Tag: Australia

  • Coal vs. the Great Barrier Reef

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    Your humble author is away this week. But the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is still here. For now. The Guardian takes a look at the growing threat to the World Heritage site from the coal industry in Queensland, Australia. The author takes you through the narrative in a chapter format, using charts and maps…

  • Illegal Arrivals to Australia

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    This article on Yahoo by the AFP has an interesting graphic on the problem facing Australia of illegal arrivals via boat that, in part, probably cost Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party of Australia the recent election. I like the overall graphic, but I feel that the data labels are unnecessary on the line chart…

  • Follow the Money. And Enjoy a Donut on the Way. Or a Pie.

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    Brendan Barry
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    Visualising government budgets is always fun. Until you realise that you are seeing where your money is going. But now we look at Australia’s expenditures. And as I pay nothing in taxes to Australia, I get to keep my fun. This piece is doing some interesting things within the framework of the donut chart I…