Trump can’t rely on CIA – ex-national security adviserMike Flynn’s idea of a White House intel unit has been backed by a Putin aide, who said the “deep state” is targeting the US leader....
It has been said to me by more people than I can remember, that ‘laughter is the best medicine’. In the past, I have often wondered if indeed it is true to some extent. However, given the appalling injustice in the world these days with the continuing war in Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza, I can attest that it certainly does help in retaining your sanity; in fact, I suspect I am depending on it.
The ghost of Australian manufacturing, Birregurra, Victoria AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225
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No, I’m not talking about street cred. My mum says I will always be cool. But as the temps climbed inevitably towards summer, my long-faithful air conditioner breathed its last. A circuit board died, and this thing was so old that there was no way of replacing it. Thankfully, you, the generous taxpayers of Australia, stepped up and covered the expense, since the aircon was in my office, where I work daily to accrue legitimate deductions to my pre-tax income.
Eliza Owen, head of research at Cotality, has published the following chart on the amount of principal and interest repayments for the median Australian dwelling value ($848,858) under the Albanese government’s 5% deposit scheme for first-home buyers, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Under Labor’s First Home Guarantee scheme, purchasers will be able to buy
By Stephen Saunders Donald Trump has said it direct to the United Nations—mass migration and net zero are toxic for Western nations. Can our “Liberal” party even grasp the nettle? The smear of March for Australia and the sacking of Jacinta Price represent new lows for Australian “democracy”. Vindictive Albanese Labor savaged the March, both
Recently, Japan has witnessed a growing backlash against immigration, accompanied by protests and increasing levels of frustration on Japanese social media. The Japanese government has responded to these concerns by producing a report on the immigration system and what can be done differently in order to better ensure “social integration”. Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki, who
In October 2022, British newspaper The Daily Star began live-streaming a video of a head of lettuce next to a framed photo of then-Prime Minister Liz Truss after The Economist compared the expected duration of her leadership to that of the shelf life of lettuce. Just weeks later, Truss announced her resignation; she served just
Australia’s housing market is experiencing a strong upswing. According to Cotality, last week’s national final auction clearance rate increased to 71.6%, the highest result for capital cities since early June 2023 (73.1%). It was also the third time in five weeks that the final clearance rate was above 70%. As shown in the chart below,
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