Tag Archives: Australia

The freedom to travel enabled people to flee to better tribes

Posted on May 12, 2022 by

Preface.  One of my favorite books was Bruce Chatwin’s “Songlines” about how aborigines were included by the Australian government in the building of a new railroad so that sacred sites could be avoided and they could add the rail line … Continue reading →

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Australian Senate hearings on Peak Oil & Transportation 2006

Posted on April 14, 2021 by

Preface.  This post has a summary of two of the nine senate hearings on Peak Oil in Australia in 2006. Someday historians may want to know which politicians knew about the energy crisis and when they knew it, probably to … Continue reading →

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Australian government was Peak Oil Aware in 2006

Posted on April 14, 2021 by

Preface. This post is excerpts from Bakhtiari’s testimony about Peak Oil before the Australian Senate Committee in 2006. I’ve excerpted what I found of interest, so if it seems disjointed, that’s my fault. And it isn’t just the Australian Senate … Continue reading →

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The mega rich are escaping to New Zealand — the best place to survive collapse

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

Preface. China has the largest navy in the world now, at some point during collapse it would be easy to invade Australia, New Zealand, and other refuges. And anyone else who can sail.  In hard times, the property rights of … Continue reading →

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