Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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The UN, which was established to foster global peace and stability, has now become a paralyzed institution, constrained by an archaic structure. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 4 comments
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Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions and scornful of ecological preachers. It has seen its natural gas supply grow by 128% between 2000 and 2021. International - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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There no need for ASEAN leaders to buy MAGA merchandise especially submarines and missile systems or to ingratiate themselves further with the new US president. International - Teck Lim - 3 comments
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'People are saying this is a surrender. Fake news! This is the ultimate deal, folks. We're coming back as the top colony. No one's ever done that before.' Humour & Satire - Vince Hooper - 1 comment
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Monday, November 18, 2024
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The newly elected Crisafulli Government should revive Fitzgerald’s Electoral Administrative Review Commission to deliver a ‘World Class’ Public Service Political Philosophy - Scott Prasser - 6 comments
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The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. International - Ioan Voicu - 3 comments
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Friday, November 15, 2024
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In a world that often feels adrift, we all need something to believe. Political Philosophy - Steven Schwartz - 12 comments
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HKOPS – contrary to Trump's Proposal – calls for the merger of Jordan, Gaza and part of the West Bank into one new Hashemite-governed territorial entity to be called 'The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine'. International - David Singer - 4 comments
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
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Clinton, in late July 2016, 'had approved a campaign plan to stir a scandal against US Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee'. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Despite promises to turbocharge the economy, Trump saw job losses in every year of his presidency – 2017, 2018 and 2019 – even when the disastrous COVID data of 2020 is excluded. International - Remy Davison - 10 comments
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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The Democrats must search their souls, carefully study what went wrong, and develop a compelling new domestic and foreign policy agenda while cooperating with the Republicans on any issue that advances America’s well-being and global leadership. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 3 comments
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I would say he was obviously not the sort of policeman who would enjoy pushing a desk or sitting in an SUV off the side of the road on a downhill slope catching unwary motorists. Society - John Mikkelsen - 2 comments
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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With trade deficits between many Asian countries and the United States, there are possibilities many countries may be targeted if Trump's objectives are to reduce bilateral deficits. International - Murray Hunter - 4 comments
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The male vote played a major role in Trump's historic victory – with big swings from Hispanic and Black men, and also younger male voters. Society - Bettina Arndt - 2 comments
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Monday, November 11, 2024
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Here we go again. Falsely, ABC claims Australia 'doesn’t have' a population plan. But we do – and it’s massive. Can Donald Trump’s victory change that at all? Nation Building - Stephen Saunders - 5 comments
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During his campaign for office, Ishiba had mooted changes to the deployment arrangements of the Japan Self-Defence Forces and the need to move beyond the purely bilateral approach. International - Binoy Kampmark
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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Following Donald Trump's unexpected win in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, where the Woke got Poked, concerns about his cosy relationship with authoritarian leaders, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin, have surged once again. International - Vince Hooper - 5 comments
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These seven Foreign Ministers were blatantly attempting to interfere in Israel's internal affairs using their respective Governments – not their Parliaments - as their Trojan horses. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
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Iccan count on one hand the times I have seen leaders of media organisations engage in anything that could be described as hard-hitting forms of self-critique in the public square. Media - David Thunder - 3 comments
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With the BRICS meetings in Kazan, Russia now over, and four ASEAN states are firmly on the waiting list to join, the relevance of ASEAN is clearly on the wane. International - Murray Hunter
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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The derivatives manufactured from raw crude oil are the basis of more than 6,000 products in our society that did not exist 200 years ago. Environment - Ronald Stein - 1 comment
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On one side, critics argue that Guterres’s cordial engagement with Vladimir Putin is tantamount to endorsing his actions. International - Daniel Raynolds - 3 comments
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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The death of Sinwar, the mastermind behind the savage October 7 attack presents a new challenge to Netanyahu and Hamas. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 10 comments
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This article argues yes. The main reasons are his disastrous and uncaring budget of 2014. Domestic Politics - Peter Bowden - 14 comments
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Monday, November 4, 2024
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Certainly, in these times, Queensland needs a 'world class public service' to do these tasks, but what do we have now and what is a 'world class public service'? Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 12 comments
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The British cannot help themselves. They are a meddling island people who conquered huge swathes of the earth in a fictional fit of absentmindedness and remain haughty for having done so. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Friday, November 1, 2024
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For libertarians, maintaining a criminal justice system, of which the police are a major component, is viewed as one of the few legitimate roles of government. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 9 comments
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What I want to look at is the structure of demand and where I think the structure of demand will be coming from. Economics - Michael Knox - 2 comments
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
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Israel's attempt to reshape the Middle East, far from giving it enduring security, will merely serve to make it more vulnerable and unstable than ever. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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The poorest American is richer than 75 percent of humanity, and about 4.56 billion people on this planet are living on less than $10 a day. Economics - Ronald Stein, Oliver Hemmers and Steve Curtis
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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Planners see it mostly as an opportunity to create housing density around train stations, on the assumption that most people who might live there will also want to travel where the trains will take them. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 3 comments
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Western democracy is at a crossroads. We can drift into a future marked by division and despair, or we can use our strength to forge a new chapter of unity, resilience, and hope. Political Philosophy - Steven Schwartz - 7 comments
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The continuing failure of the United Nations to remove Gaza's children, women, the sick and the elderly to the relative safety offered by refugee camps located in Jordan and Syria has been a monumental failure of judgement. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Monday, October 28, 2024
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Despite recent favourable opinion polls, Peter Dutton faces one big major hurdle in taking his Liberal-National coalition to office at the next federal election. Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 3 comments
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Democracy seems futile, up against Huge Australia. Not even 'extraordinary developments' are likely to budge this Albo-tross. What other tactics are available? Economics - Stephen Saunders - 6 comments
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Friday, October 25, 2024
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Recently, the chair of Queensland's government's Truthtelling and Healing Commission publicly attacked the leader of the Liberal National Party and opposition, David Crisafulli, for his party's stated policy. Law & Liberties - Scott Prasser - 10 comments
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A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car and an onshore wind plant requires nine times more mineral resources than a gas-fired plant. Environment - Ronald Stein and John Shanahan - 4 comments
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
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Despite a supermajority of the world’s states condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the vast majority of the free world supporting Ukraine, the Kim regime has chosen to back Russia. International - Liang Nah - 6 comments
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For the past couple of weeks my mobile phone has been leading the charge for my tossing and turning at night. Science & Technology - John Mikkelsen - 4 comments
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Far from being effective, the body's role is intended as impotently symbolic, an annexure of the corruption consensus that rots at the capital's centre. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment
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At the moment, Australian foreign policy is shaped by indoctrinated ideologues working in partnership with the military industrial and financial complex. International - Ordan Andreevski - 6 comments
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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There is evidence of this populism in the willingness of Trump, Dutton and other figures in their parties to attack 'big business'. Political Philosophy - David Smith - 7 comments
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Israel's elimination of 16 Hamas and Hezbollah leaders since 7 October 2023 has paved the way for President Biden to achieve what no other American President has accomplished. International - David Singer - 4 comments
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