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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 16:35 Source

By Bruce Wolpe In this epochal year in America of political upheaval, the only thing we should not be shocked about is that there are huge shocks to the country. There will be more. Americans and everyone invested in that country’s future need to steel themselves for the events that will unfold. Many acute observers…

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 13:26 Source

On June 14 2017, a social housing tower building in London known as Grenfell Tower caught fire. 72 people were killed as a result of the fire which burned for 60 hours. Subsequent to the investigation that determined how the fire occurred, a follow up enquiry was convened by the UK Government to ascertain the…

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 12:51 Source

The weapons stockpile shortages will likely force Washington to delay the shipments of promised military aid to Ukraine, CNN reported on Friday, citing two US officials familiar with the matter.

The report comes as Kiev has been asking foreign backers to speed up the delivery of arms and to lift the remaining restrictions on the use of longer-range missiles for strikes deep into Russia territory.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 12:30 Source

By Noel Wauchope Peter Dutton is the leader of Australia’s opposition party – the Liberal-National Coalition. Which is pretty noteworthy and important, anyway. But of course, he would be more important if he is elected as Prime Minister in 2025. But is that enough fame for him? Dutton aspires to a greater, global, significance. He…

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 09:09 Source

A US intelligence source has said that the suspected Mossad “supply chain interdiction” operation behind this week’s explosive pager attacks in Lebanon took 15 years or longer to plan. Sputnik asked FSB counterterrorism vet Andrei Popov how the attack was pulled off, and what Hezbollah could do to prevent it from recurring.

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 08:39 Source

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged citizens not to be alarmed if they see German soldiers arriving in their towns as the country continues to deal with devastating floods. The deluge this week has wrought havoc across central Europe, reportedly killing at least 22 people and leaving a trail of destruction.  

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 08:25 Source

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under fire after media revelations that he failed to disclose pricey gifts of clothing to his wife from longtime Labour megadonor Waheed Alli. Who is the mysterious businessman, and what’s behind his ‘generosity’ to the Starmers?

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 08:15 Source

Hundreds of Russian researchers working at the particle physics laboratory CERN in Switzerland will have to leave the Alpine country later this year, the journal Nature reported on Wednesday.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:52 Source

Public Health Association of Australia / Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Media Release A new study published today shows that less than 2% of total Government health spending in Australia goes towards public health efforts like infectious and chronic disease protection, prevention and health promotion. The research also uncovered a lack of…

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New Politics Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:30 Source

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MacroBusiness Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 07:24 Source

DXY still looks awfully vulnerable: AUD is knocking on the breakout door: North Asia is mixed: Oil is stalling, gold unstoppable: Metals are confused: Miners pumped then dumped: Is there life in EM yet? Junk sees sunny uplands of soft landing: Yields are still selling the Fed fact: Stocks eased back: AUD positioning has turned

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MacroBusiness Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 06:00 Source

Insolvency data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) shows that around 1,900 hospitality businesses collapsed last financial year amid rising food and energy costs, and the sharp decline in discretionary consumer spending. The accommodation and food services sector saw the highest growth in insolvency appointments of any sector last financial year, increasing by

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 03:21 Source

Washington’s new plan to control the Global South...Not satisfied with banning RT in most Western countries nearly three years ago, the US and its allies have unveiled a new plan to bully the rest of the world into following suit...

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Your Democracy Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 02:49 Source

The head of the University of Sydney has apologised to Jewish students and staff, admitting he "failed them" in his handling of a pro-Palestinian student encampment on campus.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 00:05 Source

Courtesy of Treasurer Jim Chalmers comes the least affordable housing market on record. PropTrack: Housing affordability deteriorated further over the past year to reach its worst level on record, driven by high mortgage rates and increasing home prices. A median-income household earning around $112,000 could afford just 14% of homes sold in the 2023-24 financial

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