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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 19:12 Source

Kamala Harris’ Hitler-Focused Closing Argument Is A Shameful Stain On Her Party 

Democrats are the party of mass censorship, the weaponization of the CIA, FBI, and DHS, and the politicization of everything. What does that sound like to you? 

 

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The Tally Room Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 19:00 Source

6:56 – The Labor swing in Bundaberg has calmed down a bit but Labor is still winning there. I haven’t seen any other seats bucking the trend – generally there are respectable swings to the LNP all over the place.

6:54 – A bit more data in Thuringowa also has KAP in a respectable third there.

6:48 – Tiny samples in the three Townsville-area seats of Townsville, Thuringowa and Mundingburra. KAP is in third in Townsville and Mundingburra, and practically no votes in Thuringowa.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 14:21 Source

By Denis Hay Description Discover the biggest social justice issues in Australia: income inequality and housing affordability. Learn how monetary sovereignty can drive change Introduction Australia is often celebrated for its high quality of life, but beneath the surface lies a deepening divide between the haves and the have-nots. Today, income inequality and housing affordability…

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Renew Economy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 13:58 Source
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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 13:34 Source

The man has a cheek. Having lectured Iranians and Lebanese about what (and who) is good for them in terms of rulers and rule (we already know what he thinks of the Palestinians), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been keeping busy on further depriving access and assistance to those in Gaza and the West…

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 11:33 Source

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen writes in her recent report that the EU should create a new intelligence body to deal with external threats.

EC chief Ursula von der Leyen’s call to create a new united intelligence body for the EU is a product of the EU institutions seeking to strengthen the union’s “federal aspect,” says former Swedish Air Defense officer Mikael Valtersson.

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 09:39 Source

Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by UN Secretary General António Guterres over his trip to Russia, a source in the presidential office has told the BBC.

After attending a Brics summit in the Russian city of Kazan this week, Guterres had wanted to visit Kyiv, the BBC understands.

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The Tally Room Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 09:00 Source

Voting closed last night for the Victorian local government elections. Ballot boxes will be opened today and votes will start to be counted.

I believe the deadline for declaring results is November 15, and we may not get any official figures before the declaration. I suspect there will be scrutineer reports and news stories, and you can discuss them here.

I won’t be doing any analysis prior to November 15, when we have proper data.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 08:20 Source

This week’s interview on Professor David Flint’s Save The Nation Program explained why Australians face decades of economic stagnation under current policy settings. Below are highlights from the interview. Edited Transcript: Australia is currently experiencing its longest per capita recession in recorded history. What that means is that while the overall economy is growing very

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New Politics Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 07:55 Source

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 07:41 Source

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The editorial board of US newspaper New York Post has officially endorsed the candidacy of former US President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

The newspaper said on Friday that supporting Trump was "the clear choice for a better future."

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 07:29 Source

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 05:41 Source

In Washington, DC, the NGO Doctors Against Genocide held a conference to continue publicizing the voices of health care professionals against the genocide they have witnessed in Gaza.

Forced famine, bombed hospitals, untreated disease, medicine shortages, garbage which hasn’t been collected for a year, mass homelessness, deprivation, grief, indescribable and ceaseless psychological trauma.

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 05:00 Source

Israeli forces have raided on Friday the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, and ordered patients and staff to go down to the main courtyard.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the international community and institutions bear political and moral responsibility for continuation of the Israeli regime’s crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 00:05 Source

International Reads: Trump will plunge U.S. somewhere ‘between recession and depression’: MSNBC analyst – Raw Story 82 Nobel Prize winners endorse Harris for president, saying Trump would endanger science, technology and climate – Axios Kamala Harris vows to double federal minimum wage to $15 – Telegraph TSMC’s Arizona Chip Production Yields Surpass Taiwan’s in Win

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Your Democracy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 17:56 Source

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, October 25, 2024 - 17:34 Source

By Jane Salmon Neo Nazis vs Refugees – Will We Ever See Your Spotty Faces Again? The sight of 20 masked neo Nazis dressed in all black being moved away from refugees by police using capsicum spray seems reminiscent of wingless Louie the Fly (or half hearted halloween spiders) being removed by bug spray. Remember…

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Your Democracy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 16:30 Source

 

 

 

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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 15:31 Source
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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 15:26 Source
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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 15:20 Source
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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 15:00 Source
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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 14:46 Source
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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, October 25, 2024 - 14:37 Source

The Climate Council Australians are being told to look to the Canadian province of Ontario as a case study for why we should embrace nuclear energy. But is Ontario’s nuclear experience really the success story it’s made out to be? Join us on Monday, October 28 at 10:00 AM AEST (join HERE) for a critical…

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Renew Economy Friday, October 25, 2024 - 14:35 Source

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MacroBusiness Friday, October 25, 2024 - 14:20 Source

Justin Fabo at Antipodean Macro has compiled data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing that the unemployment rate for recent arrivals to Australia surged to around 8% in Q3, up from around 5% at the trough. In comparison, unemployment rates for other cohorts have risen by only around 0.6% from the trough. Fabo

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The Australian Independent Media Network Friday, October 25, 2024 - 14:10 Source

Never let it be said that the European Union, whose officials self-advertise as staunch defenders of international law, that some bending can take place. Take, for instance, the recent revelations in The Intercept about legal advice sent to the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on July 22 on how to respond to the International…

The post Political Labelling: The EU’s Legal Stance on Goods from Israel’s Illegal Settlements appeared first on The AIM Network.

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MacroBusiness Friday, October 25, 2024 - 13:40 Source

Blow me down with a feather. Treasurer Jim ” Chicken” Chalmers has snuffed out property tax reform (on a Friday afternoon to bury it): Jim Chalmers has finally killed off consideration of winding back tax concessions for property investors, saying the proposed changes would not do enough to boost supply in Australia’s housing market. After weeks

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MacroBusiness Friday, October 25, 2024 - 13:30 Source

TSLombard with the note. Here we go again. The US election has a binary outcome for China macro and markets. While both candidates and parties have broadly similar structural positions on Washington-Beijing relations, policies differ widely in cyclical terms. Those differences can be categorized crudely as a Trump victory posing high economic risk but offering

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MacroBusiness Friday, October 25, 2024 - 13:00 Source

By Stephen Saunders: Democracy seems futile, up against Huge Australia. Not even “extraordinary developments” are likely to budge this Albo-tross. What other tactics are available?  Scorning voters, dismissing evidence, the “stakeholders” uphold Copacabana Albanese’s third-world, low-productivity, 80% population-replacement program. I’ve predicted that mega migration will persist irrespective of Election 2025. Only extraordinary developments could arrest

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