Friday, August 16, 2024
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Without more pie, announced policies claimed to boost incomes for all will fail. 'Magic puddings' are the fantasies of Bunyip Bluegum and Norman Lindsay. Environment - Geoff Carmody - 9 comments
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If Biden and the Security Council need any more convincing that any Palestinian State is just a mirage – they should heed the words of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Time on 4 August. International - David Singer - 5 comments
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Thursday, August 15, 2024
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There are no immaculate solutions, currently that are generally applicable, to the world's demand for electricity and so the use of fossil fuels will persist, at least in the short to medium term. Environment - Charles Hemmings - 14 comments
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The Greens, who started it all, with what their critics would call a political stunt, a resolution to recognize the state of Palestinian, may have to lick their own wounds come election result of 2025. Domestic Politics - Dinesh Malhotra - 10 comments
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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The study shows that what some people warned about and was deemed mis-information at the time is actually true. Health - Murray Hunter - 17 comments
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But the relentless moaning is actually a cover for a far bigger story. The truth that is being strenuously downplayed is that, overall, women will soon be sitting pretty, right on top in the wealth stakes. Society - Bettina Arndt - 8 comments
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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Never has a young generation been so individually isolated in a globalised world, seamlessly exposed to unfiltered, unsolicited, and harmful content in a virtual space, and collectively disheartened and frustrated as they are today. Society - Mamtimin Ala - 8 comments
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Give them nuclear powered submarines, let them feel special, and a false sense of security will follow. International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Monday, August 12, 2024
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Sydney embodies a lifestyle where every action, every decision, is a declaration of their superior taste, intellect, and aesthetic. Humour & Satire - Vince Hooper - 2 comments
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The Group of 5 need to bury their ideological and political differences and call for the implementation of HKOPS in a last-ditch effort to avert Iran threatening to turn the region into one giant killing field. International - David Singer - 8 comments
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Friday, August 9, 2024
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She has just chosen as her running mate Tim Walz. Together, they represent the most far-left nominees in the history of the Democratic Party, as did McGovern and Shriver in their day. International - Steven Kritz - 10 comments
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A source allegedly close to Harris said Walz revealed much 'ease in cutting through political jargon to deliver a straight message', something that appealed to her. International - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Prime Minister Netanyahu, and no other, has brought Israel to this fateful state with no escape without sustaining a significant blow that will scar every Israeli within its wake. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 10 comments
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The energy, creativity, and fresh perspectives that young people bring are essential to creating better communities. Society - Jane Hedger - 12 comments
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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Ridding the world of raw crude oil before we have a replacement to produce the oil derivatives currently manufactured from crude oil, we're back to the 1800's. Environment - Ronald Stein - 7 comments
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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The Scanlon Report 2023, a comprehensive study conducted in an Australian context highlights the decline of public trust in the federal government. Political Philosophy - Mamtimin Ala
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'Our Watch', the engine room for the mighty $3 billion business, is under attack. Feminists are suddenly eating their own. Law & Liberties - Bettina Arndt - 10 comments
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Monday, August 5, 2024
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Current policy is for 100% renewables plus 100% battery back-up. That will deliver even more unaffordable and unreliable electricity. Nation Building - Geoff Carmody - 9 comments
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The attempt by President Biden and the UN Security Council to adopt a specific two-state solution has turned out to be a political disaster. International - David Singer - 15 comments
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Friday, August 2, 2024
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We can fix this. We could radically rethink the way each level of government is happily but secretly clipping the ticket on new housing, or is adding to compliance costs. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 10 comments
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Unlike Green politicians, sheep are not stupid. They know that warm air rises so in winter they camp at the highest point they can find. Environment - Viv Forbes - 1 comment
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
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Within the Democratic field, no potential candidate for president is better-positioned, at this juncture, to defeat Trump more skillfully and pointedly than Harris. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 1 comment
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Swimming, or dipping, in faecal polluted waters is not unusual. The Ganges, for instance, features sacred rites and ceremonies defiant of science. Sport - Binoy Kampmark - 2 comments
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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'Woke' is the latest cultural buzzword that some say is trying to ruin everything we hold dear: our love of bland jokes, questionable statues, and a steadfast refusal to learn new things. Political Philosophy - Vince Hooper - 7 comments
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If this country disowns truth, goodness and beauty by reinstalling Trump into the executive office, it will have disowned the very things that give life its universal meaning and significance. International - Sam Ben-Meir - 22 comments
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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While the shadow of the pandemic recedes, its effects linger in the form of a market correction and an evolving healthcare landscape. Health - Ivor Campbell - 2 comments
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People who bought an electric car for quiet mobility will suddenly find they were just financing a cog in Bowen’s Blackout Insurance Plan. Nation Building - Viv Forbes - 17 comments
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Monday, July 29, 2024
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The costs for Paris 2024, based on estimates available at the study's publication, came to $US8.7 billion, a cost overrun of 115% in real terms. Sport - Binoy Kampmark - 4 comments
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The Jews were driven out of the Territory in 1948 by six invading Arab armies and not allowed to return there until the end of the Six Day War in 1967. International - David Singer - 7 comments
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Friday, July 26, 2024
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The Dutton federal Coalition's announcement to move Australia to nuclear energy has immediately defaulted to a political rather than policy debate with an inevitable pile on by the government, various interests and experts. Nation Building - Scott Prasser - 12 comments
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Almost a century after its publication, Health - Steven Schwartz
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
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Growing public confidence in nuclear power and the demands of AI suggest that a new revolutionary energy expansion is imminent. Nation Building - Wade Allison - 4 comments
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With the best of intentions, President Biden allowed his unwavering commitment to Israel’s security to not only prolong the tragically horrific war in Gaza and severely taint America’s international moral standing. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 4 comments
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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Neither ‘renewables’ nor nuclear power can now save our electricity grid. Power blackouts and further energy price rises await the ‘lucky country’. Nation Building - Brendan O'Reilly - 5 comments
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The Court also found that Israeli authorities had failed to International - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that crude oil is the foundation of our materialistic society as it is the basis of all products and fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet. Environment - Ronald Stein and Tom DeWeese - 2 comments
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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Advocates of fixed-terms, especially from the business community, argue leaving the calling of elections to the government of the day creates an atmosphere of uncertainty that is disruptive to business, investment and the economy. Political Philosophy - Scott Prasser - 3 comments
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Shutting the coal-fired power stations prematurely is a recipe for ongoing blackouts and very much higher costs to consumers, and in the longer term a reduction in living standards. Environment - Charles Hemmings - 10 comments
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Just imagine what could happen if there was an actual cyber attack by such a powerful player as China, Russia, North Korea or an Evil Axis of all three. Science & Technology - John Mikkelsen - 10 comments
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Monday, July 22, 2024
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In a world increasingly obsessed with the new and the now, it is crucial to remember that our present is built on the foundations of the past. Political Philosophy - Steven Schwartz - 7 comments
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Wind and solar energy have a fatal flaw – intermittency. Environment - Viv Forbes - 5 comments
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