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Your Democracy Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 03:16 Source

Aides accompanying Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga on a tour of African countries have tried to get RT thrown out of a press conference in Pretoria, offending their South African hosts in the process.

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Your Democracy Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 02:44 Source

The Washington Post has abandoned its decades-long tradition of endorsing a US presidential candidate to earn back the trust of the American public, the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, has said. The billionaire explained his reasoning in an op-ed published by the Post on Monday after facing a backlash from current and former staff. 

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 00:10 Source

Domain has released its house price results for the September quarter, which shows that median house price hit a record high of $1,655,000 following the seventh consecutive quarter gain. Sydney units also rose for the seventh consecutive quarter, hitting a record high of $815,300. As illustrated in the table below from Domain, Sydney’s median house

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 00:05 Source

Albo, or is that Klepto, is not amused: The cracks in Anthony Albanese’s glass jaw are splintering as he desperately looks for scapegoats and blames others for his own actions in defending accusations over Qantas upgrades and VIP treatment. Albanese was visibly rattled in a train wreck press conference on Tuesday where he rambled and sought to

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The Australian Independent Media Network Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 20:40 Source

He was 18 years old, didn’t have a driver’s license but had his L plates and a hot Ford Falcon. He worked in a bar and after work, with a few drinks under the belt went to drive home with a couple of close friends as passengers. The car was pretty powerful and he did…

The post Build more prisons or close some down? appeared first on The AIM Network.

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Your Democracy Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 20:04 Source

Lock up criminally minded children and teach them a firm lesson. Mind your cars, mind your keys. Chat about the Olympics and moan about whether stadia should be built or refurbished. Mumble about water, dams, and roads. Bridges for cassowaries that are not used by those magnificent yet inconsiderate birds. Marvel at members of parliament with duplicate names such as Grace Grace.

 

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Your Democracy Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 19:29 Source

FROM THE ALBO-HATING MURDOCH MEDIA AND JOE HILDEBRAND...

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The Australian Independent Media Network Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 18:44 Source

By Jane Salmon Marian Street ACTION welcomes action by Councillors on redevelopment of Marian St Theatre. At their first regular meeting of the fresh Ku-ring-gai Council term, all ten Councillors voted unanimously to receive the recommendations of staff on the actions required to progress the planned redevelopment of Marian Street into a state-of-the-art multipurpose arts…

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The Australian Independent Media Network Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 17:30 Source

Master Builders Australia Following the release of the COVID-19 inquiry report handed down today, Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said HomeBuilder was the right policy for the time and should not become the scapegoat for systemic housing challenges. “The Federal Government had a difficult job of keeping the economy afloat with targeted stimulus measures…

The post Response to COVID-19 inquiry report on HomeBuilder appeared first on The AIM Network.

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 17:00 Source

‘Haystack under the trees’ 1910s, Jo Sweatman, NGV     AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225

The post Macro Afternoon 29 October 2024 appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Club Troppo Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 16:06 Source

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 14:30 Source

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand was one of the most aggressive central banks in the world, lifting the official cash rate to a peak of 5.50%. As illustrated in the chart below from Justin Fabo at Antipodean Macro, New Zealand’s official cash rate remains overly restrictive, despite 0.75% of cuts delivered over the past

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