Monday, April 22, 2024
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In the 1980s, Australians fought hard against a similar national ID program, what has changed since then? Law & Liberties - Graham Young - 11 comments |
PTSD is an accepted medical condition just like any other that a person could be diagnosed with – so why is the government allowing insurance companies to deny claims as though these families aren't plagued by real illness? International - Brett Wild - 1 comment |
Friday, April 19, 2024
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Iran’s unprecedented aerial attack on Israel has upended the shadow war between the two countries and created new opportunities to contain Iran while creating a new regional alliance. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 11 comments |
Only this month, the near comatose US President, Joe Biden, made a casual, castaway remark that his administration was 'considering' the request by Australia that the case against Julian Assange be concluded. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments |
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Ceasing the world's materialistic demands for the products and fuels manufactured from crude oil will end the fossil fuels era ! Environment - Ronald Stein - 3 comments |
The need for the UN and UNRWA to take such action was especially critical following all 193 member nations of the United Nations failing to accept any of the 1,476,706 refugees registered in the 8 UNRWA refugee camps located inside Gaza. International - David Singer - 1 comment |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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I received the notification on LinkedIn about these honorary degrees and, upon scrolling the comments, found that most of them were aggressively denouncing the lack of gender balance in the award photo. Education - Chris Lloyd - 5 comments |
The announcement last week that the NSW government will cut spending on its own public schools by 1.25 per cent again highlights the failure of state governments to meet their share of the Gonski Student Resource Standard. Education - Scott Prasser - 5 comments |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Campbell revealingly envisages 'a number of areas of conflict and in a number of scenarios that countries acting together' in the Indo-Pacific, including Japan, Australia, South Korea and India. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments |
Domestic right-wing extremism is deeply intertwined, both ideologically and in other aspects, with a variety of factors like economic stability, political transparency, and social connections. Law & Liberties - Mamtimin Ala - 31 comments |
Monday, April 15, 2024
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Mr. Albanese wants to build the industries of the future, but we have an economy that can't even build enough houses for the people that live here. Economics - Graham Young - 10 comments |
There is no China mission for them to justify. No editorial panel to oversee their work. No concern that they may be at risk for writing a story or report news that may be construed as favourable to China. International - Teck Lim - 4 comments |
Friday, April 12, 2024
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Since Hamas' savagery of 1,200 innocent Israelis on October 7, one thing became abundantly clear. Netanyahu, and no one else, indirectly precipitated Hamas' attack. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 32 comments |
The Chinese government's initiatives to reform the country's medical system and boost its domestic market, have led to an accelerated localisation trend, reshaping the competitive landscape, and influencing global trade dynamics. Health - Ivor Campbell - 1 comment |
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Our farm supported our family of four, 30 dairy cows, one bull, eight draught horses, two stock horses, a cattle dog, two cats, two ponies, plus a few pigs, calves and chooks and, at times, a returned service Uncle recovering from malaria. Environment - Viv Forbes - 8 comments |
Former Labor Minister Craig Emerson's Interim Report of the Review of the Grocery Code of Conduct is the latest attempt by the Albanese government to avoid blame for the cost-of-living crisis. Economics - Graham Young - 7 comments |
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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For Australia they concluded that it was 'Death of a Dream: Planners versus the Traditional Australian Home'. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 4 comments |
Most of the officials within the WHO are bureaucrats with little or no experience within democratic government. They are unelected officials not responsible to any electorate. Health - Murray Hunter - 2 comments |
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Postmodernists believe that all truth is relative-your truth, my truth, but never the truth. This does away with most ideas of sin. Political Philosophy - Graham Young - 7 comments |
The Fed provides a surprising outlook of healthy growth together with a falling Fed Funds rate. Economics - Michael Knox - 1 comment |
Monday, April 8, 2024
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Unbiased opinion polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls short of a majority, that Australians much prefer renewables, and most do not want nuclear reactors built near where they live. Environment - Jim Green - 16 comments |
I wonder how many Australians, like me, have found communicating with our national health care bureaucracy, Medicare, about as easy as winning Lotto? Society - John Mikkelsen - 5 comments |
Friday, April 5, 2024
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Peter Weir's The Truman Show turned 25 last year. Impressive when it first aired, it remains so in view of its deep engagement with the human condition. Religion & Spirituality - Craig Thompson - 3 comments |
President Biden has for the first time suggested his readiness to abandon the failed two-state solution embodied in Security Council Resolution 2334. International - David Singer - 10 comments |
Yet our tribe here in Australia is fragmented and our social bonds are weak. The recent shame over Australia Day celebrations exposed this. Society - Jacquie Scammell - 3 comments |
Thursday, April 4, 2024
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It is time to hold Turkey's President Erdogan accountable for his egregious human rights violations and defiance of NATO's charter. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments |
Society has many champions speaking up for women, children, Aborigines, gays and lesbians, but precious few for men. It needs more of them. Health - David Leyonhjelm - 7 comments |
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Corporation power and secondary colonisation, exercised through such ruthless entities as the United Fruit Company (now the jauntily labelled Chiquita), continued the legacy, collaborating with corrupt elites. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments |
As efforts to decarbonize global energy systems expand, one of the answers could be to use floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs). Environment - Stuart Ballantyne - 7 comments |
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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The persecution of Julian Assange will soon happen to all journalists who expose government wrongdoings. Law & Liberties - Murray Hunter - 5 comments |
What is it about British justice that has a certain rankness to it, notably when it comes to dealing with political charges? Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments |
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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It was mugged in throwing money (that of the Australian taxpayer) at the US submarine industry, which is lagging in its production schedule. International - Binoy Kampmark - 19 comments |
Guterres, the UN and UNRWA have seemingly gone out of their way to prevent Israel speedily chasing down and eliminating those monsters from Gaza who invaded Israel on 7 October 2023. International - David Singer - 12 comments |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Even worse for the Liberals and Nationals, there is no prospect of achieving a majority in the Senate at either the next election or in 2028. Domestic Politics - David Leyonhjelm - 18 comments |
We know enough about the Iranian regime’s fears and ambitions to stop it in its tracks by creating a crescent of allied states stretching from the Gulf to the Mediterranean without violent confrontations or war. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 3 comments |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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In Australia, we see the tech-utopians being butchered, metaphorically speaking, on our doorstep. Of concern here is the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 7 comments |
The Labor Party suffered major swings against it in the outer suburban ring in the recent state Inala and Ipswich West by-elections. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 5 comments |
Monday, March 25, 2024
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Simone Weil, Hitler in WWII, the current United States imbroglio, and the Australian independents in the last election - the Teals - give us the reasons why political parties should go. Political Philosophy - Peter Bowden - 10 comments |
The US-Australia diplomatic friction triggered by Farage's interview with Donald Trump International - Chin Jin - 6 comments |