in China
* zero (0) new final investment decisions outside China
* one (1) new/revised export contract, probably just symbolic, between Rosatom and UzbekistanGenerously assuming a 4:1 capacity ratio, the two new reactors would be equivalent to around 8 GW of firmed solar. That’s what China installs every week or so, and the world as a whole every four or five days.
In summary, nuclear power isn’t a vital source of energy, obstructed by politics. Outside China, it’s a zombie, animated by political imperatives. In China, it’s an afterthought, running far behind solar and wind, as well as (regrettably) new coal and gas, and about level with new hydro.”
Sit tight folks, #Renewables are winning the fight — if not fast enough for comfort — and will continue to do so until we beat the #FossilFuel and #NuclearPowerGeneration industries.
Read more:
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnquigginblog/p/the-state-of-nuclear-power-in-2026 -
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“Should proposals for recognition of crypto as a reserve asset for the US turn into reality, the result will be to make the $US itself useless as a reserve currency. Governments and financial institutions outside the US should be ready to dump dollars if this looks like becoming a reality. In the meantime, financial institutions should be prohibited from dealing with it [crypto] in any way, and individuals should be required to report crypto holdings and transactions.”#BRICS #USPol #WorldBank #IMF #Renmimbi #Euro #USDollar #GlobalTrade #GlobalExchange #Economics #Crypto #BrettonWoods #NewBrettonWoods #Auspol #JohnQuiggin
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“Should proposals for recognition of crypto as a reserve asset for the US turn into reality, the result will be to make the $US itself useless as a reserve currency. Governments and financial institutions outside the US should be ready to dump dollars if this looks like becoming a reality. In the meantime, financial institutions should be prohibited from dealing with it [crypto] in any way, and individuals should be required to report crypto holdings and transactions.”#BRICS #USPol #WorldBank #IMF #Renmimbi #Euro #USDollar #GlobalTrade #GlobalExchange #Economics #Crypto #BrettonWoods #NewBrettonWoods #Auspol #JohnQuiggin
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@johnquiggin
“Should proposals for recognition of crypto as a reserve asset for the US turn into reality, the result will be to make the $US itself useless as a reserve currency. Governments and financial institutions outside the US should be ready to dump dollars if this looks like becoming a reality. In the meantime, financial institutions should be prohibited from dealing with it [crypto] in any way, and individuals should be required to report crypto holdings and transactions.”#BRICS #USPol #WorldBank #IMF #Renmimbi #Euro #USDollar #GlobalTrade #GlobalExchange #Economics #Crypto #BrettonWoods #NewBrettonWoods #Auspol #JohnQuiggin
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@johnquiggin
“Should proposals for recognition of crypto as a reserve asset for the US turn into reality, the result will be to make the $US itself useless as a reserve currency. Governments and financial institutions outside the US should be ready to dump dollars if this looks like becoming a reality. In the meantime, financial institutions should be prohibited from dealing with it [crypto] in any way, and individuals should be required to report crypto holdings and transactions.”#BRICS #USPol #WorldBank #IMF #Renmimbi #Euro #USDollar #GlobalTrade #GlobalExchange #Economics #Crypto #BrettonWoods #NewBrettonWoods #Auspol #JohnQuiggin
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@johnquiggin
“Should proposals for recognition of crypto as a reserve asset for the US turn into reality, the result will be to make the $US itself useless as a reserve currency. Governments and financial institutions outside the US should be ready to dump dollars if this looks like becoming a reality. In the meantime, financial institutions should be prohibited from dealing with it [crypto] in any way, and individuals should be required to report crypto holdings and transactions.”#BRICS #USPol #WorldBank #IMF #Renmimbi #Euro #USDollar #GlobalTrade #GlobalExchange #Economics #Crypto #BrettonWoods #NewBrettonWoods #Auspol #JohnQuiggin