Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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Today, with 8 billion humans on this planet, only the few wealthy countries are extracting natural resources to bolster their economies and provide prosperous lives for their citizens. Environment - Ronald Stein, Robert Jeffrey and Olivia Vaughan - 2 comments
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The Obama administration’s failure to veto Resolution 2334 proved disastrous for Israel as the Security Council then proceeded to use Resolution 2334 for the next seven years as a battering ram. International - David Singer - 3 comments
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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Anyone who denies that the brutal occupation of the West Bank and war in Gaza has not fueled the rise of antisemitism is willfully naïve. Law & Liberties - Alon Ben-Meir - 13 comments
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There was a revolting tabloid quality to the Oval Office reception given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28, but then again, President Donald Trump is a tabloid brute. International - Binoy Kampmark - 8 comments
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Monday, March 3, 2025
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Therefore, mathematically, Generative AI favours effectiveness at the expense of novelty. Creativity, on the other hand, seeks to maximise both effectiveness and novelty. Science & Technology - David Cropley - 3 comments
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Zelensky arrived at the White House, where Trump personally greeted him at the entrance. The Russia-Ukraine war seemed to have taken a crucial step toward peace. International - Chin Jin - 5 comments
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Friday, February 28, 2025
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This president is only further emboldened by the fact that he won the popular vote, and no doubt will be even less willing than before to hand over power when his administration comes to an end. International - Sam Ben-Meir - 8 comments
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Artificial intelligence confirms that the United Nations has completely failed to consider all options for settling the Palestinian question. International - David Singer - 1 comment
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
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In America, Kamala Harris' word-salad is a national meme. Australia’s Harris of Demography has been at it again, garbling it at great length for The Conversation. Nation Building - Stephen Saunders - 7 comments
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The inflation effect of a Trump revenue tariff is vanishingly small. Economics - Michael Knox - 1 comment
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. International - Ioan Voicu - 3 comments
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TheUnited States needs to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza under the Trump plan. After all, it was their President's plan, and the United States is the richest country in the world. International - Peter Bowden - 23 comments
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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The recent revelations from the DOGE USAID expose highlights potential undue US influence on Australian political leaders and leading defence establishment officials. International - Murray Hunter - 8 comments
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For the 5th largest economy in the world, the State imports most of its demand for oil from foreign countries and imports more electricity than any other state in America. Environment - Ronald Stein - 1 comment
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Monday, February 24, 2025
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A true indication of the generosity of Australians would be to leave decisions on foreign aid to individuals. Economics - David Leyonhjelm - 5 comments
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Three years into Russia's devastating war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky faces a challenge that may eclipse even the initial decision to stand and fight against Vladimir Putin International - Yuri Koszarycz - 8 comments
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Friday, February 21, 2025
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Several leading economists have declared it was the wrong move, which could add to inflationary pressures and virtually rule out any further cut when the board meets again in April. Domestic Politics - John Mikkelsen - 5 comments
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When the Arab states convene an emergency session in Egypt to address Trump’s/Netanyahu’s plans to take over Gaza and exile the Palestinians, they must warn Trump that acting on this plan will usher in a catastrophic conflagration. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 6 comments
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Thursday, February 20, 2025
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There is much to be concerned about with Elon Musk's merrily psychotic scything as chief of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), notably in terms of security access to payment and data systems. International - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Bird flu can be very confusing. This is true because, as is so often the case with our government, those who claim to be trying to solve the problem are actually the ones who created the problem. Health - Clayton Baker
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Proposals by the Albanese government to buy the financially stressed Rex Airline is reminiscent of the Chifley Labor government's failed attempt to nationalise the country's airlines and banks. Economics - Scott Prasser - 7 comments
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President Trump's decision on 5 February to takeover and makeover Gaza will hopefully hasten the end to eight years of the United Nations (UN) inciting Jew-hatred worldwide. International - David Singer - 10 comments
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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The executive orders that Trump issued in a blizzard during the first three weeks of his presidency are unconstitutional, inhumane, and beyond the pale of absurdity. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 6 comments
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The attack by President Donald J Trump on USAID as part of his axing crusade against bureaucratic waste is not, for all its structural and constitutional limitations, without harsh merit. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Monday, February 17, 2025
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Men are most likely to suicide, and least likely to get assistance. Why? Health - Bettina Arndt - 6 comments
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The current water-cooled reactor design for 96% of the 440 reactors worldwide, only uses 3% of the electricity potential of nuclear fuel. Environment - Rolan Stein, Oliver Hemmers and Steve Curtis - 1 comment
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Friday, February 14, 2025
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The DNA of our current regional plan can be traced to the late 1990s but so much has changed since then, are the assumptions within it any longer relevent? Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 4 comments
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We have known Trump to be unhinged and unpredictable, and often thoughtless and insensitive, but not once has it occurred to many of us that he is capable of stretching insanity to such new heights as he embarks on a journey of conquest. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 28 comments
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Not only would any aspiration of political independence and Palestinian sovereignty be terminated, it would reach its terminus in the form of tourist capitalism and real estate transactions. International - Binoy Kampmark - 12 comments
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Official figures show that Australia’s emissions were 465.9 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in the year to March 2023. This was an increaseof 0.1 per cent despite huge spending on 'renewables'. Environment - Brendan O'Reilly
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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The world faces critical energy crossroads, with Energy Literacy conversations needed on the role of crude oil, renewables, and nuclear power in driving future growth. Environment - Ronald Stein - 4 comments
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President Trump's decision to take over, and makeover, Gaza has seen the Biden-United Nations two-state solution buried in the rubble of Gaza. International - David Singer - 9 comments
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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In less than three weeks in office, Trump issued scores of reckless executive orders that ironically will gravely undermine rather than enhance his 'America First' agenda. International - Alon Ben-Meir
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Despite it never having been done anywhere before, we were promised clean, green and cheap energy, but reliability was not promised. Environment - Charles Hemmings - 3 comments
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Monday, February 10, 2025
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Capital punishment is a moral travesty, and Trump's hunger to not only reestablish executions but expand their use is a clear signal of his deepening depravity. Law & Liberties - Kimberlee Hurley - 12 comments
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114 years later, with a population of 28 million, Australia disappointingly now has a Naval fleet of only 49 vessels, International - Stuart Ballantyne - 2 comments
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Friday, February 7, 2025
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When Queen front man Freddie Mercury belted out the chorus to Another One Bites the Dust back in 1980, he would never have imagined those lyrics could have been a wake up call for today's green dream believers. Environment - John Mikkelsen - 24 comments
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The resurrection of Trump's 28 January 2020 Deal of the Century - calling for the creation of a Palestinian state. International - David Singer
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