Thursday, April 14, 2022

Scott Morrison takes credit for saving 40,000 lives from Covid in social media pitch for re-election

A vehicle in Prime Minister Scott Morrison's security detail has crashed in Tasmania, with four police officers taken to hospital for assessment.

Four officers injured after PM's security car crashes in Tasmania


Other Australians to blow out 60 candles this year include actor Richard Roxburgh, director Baz Luhrmann and Rugby World Cup winner David Campese, while former Prime Minister Julia Gillard passed the landmark last September, a month after former US president Barack Obama.

Turning 60 is not 'end of the road' but ageism in Australia makes life a challenge for new seniors


Anthony Albanese says Labor the underdog and prime minister treating the election as a ‘game’



In 2019, Manchester Airport Group’s aviation revenue was £218m yet car-parking alone was £147m.

For contrast, note that the largest car-parking provider in the UK does only about £250m a year.  It is funny to think of an airport as being so much in the car parking business.

Here is the full report, all via Nick Thornsby


We find that Christians (N = 451) value prayers at an average of $2.34 while non-believers (N = 166) are willing to pay $1.56 not to be prayed for by a Christian stranger…



Readership at various left-wing media outlets


Britain’s loudest bird is back


Arbitrage


India’s women policymaker economists


Bryan Caplan is moving to Substack


Observations within Russia.