The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.

August 26, 2021 Edition ----- There are really only 2 stories this week. First we have the COVID still spreading like mad in NSW and Victoria. Second we have the awfully sad collapse of Afghanistan and the Taliban taking over in chaotic circumstances, with all sorts of issues regarding how things have been handled. Fortunately some have escaped on all the evac. flights In the UK the latest data – 21 August – has cases at 32,000 per day, 1000 admissions per day and 70 COVID deaths per day. Hardly re-assuring given the vaccination rates. In OZ ‘freedom rallies’ are pretty sad and violent. Pretty sad. In OZ politics we are seeing a transition from a suppression of COVID19 Strategy to a 'living with the virus' strategy which offers zilch to the young and looks pretty dodgy - time will tell! ----- Major Issues. ----- https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/unis-are-financially-fit-to-ride-out-pandemic-storm-tudge-20210813-p58ij2 Unis are financially fit to ride out pande mic... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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