The third comparison between the US and Australia. This is being made at random intervals…
It is a response to those who think that Australia should be more like the US economically and politically.
The first case of coronavirus in the US was announced on the 20th Jan.
The first case in Australia was announced on the 25th Jan. This is pretty comparable.
The US population is about 334,000,000 and the Australian population is about 26,000,000. So the population of the US is about 13 times greater than that of Australia. So if all things are equal, US figures should be 13 times greater than Australian figures.
Current confirmed cases in US: 1,760,000 (precise figures not available to me)
Current confirmed cases in Australia: 7,155
The US has 246 times as many confirmed cases as Australia. This is up from 130 times as many on 29 April 2020, which is up from 77 times as many on 10 April 2020.
Current deaths in the US: 103,000 (exact figures not available to me).
Current deaths in Australia: 103.
The US now has 1,000 times as many deaths as Australia. This is up from 673 times as many deaths on 29 April 2020, which is up from 309 times as many on 10 April 2020.
The trend is clear: the US is getting significantly worse than Australia.
I think the Trump example is probably not one we need to follow.
Yet there are signs the Australian government does not want to be thought of badly by the US and it might become a bare chest grunting match, rather than a considered phase out, as they start returning to the hard-line neoliberalism they are renown for….
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