Monday, November 27, 2023
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The root cause of initial economic over-heating followed by policies to curb demand has been attitudes of the public, reflected in the governments they elected. Economics - Brendan O'Reilly - 13 comments
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The Australian terms of trade, calculated by dividing export prices by import prices, are still higher than during the resource boom earlier this century. Economics - Michael Knox - 8 comments
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Friday, November 24, 2023
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Thousands of school students took part in a climate action strike under the guise of 'A sick day for a sick planet'. Environment - John Mikkelsen - 35 comments
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For over two decades, I have had various firsthand experiences, and I am well aware of the political hypocrisy displayed by the United States and the West. International - Chin Jin - 9 comments
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Thursday, November 23, 2023
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'There is no climate emergency. Therefore, there is no cause for panic and alarm.' Environment - Tom Harris - 6 comments
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Queensland will double the first home buyer grant to $30,000, effective immediately Domestic Politics - Ross Elliott - 3 comments
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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The unpardonable, outrageous trial of Australian whistleblower David McBride was a brief affair Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 13 comments
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The federal government is belatedly recognising that some of its economic policies are contributing to inflation Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 17 comments
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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Friedman's solution has gone nowhere in the last 21 years – despite the United Nations endorsing the Arab Peace Initiative on 23 December 2016. International - David Singer - 4 comments
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Monday, November 20, 2023
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The fan is rotating rapidly and things are hitting it. Old policies have collapsed and policy makers are still talking incoherent nonsense. International - Arthur Dent - 10 comments
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Cameron was also instrumental in taking Britain to the 2016 Brexit referendum with brazen indifference to the consequences of leaving the European Union. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Friday, November 17, 2023
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While free trade in goods and services are no-brainers, the free movement of labour is not sustainable in a welfare state. The question is, how could a market operate? Economics - David Leyonhjelm - 12 comments
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Australia is also a world leader in the extinction of human rights and Western concepts of democracy. Law & Liberties - David Bell - 18 comments
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Being a cut and dried jingo, Braverman treats Armistice Day as the sort of occasion to be revered and kept in aspic. No politics should ever enter unless she politicises it. International - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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Both letters fail to disclose material facts - whilst the Australian Letter also deliberately omits material facts contained in the English letter. International - David Singer - 11 comments
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R2P, as it came to be known by the technically minded and those sweetly watered by the conference set, has had an abysmal record. International - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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Monday, November 13, 2023
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The war against Hamas will only be another brutal violent episode that will prepare the ground for the next conflagration that will engulf the West Bank and potentially set the entire region on fire. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 20 comments
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The Liberal Party's energy policies lack clarity, making them ill-suited to take to the next federal election (due by mid-2025). Environment - Brian Wawn - 11 comments
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Friday, November 10, 2023
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In summary Australia is using a defective performance measure in its clean energy policy that completely ignores the total picture for eliminating fossil fuels by means of clean electricity. Environment - Tom Biegler - 9 comments
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But yesterday, much of Australia's electronic money disappeared for up to 14 hours with the crash of the Optus electronic network. Economics - Viv Forbes - 8 comments
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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It is doubtful that Kosovo’s Prime Minister Kurti and Serbia’s President Vucic will agree on anything unless the European Council changes the dynamic of the Serbia-Kosovo conflict. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 2 comments
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The declaration goes on to chirp about the virtues of civil society, though its creators and participants have done nothing to assure them that their role was that relevant. Science & Technology - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS) is nothing short of a national treasure, a symbol of the country's commitment to universal healthcare. Health - Vince Hooper - 2 comments
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Using Instagram and Facebook and in some cases neither - demonstrations were held worldwide in 290 locations on 4 November and 50 locations on 5 November. International - David Singer - 19 comments
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Abortion is not an election issue in Australia and non-libertarians rarely debate it. Yet Australian libertarians, who take their debating cues from America, repeatedly clash over it. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 6 comments
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Mearsheimer throws in the usual grenades. 'US and European leaders blundered in attempting to turn Ukraine into a Western stronghold on Russia's border.' International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Monday, November 6, 2023
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Mearsheimer asserts that the determinants of who wins a war, particularly wars of attrition like that in Ukraine, are manpower and manufacturing capacity. International - Graham Young - 19 comments
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Armies need manpower, weapons, ammunition, vehicles, tanks, planes, ships, fuel and lubricants. International - Viv Forbes - 8 comments
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Friday, November 3, 2023
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Over the last eleven months, the realties of Anwar and his government's performance has become very evident, where even the staunchest supporters are becoming more disappointed. International - Murray Hunter - 1 comment
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The problem is the underlying assumption of the LCOE calculus – so obvious that it was never stated – was that any given power plant would run when needed and not run when not needed. Environment - Charles Hemmings - 34 comments
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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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There is no condemnation or even any mention of the invasion of Israel from Gaza on 7 October resulting in the brutal slaughtering of 1400. International - David Singer - 12 comments
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The number of people who are religious is declining significantly, and secondly, the Australian Constitution forbids the government from making laws establishing any religion. Law & Liberties - Meg Wallace - 11 comments
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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The story of what has been happening in Toowoomba is astonishing, with many echoes of the Higgins affair, complete with reluctant police. Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 14 comments
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Sea routes do not require the same level of upfront investment as land-based infrastructure. Additionally, maritime routes can adapt to changing trade dynamics more easily. International - Vince Hooper - 3 comments
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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The unfathomably horrific massacre that Hamas perpetrated against innocent Israelis offers an unprecedented opportunity to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 40 comments
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Geologists understand that, even with a 50% rise in CO2 since 1880, today's level of the gas is very low in comparison with most of the geologic record. Environment - Tom Harris - 8 comments
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Monday, October 30, 2023
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No one admires unearned advancement. Luck may give some people unique talents, but even Mozart had to practise. Such hard work deserves reward. Education - Steven Schwartz - 8 comments
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Stronger demand and tight supply will generate higher oil prices in the new year. Economics - Michael Knox - 3 comments
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