John Quiggin

@johnquiggin.bsky.social

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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 · 14h

A better solution: Rename it the Donald J. Trump Bridge and leave it in the state depicted below, as a symbol of the friendship between the US and Canada.

U.S.-Canada bridge brouhaha deepens as White House says Trump could amend a permit for the project

The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan.

apnews.com

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Amal @amal-gaza66.myatproto.social · 20h

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Please donate your kindness could save a child’s life.

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 21h

Here's a link from 2024

www.nytimes.com/2024...

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 21h

NY Times has been announcing the fall of Pokrovsk regularly since mid-2024. Maybe they are right this time, but it would be good practice to admit previous errors.

Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults

Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks.

www.nytimes.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

Antarctica massively more livable

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

Telescopes have discovered planets billions of kilometres away. Flying people 200000km is pointless

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

I have some self-growing bridges for sale in desirable locations

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

#Musk has cancelled #Mars and Bezos has announced a pause of "at least two years" (read "forever") on Shepard space tourism. ISS going too. So, we're giving up on humans in Low Earth Orbit & planets. We did the moon 50 years ago - no good reason to go back. Humans belong on Earth and nowhere else.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

So, #Musk has abandoned his long promised Mars mission, apparently because he discovered that Mars is a long way nearly all the time. These surprising problems crop up when you are at the scientific frontier.

Now he's pitching cities on the moon, and his fans love it. I was hoping for world peace.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 1d

It was great to join pre-conference #AARES2026 6K run along spectaculat River Torrens under the leadership of experienced #AARES runners Lin Crase and @johnquiggin.bsky.social

#econsky

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

Government buying votes of former students, while disastrous Job Ready Graduates fees swell HECS debts for current students. Jason Clare is worst education minister ever.

The government’s HECS Bill swings and misses on student debt

How the Albanese government continues to shirk action on the worst remnant of the Morrison–era changes to higher education.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 1d

TUSNACO: The US Navy Always Chickens Out

TUSNACO

The US Navy Always Chickens Out

johnquigginblog.substack.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 2d

The protestors are almost always people objecting to infrastructure on other people's land for which those people have been paid (making them happy). Often from km away or even interstate.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 2d

The opposite of the pattern for solar PV, where long-term future projections have regularly been surpassed within a few years of being issued.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 2d

The IEA finally giving up on carbon capture and storage. 2025 projection for 2050 well below 2021 projection for 2035

Only inertia keeping projected share of emissions reductions (now down to 5 per cent) above rounding error

Minimal role for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) in IEA's World Energy Outlook 2025 | IEEFA

The IEA’s minimal role for CCUS in the Net Zero Emissions (NZE) by 2050 Scenario reflects a multi-year downgrading of the technology, with renewables, electrification, fuel switching, and energy efficiency projected to contribute over 82% of the emissions reductions needed to achieve net zero.

ieefa.org

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 2d

Correct lesson for Labor is that there is point pandering to these people. Treat them the way they would like to treat inner city elites

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

The five-day ~40 hour week seems eternal, but only dates back to about 1950. And until 1980s, everyone assumed working hours would keep on declining. @pluralistic
pluralistic.net/2026...

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

Russia has made repeated attempts to kill Zelensky, & claimed attempts on Putin. So, not much weight on sovereign immunity these days.
Suggestion of arresting Herzog is not made with thought that it will happen, merely that he deserves it, along with all senior figures in Israeli state (and Hamas)

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

Sovereign immunity pretty much a dead duck now

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

As Israel’s President visits Australia, genocide continues in Gaza and serious legal concerns remain unanswered. We’re calling on the government to uphold Australian and international law: Detain and investigate Isaac Herzog. ✍️ Add your name getup.to/YmaMqWFlCKVEC4

✍️SIGN: Detain and investigate Herzog

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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

Typo here - Howard introduced Work Choices and Rudd killed it. Hope you are right on Herzog. Photo of him blessing a bomb is pretty damning.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

I've been proven wrong almost instantly. Head of Paul Weiss law firm, one of the first to capitulate to Trump, is gone. Will there be more?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

www.nytimes.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 5d

The Epstein files are wreaking havoc for the UK ruling elite, while no one in the US has paid a significant price (Even Maxwell is a Brit). Given that Americans voted for a (civilly) convicted rapist and Epstein pal as president, that's no surprise, I guess #uspol

Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson

MPs say release of papers on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could trigger leadership challenge

www.theguardian.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d

They might think that, but Russian experience with the same strategy not encouraging.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d

I didn't rule out something crazy, just observed that there is nothing to suggest it right now.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 6d

False Alarm: Nine's Red Alert on China was never credible

False Alarm

Nine's Red Alert on China was never credible

johnquigginblog.substack.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d

Liberals polling in single digits: As the right splinters, it's a real possibility #auspol

Liberals polling in single digits

As the right splinters, it's a real possibility

johnquigginblog.substack.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d

From Powerlessness to Power

We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance.

www.liberalcurrents.com

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 7d

I'm struck by the OTT reactions to the recent inflation statistics and the RBA rate increase. We are talking about fractions of a percentage point change in numbers that are historically very low. 0.25 per cent matters if you have a $m mortgage debt, but still, Australia has much bigger problems.

John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 8d

Apparently, #Labor will do some big important "intergenerational" stuff this year, but they are not telling us what. Let me make a wild guess: it won't include changes to capital gains tax. What we really need is an inheritance tax, but you can tell me I'm dreamin' #auspol

While the Coalition tears itself apart, Labor prepares for a big 2026

If Labor is to step up its ambitions, this is the most likely time. And the opposition’s self-destruction clears the decks for reform.

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