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Renew Economy Friday, October 24, 2025 - 07:49 Source
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Your Democracy Friday, October 24, 2025 - 07:21 Source

French forces could be at war with Russia by 2028, the country’s newly appointed chief of staff, General Fabien Mandon, has claimed.

Moscow has repeatedly rejected claims that it plans to attack EU countries, saying any such allegations are being used by European politicians to scare the population and justify growing military spending. Russia has also said it is defending itself in the Ukraine conflict, accusing NATO of provoking the hostilities.

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Your Democracy Friday, October 24, 2025 - 06:50 Source

 

Federal politics: Nationals senator says 'malicious intent' behind Barnaby Joyce One Nation push — as it happened

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says she thinks former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce will remain in the Nationals party room after he left the door open to joining One Nation.

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Your Democracy Friday, October 24, 2025 - 06:25 Source

The plans are devised by Justice Michael Snow. He is the epitome of judicial prejudice. When Julian Assange appeared before Snow in the first hearing after being dragged from the Embassy, Snow called Assange a “narcissist” even though Assange had said nothing but to confirm his name, and no evidence had been led.

 

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MacroBusiness Friday, October 24, 2025 - 00:05 Source

Last month, the Albanese government unveiled Labor’s 2035 climate targets, which promise to reduce emissions by more than 62% and up to 70%. Meeting the target and then hitting net zero emissions by 2050 would require Australia to transform its energy system completely and would require an extraordinary amount of investment in new electricity generation,

The post Reality crashes down on renewable energy fantasies appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Cheeseburger Gothic Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 18:30 Source

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Club Troppo Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 16:42 Source

  Since 2018, about 33,000 fewer Australian patients have suffered avoidable complications like infections, pressure sores, and surgical mishaps in our public hospitals each year, according to a recent study. That’s freed up an estimated 55,000 hospital beds, worth nearly $400 … Continue reading →

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 16:30 Source

Asian share markets are facing mixed sentiment throughout the region with a squeeze on Ruzzian oil due to sanctions helping the sweet crude market while Japanese politics are seeing a selloff in Yen and in stocks. Currency markets are seeing some strength return to the USD which has been taking back its recent lost ground

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Renew Economy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 15:23 Source
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Renew Economy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 14:44 Source
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Your Democracy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 14:04 Source

Olympic organizers have approved a croc-infested river as a venue for rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Games in Brisbane, Australia, according to local media reports.

The Fitzroy River, some 600km north of Brisbane, was designated as an Olympic venue in March, but faced criticism from national and international organizations that warned the waterway did not meet technical standards. As well as its crocodile population, the river is known for its strong tides.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 14:00 Source

Stats New Zealand’s latest migration data revealed that only 10,628 net overseas migrants landed in the country in the year to August 2025. This migration inflow was well below the decade average of 49,000 and around 120,000 fewer than the late 2023 peak. The collapse in net migration has helped drive New Zealand rental growth

The post New Zealand tenants celebrate as rents crash appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 13:00 Source

Roy Morgan Research has released a survey on mortgage stress, which shows that the lowest share of mortgage holders ‘At Risk’ of ‘mortgage stress’ since February 2023, just prior to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) first rate hike. Roy Morgan estimates that 25.9% of mortgage holders were ‘At Risk’ of ‘mortgage stress’ in the

The post Unemployment, not interest rates, is the biggest mortgage stress appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 12:30 Source

The Market Ear on overheated. Stuck NASDAQ reversed right at the upper part of the range. Note the slightly lower high as we continue trading the range. Despite all the narratives, equities have done little (but produce volatility) since mid September. 50 day comes in at the lower part of the big trend channel. Source:

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 12:05 Source

In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines whether the gold boom is starting to lose its shine — exploring what’s behind the recent cracks in the rally, and whether investors should be taking profits or buying the dip. Join us on Friday, October 24th, 2025, LIVE at 12:30 AEDT. Can’t

The post MB Fund Podcast: Is The Gold Boom Turning to A Bust? appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 12:00 Source

It was interesting reading an article from the US news site NPR lamenting the rise in electricity costs, which are growing at twice the rate of inflation. “Across the country, electricity prices have jumped more than twice as fast as the overall cost of living in the last year”, NPR reported. “Electricity prices have been

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 11:30 Source

The Market Ear on the gold rout. As I keep saying, for a safe haven, gold is very volatile. Last time it corrected 30% “What is remarkable about the recent “Gold rush” is not only the magnitude of the move, but also the speed. The only other time in recent history that a similar event

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 11:00 Source

In the early 2010s, the federal Labor government made the fateful decision to allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Queensland without requiring gas companies to first supply Australians. Gary Gray, the then-Federal Resources Minister in the Gillard/Rudd Labor governments, claimed that domestic gas reserve regulations cause uncertainty and discourage investment. This pitted the government

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Renew Economy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 10:34 Source
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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 10:30 Source

In the debate surrounding Australian migration levels, the issue of New Zealanders coming to Australia under the bilateral agreement between the two nations is often brought up. Under a series of agreements signed by the Australian and New Zealand governments, Kiwi citizens have the right to move to Australia and live there indefinitely under the

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Your Democracy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 10:19 Source

Kiev and Stockholm have agreed to work on a major long-term arms contract under which Sweden would provide between 100 and 150 domestically-produced Gripen fighter jets, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Wednesday.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 10:00 Source

The ferrous market remains stalled above $100. Signs of stress are mounting. India is the swing producer for seaborne iron ore at these levels, and it is cutting prices. India’s largest iron ore producer, NMDC, had previously reset the prices of the key raw material of steel on August 1 to ₹6,100 for Baila Lump

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Renew Economy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 09:53 Source
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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 09:30 Source

The gas cartel wants Albo to stop it. “APLNG’s position on this is, that while we don’t like interventions, we feel like a major intervention is probably needed, which is to establish an export permit system,” Mr Clark [CEO] said. “If you’re going to export, you should also have to contribute to the domestic market

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Your Democracy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 09:20 Source

EU countries are at odds over how to use a proposed loan for Kiev funded by frozen Russian assets, with some pushing to restrict spending to European-made weapons while others want US arms included, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

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Your Democracy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 09:19 Source

 

Somerset as Stand-In – Funeral Etiquette for Abandoned LadsIn the Unted States at least 25% of homes are without a Father. (Representing 18 Million children.)

In the United Kingdom another 25% of homes are single-parent, and of these 80% lack a Father.

In Germany over 18% of homes with minor children are single-parent, about 86% having no Father.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 09:00 Source

Macro concerns outweighed earnings on Wall Street and in Europe overnight as concerns over stalemate on US-China trade negotiatiosn plus more Ruzzian sanctions intensified. A surprise drawdown in US oil stocks lifted oil prices while gold is still suffering from its recent correction as it touched the $4000USD per ounce level. Meanwhile the USD was

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Renew Economy Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 08:36 Source
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