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March 19, 2024
In recent weeks, the Biden administration has found itself facing a serious dilemma as to how to balance its commitment to Israel's national security along with the humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinians in Gaza.
International - Alon Ben-Meir - 5 comments
 
But in this case, God the Editor listened. Maybe he even learned from my experience. Better still, Mrs God obviously had even more influence than The Admiral and this cub reporter.
Media - John Mikkelsen - 4 comments
 




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Monday, March 18, 2024

It can be argued that the early Fabians may have been naïve. For although 'democracy' has seemingly triumphed it has, thanks to neo-liberalism, become the handmaiden of global capitalism.
Political Philosophy - John Töns - 6 comments
 
State to audit all rape trials in response to judges' complaints.
Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 1 comment
 

Friday, March 15, 2024

Meta's public declaration of intent threatens various media companies with significant loss. In Australia, Nine Entertainment, Seven West Media and News Corp risk losing between 5 and 9% of net profit.
Media - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
 
Guterres seems unable to comprehend that his duty and obligation is to uphold the UN Charter – not tolerate any attempt by anyone – especially his handpicked appointee - to violate it.
International - David Singer - 4 comments
 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

None of the dead or injured Palestinian women and children were asked by Hamas' leaders whether they should go and massacre innocent Israelis at an unprecedented scale.
International - Alon Ben-Meir - 16 comments
 
So, when the Sun is in a strong phase, with a stronger magnetic field, less galactic cosmic rays enter the Earth's atmosphere and we have less clouds. This then amplifies the warming.
Environment - Tom Harris - 6 comments
 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The dinosaur legacy media outlets are attempting to stave off their extinction by taxing their evolved rivals.
Media - Graham Young - 5 comments
 
Excess deaths are the disease X. Where is the WHO?
Health - Murray Hunter - 3 comments
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

And there was much to cherish about 'Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic', part of a global movement to publicise the importance of freeing WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange
Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
 
The consequences of commercial influence on health policy for society are devastating. Prescribed drugs continue to be one of the leading causes of death globally after heart disease and cancer.
Health - Aseem Malhotra - 4 comments
 

Monday, March 11, 2024

The Victorian Labor government and the Australian Grand Prix Organisation claim there are economic benefits of continuing to host the grand prix in Melbourne. We all accept the spin.
Economics - Sarah Russell - 7 comments
 
First, a peer-reviewed scientific study linked covid vaccines to a range of serious health disorders, and then the Queensland Supreme Court ruled that the vaccine mandates imposed on police and ambulance workers were unlawful.
Health - John Mikkelsen - 28 comments
 

Friday, March 8, 2024

This international tsunami of Jew-hatred was initiated when well-coordinated demonstrations - using Facebook and Instagram – were held in some 350 locations worldwide.
International - David Singer - 15 comments
 
The Asia-Pacific region lags behind by an estimated 32 years in its pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
International - Ioan Voicu - 4 comments
 

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Most immigrants became Australian citizens relatively quickly, the only negative being they had to renounce the citizenship of their original country; Australia did not permit dual citizenship until 2000.
Society - David Leyonhjelm - 10 comments
 
Why would those in the US like the game of rugby league, when an established code of superficial similarity already exists?
Sport - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The highest support for nuclear is from the 18-34 cohort, the group that is most environmentally conscious.
Environment - Graham Young - 17 comments
 
In the Financial Times, the Malaysian PM levelled the charge against the United States that Sinophobia had become a problem, a fogging fixation. Why should Malaysia, he asked, 'pick a quarrel' with China.
International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
 

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Last week, the AMA publicly called for the disendorsement of Tasmanian Liberal candidate Dr Julie Sladden, accusing her of having anti-vaccine opinions that are dangerous and misleading.
Health - Kara Thomas, Jeyanthi Kunadhasan and Duncan Syme - 2 comments
 
It’s time to re-examine Australian defence policy.
International - Murray Hunter - 4 comments
 

Monday, March 4, 2024

Here is where the long view becomes crucial. Our adversaries are strategically vying for control of a region that grows more critical daily – the Arctic.
International - Jeffrey Roth - 22 comments
 
Scientists have known for a long time that solar activity correlates well with climatic conditions on Earth. This should surprise no one since our home star is an enormous source of energy.
Environment - Tom Harris - 8 comments
 

Friday, March 1, 2024

Influence operations by foreign governments has been going on in Canberra since the 1950s. Many potential Australians have been cultivated by the US government and associated agencies.
International - Murray Hunter - 14 comments
 
The problem: Since independence in 1991, the Republic of Macedonia has been indoctrinated and bullied by the G7 to believe that there are no alternatives to EU and NATO integration.
International - Ordan Andreevski - 3 comments
 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

It was advice that clearly left Justice Michael Lee unimpressed. 'It is inconceivable to me that any legally qualified person could have given [such] advice,' he told the court,
Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 2 comments
 
This follows Israel's rejection of any attempt to unilaterally impose the creation of an independent Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan by 99 of Israel's 120 politicians on 21 February.
International - David Singer - 5 comments
 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

During his speech at the General Assembly's annual debate last November, GA President Dennis Francis warned delegates that the Council's performance would inevitably continue to suffer in the absence of reform.
International - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment
 
Young is the executive director of the Australian Institute for Progress, but that name is misleading, he is a conservative.
Political Philosophy - Peter Bowden - 8 comments
 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Almomst every Greens housing policy from banning negative gearing to capping rents would make matters worse for renters and home buyers alike.
Nation Building - Graham Young - 11 comments
 
When we were at the coldest period in the past half billion years about 450 million years ago, CO2 levels were considerably higher than today.
Environment - Tom Harris - 7 comments
 

Monday, February 26, 2024

'Gone is the emphasis on an open and competitive economy where workers and bosses work out win-win solutions, it’s now open class warfare and wealth redistribution.'
Economics - John Mikkelsen - 12 comments
 
Never has it been more obvious that the most dangerous and destructive global terrorist organisation in the world is the United States of America.
International - Richard Heggie - 15 comments
 

Friday, February 23, 2024

Newspapers such as The Guardian Australia even urged the PM to get with the Swift program, as her 'ubiquity in a fragmented world might carry some broader lessons...'
Media - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
 
Having first been skeptical about the appointment of Michele Bullock, my first impressions seem to have been wrong.
Economics - Graham Young - 4 comments
 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

While ‘western’ leaders want to hold Putin accountable for the death of Alexei Navalny, who should be held accountable for the incarceration of Julian Assange?
Law & Liberties - Murray Hunter - 30 comments
 
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has signalled that the United Nations could come under ICJ scrutiny if it fails to take any steps that could prevent genocide being committed in Gaza.
International - David Singer
 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

It easily slots into the need for a compelling narrative of heroes (trade unions), villains (business), and victims (the rest of us)—and it's mostly wrong.
Economics - Graham Young - 6 comments
 
Blaming the Commonwealth allows the states and territories to avoid taking responsibility for this neglect and confuses who should be held accountable for how much we spend on education and its effectiveness.
Education - Scott Prasser - 4 comments
 

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

As the toxic sludge of feminist claptrap seeps through the academic world, there are many principled researchers grinding their teeth at this blatant ideology and poor scholarship.
Society - Bettina Arndt - 2 comments
 
Cleaning up emissions in-state increases worldwide emissions by 'leaking' manufacturing to poorer developing countries with miniscule environmental regulations.
Environment - Rolan Stein - 5 comments
 

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