Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Greste soon began exhibiting the symptoms of establishment fever, lecturing the world as UNESCO Chair of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland on what he thought journalism ought to be. Media - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Teaching is a professional responsibility that goes beyond charisma or dedication - it requires skill, strategy, and accountability. Education - Steven Schwartz - 4 comments
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Traditionally Australia’s national security has been defined in terms of international relations, the defence of national integrity and the protection of citizens and states from external threats. Health - Peter Curson - 2 comments
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Because wind and solar work only a fraction of the day a 'renewables'-only grid needs insane amounts of generation. Environment - Geoff Carmody - 4 comments
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Monday, October 7, 2024
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The United Nations embraces the two state solution, but there is no practical reality in which it could exist. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Friday, October 4, 2024
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Ms Wong is obviously unaware of article 80 of the UN Charter which preserves the right of the Jewish people to reconstitute the Jewish National Home in Judea and Samaria, and more. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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They have shown how susceptible we are to malevolent hackers accessing a wide range of electrical devices which have become an essential part of our modern lives. Science & Technology - John Mikkelsen - 3 comments
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Thursday, October 3, 2024
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Stuart Ballantyne is seeking the few remaining positive people for a coffee. Domestic Politics - Stuart Ballantyne - 2 comments
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Gold prices have risen almost 30 percent during the last year. Most central banks have also been increasing their gold reserves through purchasing. Economics - Murray Hunter - 5 comments
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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As Iran is currently weighing whether or not to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, the US and Israel should make it possible for Tehran not to retaliate. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments
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Kamala is oblivious that economies need continuous and uninterruptible electricity, and products demanded by our materialistic society. Environment - Ronald Stein - 3 comments
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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By attempting, not always convincingly, to universalise his country's plight, Zelenskyy hopes to keep some lustre on an increasingly fading project. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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After 76 years of conflict laden with mutually disastrous mistakes, miscalculations, and missed opportunities, Israel and the Palestinians have created irrefutable political and factual realities they must now face. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 6 comments
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Monday, September 30, 2024
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Until we stop war, we do need to defend ourselves. There are too many incidents of potential conflict involving Australia. International - Peter Bowden - 7 comments
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The ongoing Israeli operation against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia group so dominant in Lebanon, is following a standard pattern. Ignore base causes. Ignore context. Target leaders, and target personnel. International - Binoy Kampmark - 35 comments
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Friday, September 27, 2024
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In many ways the government's rejection of the royal commission proposal exposes how Mr Albanese's promises to appoint a royal commission when in opposition, were just political posturing. Law & Liberties - Scott Prasser - 4 comments
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At the tenth emergency special session 124 nations displayed animus towards Israel demanding its withdrawal from territories legally belonging to it. International - David Singer - 14 comments
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
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This history is one that has been glossed over or omitted by Europe and its United States and other allies in their efforts at neo-colonial exploitation of Africa. International - Teck Lim - 5 comments
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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We know it's just adding to huge deficits which would be much more massive if it weren't for lucrative royalties and taxes. Humour & Satire - John Mikkelsen - 19 comments
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We continued that the knowledge and ideas of the world are, by and large, socially constructed in a specific value-giving context by convention or agreement with no objective and inherent basis. Political Philosophy - Mamtimin Ala - 3 comments
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Arguments about how to cut Australian greenhouse emissions (incl using nuclear power) are rife. They've been all about the cost of policy options. They're partial and misleading, at best. Nation Building - Geoff Carmody - 4 comments
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The discipline of evolutionary psychology has shown that evolution left us with neural mechanisms tailored to specific functions that work without us being aware of them. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 3 comments
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Monday, September 23, 2024
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A BBC investigation released on September 19, comprising a documentary and podcast, heard testimony from more than 20 female ex-employees claiming that that Fayed had sexually assaulted or raped them. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Hamas’ attack and Israel’s retaliatory war are the dire by-products of decades-long psychological impediments—historical, ideological, religious, and humanitarian. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 16 comments
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Friday, September 20, 2024
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Dark clouds are looming, and I'm not talking about the usual summer bushfires. Nah, this is more serious, mate. Humour & Satire - Vince Hooper - 6 comments
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The Security Council’s embrace of a two-state solution came after the Obama-Biden administration failed to veto Resolution 2334 adopted on 23 December 2016. International - David Singer - 1 comment
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
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Get real. All human life and its 'business as usual' produces greenhouse gas emissions. Always has. Economics - Geoff Carmody - 11 comments
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Only the naïve, which seems to include a number of respected commentators, regard the mobs that gather to 'protest' against war as 'peace activists'. They are in fact 'war by other means activists'. International - Graham Young - 27 comments
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In the United States – and here, the warning is prescient – attempts to block access in a number of states have seen defiant subversion. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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When a politician promises you something for nothing, check your wallet—because chances are, you’re the one who’s going to pay. Economics - Steven Schwartz - 1 comment
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California focuses on intermittent electricity generation from wind and solar as demand for continuously generated electricity continues to rise. Environment - Ronald Stein - 1 comment
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Monday, September 16, 2024
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With new issues confronting Australia and the world every day, many apparently would sooner forget the early covid years and massive over-reach of vaccine mandates etc. Health - John Mikkelsen - 78 comments
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One of the major topics on the agenda of the 79th session of th United Nations General Assembly which started on 10 September 2024 is the State of South-South cooperation. International - Ioan Voicu - 2 comments
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Friday, September 13, 2024
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The domestic economy has not collapsed, despite apocalyptic predictions to the contrary. In terms of exports, Russia is carving out new trade routes, a move that has been welcomed by notable powers in the Global South. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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The GIC comprises more than 1500 Muslim faith leaders representing more than 800 communities and operating in more than 80 countries. International - David Singer - 4 comments
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
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They are tired of paying taxes for, yet still missing out on, access to affordable tertiary study, Medicare, bank loans, continuity, permanent jobs. They are tired of children or any remaining relatives instead of hugging them. Law & Liberties - Jane Salmon - 22 comments
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Macedonia's Independence Day in 2024 on 8 Sept. 2024 is an oxymoron given that Macedonia has been unconstitutionally renamed by the previous regime. International - Ordan Andreevski
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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Starmer's Labour is going full throttle with a strategy that would make Machiavelli proud: prioritizing law and order issues rather than engaging with Labour's traditional bread-and-butter concerns. International - Vince Hooper - 5 comments
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Ironically, as a big gas exporter, we'll soon import gas to offset expected power supply shortfalls. Discouraging or banning more locally-produced gas contributes to this situation. Environment - Geoff Carmody - 5 comments
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