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Several of the recent demands made by China for the end of Australian democracy landed directly upon the media, from which it required silence: Your ABC has been delivering in spades. Chinese agent of influence and Yancoal lobbyist, Geoff Raby, is now rampant at the national broadcaster. There is barely a piece that does not

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Looking back on my writing for 2020 and what has motivated it the most common ingredient has been a sense of frustration that I’m not having the impact I once did. By that I mean my readership has dropped a little. I want more people to know the truth. Perhaps I have become too repetitive…

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The federal government yesterday released the 2019 Financial Report for Higher Education Providers, which revealed that Australia’s universities earned over $10 billion in fees from international students in 2019 – a record 27% of their revenue: The report also debunks the claim that the federal government has continually cut funding to universities: That is, despite

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Global Macro / Markets / Investing: Elon Musk has added $100.3 Billion to his Net Worth and Overtaken Bill Gates to Become World’s Second-Richest Person – Tech Elevation While the Stock Market Is Facing a Bubble, Warren Buffett Opts for the Best Possible Value in His Eyes – Medium New Era Requires New Approach to

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There are not just two certainties in life – there are actually at least three, and the third is one that conservatives try to ignore. Yes – number one is death, which is inevitable, and the only options we have are to preserve life as long as possible by avoiding accidents and looking after our…

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While state governments are basked in praise for ambitious clean energy policies, a flurry of fossil fuel projects quietly get the green light.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Media Release A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows increases in emergency department visits for respiratory problems and sales of asthma medication in regions affected by the 2019–20 bushfires. The report, Australian bushfires 2019–20: Exploring the short-term health impacts, examines some of the short-term…

In June 2019, Sydney’s 132-apartment Mascot Tower was evacuated after large cracks were discovered. Fresh cracks appeared in February, prompting authorities to close shops and set up an exclusion zone around the building. Then in April it was revealed that apartment owners are face a repair bill of $53 million, or $405,300 per apartment. Thus,

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Australia reaches highest position ever on EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, boosted to third place by green hydrogen and solar export plans.

Via Credit Suisse: Consistent with our message in recent months, we expect barely positive global industrial production (IP) growth between October and February. This is a sharp deceleration following the extraordinary summertime bounce from the spring’s shutdowns. We forecast global IP momentum (3m/3m annualized growth) to bottom in January or February at a level in

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Last week the Morrison Government signed the giant secret trade deal called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The RCEP is led by China and will also comprise members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia. Now China has indicated that it is interested in joining the

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The ABS has released data on the value of construction work done for the September quarter of 2020, which registered another 2.6% seasonally-adjusted decline in total construction activity over the quarter – the ninth consecutive quarterly decline – and a 4.2% decrease over the year: However, the result disappointed analysts’ expectations of a 2.0% decline

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At the New York Times today Fu Ying, a former ambassador and vice foreign minister of China, and the director of the Center for International Security and Strategy and an adjunct professor at Tsinghua University. She is a vice chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress. BEIJING — The domestic

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