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Decvelopers of a proposed 300 MW solar project with a massive eight-hour "integrated" battery in north west Victoria seek federal environmental approval.

On June 22, 2025, South Korean presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced that President Lee Jae-myung would not be participating in the NATO summit scheduled for June 24–25 in The Hague. She referred to domestic priorities and the escalating uncertainty in the Middle East as reasons for the decision.  

Why Lee Jae-myung Did Not Attend the NATO Summit

Konstantin Asmolov

Everything old is new again in Australia’s parasitic media. Nothing more so than house prices as we head into another monetary policy easing cycle. The media, which largely relies on real estate revenues to exist, loves to pretend to care. These days, ABC is dedicated entirely to pretence. This small gathering of homeowners and politicians

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As summer warms Istanbul's waters, the megacity's authorities are having to battle a noxious algal bloom dubbed "sea snot".

If you are curious about the differences in methodology between myself and the usual auction data providers, there is an explanation down the page.   This weeks result brought something of a rare result to the Sydney and Melbourne auction markets. The headline sold to listed clearance rate in Sydney eclipsed that of Melbourne, with

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How “humour” opens the door to far right politics.

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th July 2025

Membership of the Chinese Communist Party has just exceeded 100 million. It has long been the largest political party in world history.

When Prime Minister Albanese meets President Xi Jinping, he is not only meeting the head of the second largest economy in the world in nominal dollars, and by far the largest in purchasing power parity terms, but also the head of the biggest political party the world has ever seen. This matters.

The US has removed Syria’s al-Qaeda franchise from its list of designated terrorist organisations just days after the UK added nonviolent activist group Palestine Action to its own list of banned terrorist groups.

The Western empire will surely find ways to be even more hypocritical and ridiculous about its “terrorism” designations in the future, but at this point it’s hard to imagine how it will manage to do so.

Britain and France have unveiled a new agreement to coordinate their nuclear arsenals more closely, citing what they see as heightened “threats”to security in Europe. Moscow has called the move part of NATO’s overtly anti-Russian policy, warning it would factor the agreement into its military planning.

More bullying from the Trump regime as it hits former ally Canada with blanket 35% tariffs in its latest letter “diplomacy” that briefly saw the Loonie sell off sharply and rattle some Asian share markets before some stability prevailed. Some more co-ordinated US Treasury selling in the coming days or weeks could enhance the TACO

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Alex Wonhas, head of new battery developer AMPYR, discusses his company's first big project, and why wind struggles will require more big batteries on the grid. Plus: News of the week.

Get set for a “growth mindset”. Or, should that read, get ready for a barrage of motherhood statements followed by a corporate tax cut? The PC’s Danielle Wood is readying for her moment of glory. Nine. First, we can’t talk about productivity without talking about the immense potential of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

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Unlike the sick man of Asia, the US is rebuilding industry. Morgan Stanley. Our US Industrials analysts note that since 2018, the US has increased its share of global capex significantly — a notable reversal from the decline following China’s WTO entry in 1999. The US now accounts for roughly 30% of incremental global capex,

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