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This one stings. When asked how the EU might dodge US President Donald Trump’s tariff hammer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent replied, “My observation... goes all the way back to [former US Secretary of State] Henry Kissinger’s statement: ‘When I call Europe, who do I call?’ So, we’re negotiating with a lot of different interests.” Translation: You can’t sit with us until you stop fighting at your own lunch table.

This century has seen a remarkable transformation of Australia. In the 60 years post-World War II, Australia’s net overseas migration averaged 90,000 per year. Australia had only recorded two calendar years with net overseas migration (NOM) exceeding 150,000. Immigration booster Professor Peter McDonald admitted in 1999 that “there were difficulties in the late 1980s when

As VE Day approaches, Western officials, pundits and journalists are widely seeking to exploit the 80th anniversary of Nazism’s defeat for political purposes. European leaders have threatened state attendees of Russia’s grand May 9th victory parade with adverse consequences.

The Anglo-Nazi Global Empire That Almost Was

There are growing divisions with the Coalition over the promotion of nuclear power in the aftermath of the election. Queensland Senator Matt Canavan thinks a split between the parties might be best.

What about us?! DNSPs ask NEM Review to consider rule changes to allow them to own and operate medium and big batteries and host large-scale wind and solar.

Kane Thornton has announced his resignation as chief executive of the Clean Energy Council, after 10 years at the helm of renewables industry peak body.

4:05 – Monique Ryan’s projected lead in Kooyong has shrunk from about 900 votes on Monday evening to just 405 today.

4:02 – In Bullwinkel, Labor’s projected lead has grown from 467 to 608 with more absent and pre-poll votes expected and very few postal votes left to count.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25% to 3.50%. The reduction means the OCR has now fallen by 2.0% from its peak of 5.50%. On Wednesday, Statistics NZ released the Q1 2025 labour force report, which showed modestly higher employment, with the unemployment rate holding at 5.1%.

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By Ross Elliott from The Pulse: There’s a great line from the comedy show Kath & Kim, where the very suburban Kim expresses her desire to be like affluent city people. “I want to be effluent Mum,” she says. “You ARE effluent, Kim,” replies the equally suburban Kath. The new political geography of affluent inner

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The Market Ear on a possibe bear market. Very extended The 10-day advance/decline line has gotten very extended. Bespoke: “We would not be surprised to see some downside mean reversion soon”. Source: Bespoke Death cross still in place SPX is hitting some sort of short term trend line here. We moved above the 50 day, but are

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The taxpayer-funded ABC has become one of Australia’s leading propagandists for Big Australia immigration and a high-density future. Check out the garbage below from the ABC imploring Australians to accept high-rise shoebox living as their future, as the federal government crush-loads our major cities with endless mass migration. “All over Australia we are being told

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Friedrich Merz has been elected as German chancellor following a second Bundestag vote on Tuesday. The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had initially fallen six votes short of the required 316-vote threshold earlier in the day, but hours later rallied conservatives and allies in the country’s parliament to win 325 votes.