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The Corona Crucible – Sat 12th September

World 28.6 million    Peru 710K+    Chile 430K+ I did the grocery shopping the past two Saturdays. Neil did it today. We heard during the week that the new clean Woolworths Supermarket we used to go to before the 5k travel limit, has had a case of COVID-19. It was reported on the news about […]

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The Corona Crucible – Fri 11th September

World 28.3 million    India 4.5 million       Brazil 4.2 million Before humans travelled into the unknown reaches of space we had to undertake years and years of research and planning. During the Second World War it took the best minds on the planet years to crack the Enigma code machine. In this pandemic we have had […]

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The Corona Crucible – Thurs 10th September

World 28 million       Colombia 680K+       Argentina 500K+ Another aspect of life that is changing is a political power shift that could have major ramifications for the future. State power is growing. The same situation is unfolding in the US where the lack of leadership on a federal level has meant that each state has had […]

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The Corona Crucible – Wed 9th September

World 27.7 million    USA 6.5 million        Canada 130K+ You may recall in late July it was announced that coronavirus cases in the US were going to be reported via Washington rather than directly to international authorities from each state and that if the numbers dropped quickly we could logically assume that there had been political […]

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The Corona Crucible – Tues 8th September

World 27.4 million    Spain 520K+  UK 350K+ This pandemic is seeding a range of lasting social changes. People are moving out of cities and establishing themselves in regional areas. This decentralisation is being driven by several factors. One of course is the fewer cases of COVID-19 that are in regional areas. The other is the […]

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The Corona Crucible – Mon 7th September

World 27.2 million    South Africa 630K+  Mexico 630K+ Everyone is hoping that things will be back to normal by Christmas. Sir Scott Moron has been calling for state borders to be reopened, but he has no power to make the states comply. At the National Cabinet meeting on Friday most states agreed to ‘aim’ to […]

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The Corona Crucible – Sun 6th September

World 27 million       Peru 680K+    Argentina 470K+ Coronavirus is infecting millions of people in every country across the world. Some countries are still battling the first wave of infection, and many are struggling with a second wave. A lot of countries have opened up their economies and have set off a surge in daily cases […]

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The Corona Crucible – Sat 5th September

World 26.7 million    India 4 million          Spain 510K+ I think everybody will be relieved when we can have some more freedom, but if we re-open too soon we will set off another wave of infection. Nobody wants that. Everyone is waiting on Daniel Andrews’ announcement tomorrow. It seems likely now that we might have to […]

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The Corona Crucible – Fri 4th September

World 26.4 million    Brazil 4 million         Colombia 630K+ Authorities have said that the current suicide rate in Australia has not increased, however calls to crisis lines like Lifeline have jumped substantially. There are a lot of people doing it very tough. Financial problems are one of the main causes for worry and stress across the […]

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The Corona Crucible – Thurs 3rd September

World 26.1 million    Saudi Arabia 310K+             Bangladesh 310K+ Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to their lowest level since 1998, with a 22 per cent reduction. If the Federal Government has its way, after COVID we will get back to our polluting ways. Natural gas is one of the most polluting of all greenhouse […]

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