A few years ago I wrote about this elective class I taught called “Oral English”. It consisted of students making short speeches, having debates and discussing various issues. Now when I say “discussing” what I actually mean is getting louder and louder until the various opposing forces were shouting at each other at which point…
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Asian stock markets are still putting in very mixed sessions, as Wall Street fell back overnight while the economic calendar finally heats up tonight although all ears and algos will likely be on more ECB and Fed speeches than anything else. The USD remains strong against all the undollars as the Australian dollar fails to
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NATO, Migrants in the EU and the Coming War in Moldova
by Thierry Meyssan
Qantas Engineers’ Alliance Media Alert Hundreds of Qantas engineers are stepping up industrial action across all major Australian airports on Friday ahead of the Qantas AGM, as workers’ calls for fair pay have been ignored. Around 600 line maintenance engineers, responsible for critical tasks like towing and marshalling aircraft and conducting final safety checks before…
By Denis Hay Description Discover the 4 principles of social justice in Australia – equity, access, participation, and rights – and how Australia can achieve a fairer society. Introduction: The Diminishing Foundations of Social Justice in Australia Social justice is a cornerstone of any society striving for fairness and equality. In Australia, the four key…
The Australian Workers’ Union, alongside the Approved Employers of Australia, is today launching a campaign to pressure the government to change rules that see guest farm workers having 35 per cent of their superannuation seized by the government on departure. The AWU is calling on Superannuation Minister Stephen Jones to urgently step in and change…
FMG’s Q1 production report is out and appeared decent on the surface regarding volumes but it did not take long to expose the problem: 83% price realisation is up 1% QoQ but is still poor and $83 per tonne is even poorer. The high-quality ore missed as well, slipping from 101% the prior quarter. This
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The largest immigration-driven population boom in Canadian history created the country’s worst ever rental crisis. Canada’s population grew by an unprecedented 1.2 million people in 2023, driven entirely by record net overseas migration. This population surge pushed rental vacancy rates to an all-time low and rental inflation to record levels. In June 2024, Quebec Premier
On today, International Day of Climate Action, NAISDA, Australia’s leading performing arts training organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, is harnessing its end of year performance season to amplify a powerful message. From 21-23 November 2024 at Carriageworks, Sydney, the trees have voices, the feet have ears invites audiences to reflect on…
CBA senior economist Stephen Wu has released a preview of next week’s Q3 CPI inflation release from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). CBA expects that headline CPI rose by 0.3% over Q3 to be 2.9% higher year-on-year, driven by lower electricity prices (-16%) via rebates and fuel declines (-6%). More importantly, CBA forecasts a
As we know, your corrupt PM has already blown $104.3 million on his central coast lovenest, $100 million of which was yours to upgrade his driveway. Now it has been revealed that the corruption goes even deeper as bent Albo showers housing pork on everybody except the homeless: Anthony Albanese’s Housing Support Program has poured