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Your Democracy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 09:43
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Retired American generals Philip Breedlove and Ben Hodges have claimed that a tiny German force in Lithuania could defend the country against a large-scale Russian invasion, citing opaque “war games” conducted in Washington. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 09:30
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China’s Friday growth data was OK with Q3 GDP edging down to 4.6% yoy in Q3 from +4.7. For September, industrial production rose 5.4%, fixed asset investment 3.4% yoy in September and retail sales 3.2%, in part thanks to cash-for-clunkers stimmies. However, the headline data as usual disguised deep weakness. The GDP deflator roared back The post Chinese economy plods on to Japanification appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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The Tally Room
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 09:30
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I’m pleased to report that, in the final week of voting for the Victorian council elections, I’ve now finished my guide to the 33 most populous Victorian councils, as originally planned. I had originally written guides for the 16 most populous but ran out of time to do any more. For the remaining 17 I’ve been able to do most of the work, but I had to skip the part of the process where I read through council minutes to be able to assess who is in power or in opposition on each council. I’d love comments from informed locals that can clarify that information. |
The Australian Independent Media Network
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 09:27
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By Bert Hetebry The preamble to the American Constitution opens with, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But what is happiness? What would make you happy?… The post The Pursuit of Happiness appeared first on The AIM Network. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 08:52
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Your Democracy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 07:32
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The II BRICS+ Fashion Summit took place in Moscow on October 3-5, 2024. Who attended, what are their expectations from BRICS and why is the summit such a huge cultural phenomenon?
The East with a love for fashion: the faces of the BRICS+Fashion Summit BY Ksenia Muratshina
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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 07:00
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Last week, I reported a host of indicators showing how Victoria has transformed into an economic wasteland. These indicators included data from the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) revealing that Victoria recorded the fewest businesses registered per 1,000 existing firms last financial year: As shown above, Victoria registered only 80.5 new businesses per 1,000 existing |
Your Democracy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 06:18
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Paris seeks UNESCO cultural heritage status for distinctive zinc rooftops The French culture ministry wants to etch the unique zinc-plated rooftops of Paris and their workers in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Though iconic, the roofs are often criticised for their inadaptability to hot temperatures brought on by climate change. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 06:09
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The DXY face-ripper finally eased: AUD firmed: North Asia too: Gold bubble alert. Oil is caput: Commods did better: Miners stopped falling: EM yawn: Junk snooze: Yields stable: Stocks only go up: Markets are still long 19k contracts for AUD, opening the way for more falls into the US election: Goldman has more on why: The post Australian dollar exceptionally awful appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 05:28
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https://consortiumnews.com/2024/10/20/watch-cn-live-brics-rising/
Vijay Prashad: A World Without Context
Providing an excess of information that comes without proper, democratic analysis and is almost entirely controlled by a small oligarchy is its own form of censorship. And it eliminates knowledge and wisdom.
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Your Democracy
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 04:10
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Speaking at a rally for Republican candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the Tesla and X CEO was asked what kind of administration he would expect to see from Harris if she wins the November election. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 00:10
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Australians are experiencing the longest per capita recession on record, with six straight quarterly contractions and seven declines in the preceding eight quarters to Q2 2024. The OECD’s latest economic outlook downgraded Australia’s GDP growth forecast for the 2024 calendar year to only 1.1%, down from 1.5% in the previous edition published in May. The |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 00:05
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We all know the gap between ALP and LNP on most things is pretty much non-existent but occasionally a gap opens up. Today that gap is the living standards of Australian workers. The failed Albanese government spent three years crawling to corporations via: out-of-control immigration to crush wages and evict workers into a homelessness crisis, The post The worker’s champion rises, and it ain’t Albo appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 19:57
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 19:54
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By James Moore “America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.” – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Very little in America is what it appears to be; especially in politics. The ether is filled with lies and misrepresentations and even those who make their living parsing… The post A Turbulent and Troubled Land appeared first on The AIM Network. |
The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 17:50
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By Denis Hay Description Explore how social justice in Australia can be achieve through monetary sovereignty and ethical policy reforms. Learn about wealth inequality, Indigenous rights. Introduction Social justice in Australia is not just an ideal – it is a necessity for creating a society where everyone has equal access to resources, opportunities, and rights.… The post Social Justice in Australia: its Meaning and Path to Equality appeared first on The AIM Network. |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 17:49
