The Anglo-American colonial project in Palestine has launched another war to remove the indigenous population from its land.
Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 9 killed - Washington Post
It is difficult to understand why Senator James Patterson and “dewy eyed” Defence Minister Richard Marles think of China as part of a threat environment. There is a remarkable agreement between these two defence mavens from the opposite sides of politics that has a common source.
The tiltrotor V-22 Osprey has a plagued, bloodied history. But blighted as it is, the aircraft remains a cherished feature of the US Marines, regarded as vital in supporting combat assault, logistics and transport, not to mention playing a role in search-and-rescue missions and delivering equipment for the Navy carrier air wings. In March this…
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Actually, I don’t hate everybody. Let me be quite clear about this: I don’t hate actual people but I do hate their stupidity. When it comes to politicians, the media and people with vested interests that try to pretend that they’re only concern is for others but this idea that’ll cost them several million dollars…
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By Michael Deacon on Inferno, for UK newspaper The Telegraph, 2013:
According to CoreLogic’s daily dwelling values index, home values across the five major capital city markets grew by 0.5% in August: As shown above, monthly growth was driven by the smaller markets of Perth (1.9%), Adelaide (1.3%), and Brisbane (0.9%), whereas Sydney recorded softer growth (0.3%) and Melbourne values declined (-0.2%). It was a similar
When inflation and population growth are taken into account, Australia’s retail sector remains stuck in a deep and protracted recession. On Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released retail trade data for July, which showed that turnover in nominal dollar terms was flat for the month and rose by only 2.3% year-on-year: The poor
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A by-election will be coming up soon for the NSW state seat of Pittwater, at the northern end of the Northern Beaches, after sitting Liberal MP Rory Amon was charged with ten sexual assault offences earlier today. Amon also resigned from the Liberal Party.
A quiet session to end the trading week and month for Asian share markets with some steady returns while currency markets remain sanguine following the overnight surge in USD that looks to be temporary. Tonight’s flash and core CPI prints could change that instantly however as Euro remains below the 1.12 handle but the Australian
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s unexpected 0.25% cut to the official cash rate was an admission that the economy is deteriorating considerably faster than the central bank had anticipated. New Zealand’s per capita GDP has fallen by 4.3% from its late 2022 peak, following six straight consecutive declines: High-frequency indicators continue to show that
Terry McCrann is presumably retiring. This is it. My final regular column. It completes a journey that I embarked on 46 years ago, when in 1978 I first started writing a daily business and economic commentary column. And I continued, writing, for most of that time, six columns a week, unbroken since. Albeit, with along
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