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I reported last week that Australians have become increasingly bullish on house prices, with the latest Westpac consumer sentiment index showing that house price expectations have surged to a cyclical high, coinciding with a strong rebound in the “time to buy a dwelling” index. The auction market matches the surge in expectations. Cotality reported that

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Alan MacLeod looks at how the Swedish climate activist widened her focus to the capitalist system and Israeli genocide in Gaza and lost the attention of the corporate press.

Once the favoured child of the establishment, Greta Thunberg has been dropped by the global elite.

From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey

Australia’s ‘miracle’ labour market has been living in somewhat of a fool’s paradise. A boom in government-funded jobs has driven Australia’s strong job growth and historically low unemployment rate. The non-market sector, which comprises public and private service providers that rely on government funding, has accounted for 60% of total job creation since the pandemic

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Barack Obama entered national politics with a smile that looked like Hope and Change. Amid rumors of family discord and disarray within the political party he once led, his face has hardened. He lately looks bitter, resentful, exhausted by the act. 

Two subsidy-free wind farms have returned over $6.5 million to ACT electricity consumers since early 2023!

By Harry Ottley, economist at CBA The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in an otherwise quiet week locally. Next week is quiet again. The RBA minutes and a speech from RBA Governor Bullock will garner the most attention. The calendar offshore is also extremely light, with CPI in NZ and the ECB policy decision the

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On February 4, 2026, the last remaining strategic arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, New START, will expire. Void of an extension of this treaty, or the activization of an alternative arms control mechanism that replicates/improves on the existing treaty, there will be an extremely high risk of both the US and Russia feeling compelled to enter an expensive and potentially catastrophic nuclear arms race.

All the events of recent days and weeks have once again clearly shown that the problems of international security are entirely linked to the criminal actions of the NATO-Western regimes. The only difference is that today, the main forces of the multipolar world order will not fall into the Western trap, now that the lies and hypocrisy of the Western global minority have reached the point of no return—with all the consequences that follow. 

Peatlands are vital for human survival, but we are destroying the few that are left. Australia’s gas industry facing a volatile future. Chinese banks funding the destruction of tropical forests – not good for humans or tigers.

Peatlands: vital but unprotected

Gen. Christopher Donahue assumed command of Allied Land Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa in December 2024.

Gen. Donahue is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and was commissioned in 1992.

In his previous assignment, he served as the 39th Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Ft. Bragg, NC and as the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. 

6:00 – Polls have just closed for the 2025 Tasmanian state election. I’ll be live-blogging the results here tonight. I’m also going to have a go at posting some video updates on Instagram if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Stay tuned for some results updates right here.

The EU has finally agreed upon the 18th sanctions package on Russia, as Slovakia has lifted it’s veto. Kaja Kallas and Kestutys Budrys have made statements about how the 18th sanctions package would affect Russia and have called upon the US Senato to place even more sanctions on Russia.

Chris Townsend has been organizing workers, conducting political work for labor unions, and teaching young workers to organize for almost all his adult life. He is, as we say, “the real deal.” While most of us opine and pontificate about labor, Chris does the dirty work.

Hard Truths About the US Labor Movement: An Interview with Chris Townsend