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A New, Small Wave of Italian Migration to Australia is not Feeling Valued
Increasing numbers of young Italians are following in the footsteps of previous generations in migrating to Australia, but up to 40% report feeling exploited at work, and found it...
The EU Poverty Bar is Moving Higher
Brexit caps off a turbulent decade for the EU. Many in the Eurozone will be hoping that it does not cause further economic turmoil, as it is becoming increasingly...
Australia’s Productivity Commission Blasts ‘effects test’ as Unwarranted
The Productivity Commission has condemned government plans for an “effects test” that would make it easier to stop large businesses exploiting their market power against small businesses and farmers. It has...
Tanzania Walks Away from the Trade Table
Tanzania’s refusal to sign a new trade deal between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) has generated anxious reactions. If news reports are to be believed,...
With Whom Will the UK Trade?
With Brexit on the horizon, the UK must decide what kind of trade relationship it should craft with the European Union. The cases of Norway, Switzerland, Canada and other...
If You’re ‘Just Managing’, it’s May to the Rescue
Theresa May has come into office talking about people who are “just managing”, but find life tough. Similarly, then Labour Party leader Ed Miliband talked about the squeezed middle...
Australian Poverty Drops, but Income Stagnates
Poverty in Australia has declined, welfare reliance has stabilised and long-term poverty is becoming rare - but overall economic wellbeing is no longer improving, and households’ wealth has remained...
Notoriously Inaccurate African Data Requires a Second Look
In November 2010, Ghana Statistical Services announced new and revised gross domestic product (GDP) estimates. As a result, the estimated size of the economy was adjusted upward by more than 60%,...
No Khat For You
In 2014 the UK banned khat, the stimulant stems and leaves of the tree Catha edulis. In Kenya, it is more commonly known as miraa or veve. In 2014 the UK banned khat, the stimulant...
That’s the (Entrepreneurial) Spirit
When confronted by life, we are each bound within the scope and the limits of the perspectives we have adopted and nurtured over our lives. In times of uncertainty...