Australia has been slow to combat global warming. Now wealthy entrepreneurs are picking up the mantle to drive change. A mannequin depicting a child covered in coal is seen during an Extinction Rebellion Protest in Brisbane, Australia, 22 April 2021. Australia is one...
China is punishing an “antagonistic” Australia with trade sanctions that many view as a test of Beijing’s geo-economic muscle. A man shops for Australian wine in Shanghai, China, 8 December 2020. Two days later, China imposed new import duties on...
I covered SARS and watched the spread of HIV. For me, COVID-19 has been altogether different — in part because I had to fight it off. The door to my ward at the hospital warning people about entry. (All photos by Richard Hubbard) Viruses, I’ve seen a few. Singapore...
The prospect of inflation — virtually unknown to younger generations — is unnerving markets. But the timing of this market correction could be just right. A TV screen at the New York Stock Exchange, 5 February 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The tremors that...
Greece is a long way from Indonesia of 1997, but the European nation could learn from Asia’s own crisis. Former International Monetary Fund Managing (IMF) Director Michel Camdessus looks on as then Indonesian President Suharto signs an IMF deal in Jakarta, 15...