billy blog ... some alternative economic thinking

Two items caught my (economic) eyes today. First, it seems that the Australian higher education sector is being increasingly funded by prostitution and related activities. Second, Australia's largest economy continues to flag despite the Labour Force figures yesterday showing that official unemployment is at 4.8 per cent.

University funding: a report from a University of Melbourne academic has found that some students are relying on income received as sex workers to fund their way through university study. In part this is a visa restriction problem for international students who   More ...