Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Europe is falling because it has confused managing inherited wealth with the ability to create new wealth. International - Milton Cedeño - 1 comment |
Modern life depends on the products and transportation fuels made from hydrocarbons, the same products and transportation fuels that wind and solar electricity cannot make! Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka |
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Lower immigration numbers come with costs as well as benefits, particularly in the case of overseas students. Economics - Mukesh Dhamala - 4 comments |
The EU asserts its own sovereignty, but defers to the US, even when its laws say it can't. International - Aciel Poll |
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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The subsidy scales with the box on the wall, not with the household's evening demand. Science & Technology - Greg Kelman - 26 comments |
Fifteen years after Steve Jobs’s death, Apple’s leaders say his teaching still guides them. Contocracy is a concept that keeps the leader's teaching alive. Science & Technology - Nicolas Pendland |
Monday, November 9, 2026
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When the cost of money in America rises, Australia cannot afford to remain a spectator. Economics - Eko Setiobudi - 8 comments |
Money can buy you players, but it definitely can't buy you love. Sport - David Rowe - 1 comment |
Friday, November 6, 2026
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This is the eighth time in the last ten years that federal governments have tried to intervene in the gas market including the $12 per gigajoule gas price cap in December 2022. Economics - Graham Young - 7 comments |
In a sophisticated cyberattack whose most intensive phase lasted approximately twenty minutes, hackers stole an estimated $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance. Economics - Sam Ben-Meir |
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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In Ukraine, with the USA as an ally, you could die waiting, so don't wait. International - Liang Nah - 2 comments |
Wind turbines and solar panels only generate electricity but cannot make any products or transportation fuels for life as we know it. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Jason Hayes |
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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The Chalmers Curve plots an inverse relationship between quantity and effectiveness. Economics - James Mathias - 7 comments |
Israel’s opposition must now choose: build a Jewish-Arab governing partnership or risk surrendering the country’s future to the forces tearing it apart. International - Alon Ben-Meir |
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Plenty of prosperous people refuse to accept that they are wealthy, many feel entitled to benefits on the grounds that they pay a lot of tax, and many feel entitled. Economics - David Leyonhjelm - 11 comments |
What if the world we hope for is not somewhere in the distant future? What if, in some strange sense, it already exists? Religion & Spirituality - Sam Ben-Meir - 4 comments |
Monday, November 2, 2026
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Macron has joined a wide tent of invigilating governments keen to use the alleged malignancies of social media as an alibi for controlling access to certain online platforms. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 1 comment |
Corridors are not simply lines on a map; they organise economic relationships, shape regional development, and redistribute strategic opportunities. International - Joe Field - 1 comment |
Friday, October 30, 2026
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A territorial dispute between two nations carries ramifications far beyond either of them. International - Yuri Koszarycz - 23 comments |
Fifty years ago, we told young women to put marriage on hold but never stopped to ask what that would do to their chances of finding love, marriage, kids – the whole shebang. Society - Bettina Arndt - 7 comments |
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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In the birthplace of Western culture there is space for only one culture. Political Philosophy - Chris Lewis - 1 comment |
None of the 8 billion on this planet use raw crude oil directly, but everyone demands the products and transportation fuels made from refined crude oil. Science & Technology - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka |
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Israel’s election is deciding far more than who governs. It will help determine whether the country can reclaim its democratic foundations, restore its international standing, and fulfill its founding promise. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 1 comment |
When did environmentalism prioritise the preservation of white elephants above everything else? Nation Building - Brendan O'Reilly - 5 comments |
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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A poor showing by MAGA Republicans could produce a hostile Congress willing to pursue aggressive oversight or even impeachment proceedings, potentially truncating the presidency. International - Murray Hunter - 5 comments |
Should AI ever have have been rolled out? Its effects are dangerous and should have been advanced cautiously. Science & Technology - Binoy Kampmark |
Monday, October 26, 2026
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Teaching workers to use AI is easy. Teaching them when to distrust it could be regional Australia’s real skills shortage. Science & Technology - Gleb Tsipursky |
How often are we struck by the stark symbols of extravagant wealth that are seen daily right beside the horrid injustice of poverty? Society - Yossef Ben-Meir - 1 comment |
Friday, October 23, 2026
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Worldwide economies depend on transportation fuels and products manufactured from crude oil, in addition to electricity. Environment - Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka - 4 comments |
The public discourse narrative suggests that Australian politicians and public figures are themselves responsible for evocations of violence, a normalising tendency inspired by the United States. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments |
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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You can get AI to mark your politics homework, but is it unbiased enough to get one hundred percent? Science & Technology - John Mikkelsen - 1 comment |
New laws will take the larrikin out of Australia and replace self regard with self pity. Law & Liberties - Jafar Jalili - 4 comments |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Trump’s Russian diesel deal exposes a widening divide between Washington and Europe over how to end the war in Ukraine - and whose security comes first. International - Nicholas Lovric - 3 comments |
Company directors are subject to auditors, why should scientists be any different? Why don't scientists have insist. Science & Technology - John O'Donnell |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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When a president confuses personal loyalty with public duty and self-glorification with leadership, democracy pays the price. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 5 comments |
Washington wants Central Asia to choose American AI over Chinese technology, but demanding loyalty could hand Beijing the advantage. International - Vladimir Norov |
Monday, October 19, 2026
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This new ecosystem carries its own set of values, broadly anti-establishment and oriented toward truth-seeking through investigative work. Media - Murray Hunter - 1 comment |
The IDF has marshalled its own response in a document accusing the filmmakers of presenting 'a distorted, misleading and disingenuous picture of the IDF's target planning and striking process'. International - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments |
Friday, October 16, 2026
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When ideology shapes public conversations, how is an adequate diagnosis to be made? Media - Brendan O'Reilly - 3 comments |
The IMF Fiscal Monitor April 2026 estimates that gross global government debt had reached nearly 94% of GDP in 2025 and, under current fiscal policies, could touch 100% of GDP by 2029. Economics - Eko Setiobudi - 1 comment |