Aussie

[CUSP82]

How about beating people with cricket bats? Talk about government control over everything!

 

[Pegasus]

Well I do think you have a good point Cusp . To make matters worse our state police do not historically have a good rep .

 

[CUSP82]

My friend they can ban anything they think could kill and people will still be killed. It's governments way of control and many people don't realize they are losing their freedom

 

[Pegasus]

Whilst it is only for minors it is of concern. Cusp.

 

[Pegasus]

Why do Australians live so long?​

A new study finds they far outlive people in other English-speaking countries​

Aug 23rd 2024
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THE AVERAGE Australian will live around two years longer than the average Briton. With Americans the gap is four. While the English-speaking world shares some similarities, Australians appear to outlive their Anglophone peers by a significant margin.
A paper published on August 13th in BMJ Open, a journal, found that since the early 1990s, Australian life expectancy has overtaken that of Canada, and is now higher than that of America, Britain, Ireland and New Zealand (see chart 1). What explains Australia’s growing lead among this group?

Chart: The Economist
The study suggests that Australians are healthier than a lot of their peers. Younger cohorts generally suffer fewer complications from pregnancies and births than other English-speaking countries, and are less likely to die from drug overdoses. Older age groups are also less likely to die from chronic diseases such as circulatory problems and heart disease. Cancer mortality rates are lower in Australia than they are in all other Anglophone countries, except among American men aged over 65. And Australians are also less likely to die in road accidents than other countries with high driving rates, such as America and New Zealand. Taken together, these differences amount to 1-5 years of additional life expectancy (see chart 2).

The authors state that lower rates of tobacco use could explain some of these differences, as could Australia’s health-care system. Treatment is free via a universal health-insurance scheme, but many Australians are also privately insured, taking pressure off the public system. At 10.5% the government spends less on health care as a share of GDP than Britain, America or Canada but its health-care system has considerably lower rates of avoidable deaths than all of its English-speaking peers.

Beyond the English-speaking world, however, Australia’s longevity is somewhat less impressive (see chart 3). Compared with 14 other high-income countries it ranks fourth for men and sixth for women. Japan, Switzerland and Spain, all longtime longevity leaders, top the list. America has moved from a middling position in 1990 to dead last. Britain has fallen down the ranking after life expectancy stalled in the early 2010s.
The researchers found that “geographic inequality” was lower in Australia than other Anglophone countries. In other words, the chasm between rich and poor regions is narrower than, say, the north and south divide in Britain. But that does not mean the risks of an early death are spread equally down under. The lives of Aboriginal Australians are more than eight years shorter than the average. And for some causes of death, such as suicide, things are actually getting worse for the indigenous population. Since Aboriginal people make up less than 4% of Australia’s population, their poor health outcomes make no perceptible difference to the national average. But the chance of a long and healthy Australian life is not universal. ■

 

[Pegasus]

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been talking up the government’s back-to-back budget surpluses this morning. If you’re just catching up, the underlying cash surplus was A$15.8 billion in the 12 months through June. That exceeded a A$9.3 billion windfall predicted in the May budget. “Our bigger than expected surplus in the year just gone is entirely due to lower spending, with the tax take also lower,” Chalmers said.

 

[CUSP82]

American politicians like to spend.

 

[Johnny D]

I wonder if there are public perception differences between the two countries. In the US, ask the average citizen what they think about the Federal deficit and debt and they'll give you a blank stare. Most have no idea how disastrous the results could be and, so, politicians don't have to campaign on reducing either. In fact, if they did, they'd lose. I wonder if in Australia the public has more regard and concern for it. Voters in the US will claim that they want to see less spending, but what they really want is less spending on the things they don't like. They still want the government to spend on plenty of stuff they do like. So politicians on both sides are happy to appease. Is the attitude in Australia different?

 

[Pegasus]

The Australian people are at least aware of defecit and it is a factor though not normally a major one .

 

[Pegasus]

Was surprised to find out the Ausssie $ is the 5th most traded currency . So punching hard given our size .

 

[Pegasus]

Aussie to give tanks to the Ukes . Would like to see a bit more given despite our distance from the fray .

 

[CUSP82]

Do they have any soldiers left to use them?

 

[Pegasus]

Biggest promlem seems to be arming and training the soldiers they recently mobilised Cusp .

I think the brigade the french are currently training and equiping for the ukes is a great idea . They will be well armed . The Poles are also training a brigade not sure how they will be armed . The brigades the Ukes are training they have said they are short of equipment

 

[CUSP82]

Well if Trump wins the war and the killing will be over soon. If Harris wins the war will continue until they run out of Ukes

 

[Pegasus]

If Trump wins he tries to get the Ukes to surrender(thats his big plan) which won't work . The pro Putin forces in the US will block US aid .
Lack of US support will extend the war . If Harris wins pro Putin forces will try to block US aid so sigh .
There are also pro Putin in Europe eg Orban . This is the biggest issue facing the Ukes

 

[Pegasus]

Elon Musk has accused Anthony Albanese of trying to control Australians’ internet access in response to the planned social media ban for kids, which could see tech giants fined up to A$50 million. On this week’s Bloomberg Australia podcast, Chris Bourke and reporter Ben Westcott discuss the big question: will the ban even work? Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Finally, some good news for Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson. The national carrier is the top-performing airline stock in Asia over the past year, and is expected to extend its climb with help from declining fuel prices. Vanessa Hudson, chief executive officer of Qantas Airways Ltd. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg Sydney-based hedge fund GCQ is looking to build on its 30% annualized gain since launching two years ago by betting that players in Japan’s cloud accounting industry can keep raising prices. Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison yesterday told shareholders he deeply regrets his actions that have led to allegations of impropriety in recent weeks, including not paying personal tax. Resolute Mining said CEO Terry Holohan and two other employees were released from detention in Mali, just days after the gold miner agreed to pay about $160 million to resolve a tax dispute with the government. Just a few months ago, investors envisaged an ideal scenario for the coming year: inflation beaten, interest rates coming down synchronously, and a global recession averted, writes Bloomberg Opinion’s Daniel Moss. Then Trump got reelected.

What happened overnight​

US stocks ended the day higher as traders contemplated a new US administration keen on deregulation. Bitcoin blew past $98,000 while the dollar gained and Treasury yields rose. Australian shares are expected to open higher. Ukraine said Russia launched a “new” kind of ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro, in the latest escalation of hostilities and an alarming signal to Kyiv’s Western backers. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza, adding to pressure on the country’s leadership over the conduct of its military campaign against Hamas. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be US attorney general in a major defeat for President-elect Donald Trump who wanted him to overhaul the Justice Department.

 

[CUSP82]

Did I read this right? Your country is not allowing Jews in?

 

[Pegasus]

Did I read this right? Your country is not allowing Jews in?

Where do you even get this stuff from? Source please .

 

[Pegasus]

Global tech giants including Meta, TikTok and Google have heavily criticized Australian legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, setting the stage for a policy fight as the government tries to push the bill through parliament this week.

 

[Pegasus]

Going to be interesting to see what effect a trade war between US and China will have .
Cnina recently realised it had shot itself in the foot with it's trade war with Australia and trade has resumed . It was interesting the tactic used by Aussie seemed to be we will be here when you get over your tantrum .