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By Denis Bright YouGov Polling released on 19 October shows some improvement in Labor’s run into the home straight in the last week of the Queensland election campaign. The polling was supported by a tolerant Courier Mail editorial containing some criticism of the communication skills of Opposition leader David Crisafulli. A key feature of the… The post Queensland’s Electoral Future in the Home Straight appeared first on The AIM Network. |
The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 15:11
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The ABC is meant to unbiased… Well, it’s meant to be even-handed and to present a diversity of views… on some things, anyway. I mean, if we have a news item about a house burning down, nobody expects the ABC to interview someone about what a great opportunity this is for Harvey Norman when the… The post The ABC Shows Its Bias Against Dutton By Quoting Him! appeared first on The AIM Network. |
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John Quiggin
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 15:02
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We’re in another round of concern about the “death of the book”, and, in particular, the claimed inability or unwillingness of young people to read full-length books. I’m not going to push too far on the argument that this complaint is ancient, but I can’t resist mentioning the response of my younger brother, who, when asked if he wanted a book for Christmas, answered “thanks, but I already have one”). That was around 50 years ago, and he went on to a very successful legal career. |
Your Democracy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 12:33
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France would work to rally Western countries behind Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s “victory plan,”French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during his visit to Kiev on Saturday. “A Russian victory would be a consecration for the law of the strongest and would push the international order towards chaos,”Barrot told reporters during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrey Sibiga. |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 11:59
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The dangers should be plastered on every wall in every office occupied by a military and political advisor. Israel’s attempt to reshape the Middle East, far from giving it enduring security, will merely serve to make it more vulnerable and unstable than ever. In that mix and mess will be its greatest sponsor and guardian,… The post Widening the War: The US Sends Troops to Israel appeared first on The AIM Network. |
Your Democracy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 09:29
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CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM NEW ZEALAND (EMIRATES) As entertainment and distractions have become playgrounds for sponsors, WE THE PEOPLE ARE UNDER CONTINUOUS CONTROL… IT’S NOT NEW…. SINCE THE DAWN OF CIVILISED TIMES, CIVILISATION HAS NEEDED TO CONTROL PEOPLE BY VARIOUS MEANS. WHAT DOES CONTROL MEANS? DOES IT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO PREVENT US FROM KILLING EACH OTHERS, PREVENT US US FROM ROBBING EACH OTHERS, AND MAKE SURE WE ALL SING FROM THE SAME SONG SHEET? |
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MacroBusiness
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 09:07
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Australia’s auction market has been stuck in a firm bear market, with the monthly average national final clearance rate falling to its lowest level of the year last week, dragging down price growth: The following chart shows how Sydney has driven the national auction clearance rate decline: The auction market rebounded this weekend, with CoreLogic’s The post Auction market hardens amid flood of listings appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 08:44
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Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam condemns in the strongest terms the killing of four water engineers and workers in Gaza today from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, east… The post Oxfam condemns killing of water engineers in Gaza appeared first on The AIM Network. |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 08:20
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By Tess Lawrence Our constitutional master, bonnie King Charles III, the Liar King of Australia is gracing us with his presence on this Great Southern Land deemed terra nullius by his antecedents and theirs for the taking; popped into the empirical dilly-bag of the dominion’s vast booty of pirated treasures. Always was since 1770, and… The post King Charles the Liar King of Australia appeared first on The AIM Network. |
Your Democracy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 07:30
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Every two years, a musical feat of world standard is achieved by a young Australian in an unlikely Victorian country town. Shepparton, home of irrigation and stone fruit, population almost 70,600, or an average AFL crowd, hosts it. |
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 06:33
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Israel succeeded in what it is good at destroying, killing children and women and assassinating leaders, in killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. But the Israelis are only deceiving themselves if they think that through their crimes, they can accomplish success for their colonial project and force the Palestinian people to surrender.
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 06:21
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Moscow is interested in a lasting peace with Kiev, but not a short-lived truce, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Russia’s goal is to ensure its long-term security interests, Putin stressed during a meeting on Friday with the heads of leading BRICS media agencies at the presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow. |
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Renew Economy
Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 21:51
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Your Democracy
Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 20:42
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Russian ships are popping up across the North and Baltic Seas, under the guise of research. An investigation found that they're actually spying on Western infrastructure like data cables and wind farms.
https://www.dw.com/en/russias-spy-ships-comb-the-baltic-sea/video-70472921
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A victory for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris could usher in a crackdown on freedom of speech in the US, tech billionaire Elon Musk has warned.
