What should Australia do in the coming recession?
There is one hell of a recession coming for Australia. Economic activity has already reduced by 20% and actual unemployment will probably peak near 20%...
UK policy wonks following Troppo in saying the lock downs were a mistake (but hiding the message a bit)
Here at Clubtroppo, we have been saying for well over a month now that a quick look at the economic damage and the health damage...
COVID-19: The path back (with updates)
Note: Article expanded on 24 April and again on 27 April. The middle now has more meat. So you can read it again! As Paul...
Unseen victims of the corona panic: IVF babies and their parents
Did you know that Australia has over 13,000 IVF babies born per year, the UK over 20,000, the West as a whole (Europe+US+offshoots) over 200,000...
How the Corona narrative will flip: two predictions.
My first prediction is an easy one: many countries are going to ease their restrictions on social isolation in the coming weeks, including many countries...
The journalist as courtier: COVID19 edition
Well, certainly wearing a mask walking down the streets of Melbourne makes no sense at all Brendan Murphy, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, March 9. The...
Blogging the Spanish Flu
We're constantly in team meetings here in the underground bunker at Club Troppo working out how to tweak the linkbait. An edict has already been...