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The Australian Independent Media Network Monday, October 7, 2024 - 09:56 Source

Oxfam Australia Media Release The Lebanese authorities, communities and humanitarian agencies are struggling to shelter and provide the necessities of life to over one million people fleeing Israel’s airstrikes and invasion to the south, Oxfam said today. Oxfam is working with local partners in Lebanon and alongside other aid agencies as part of the government’s…

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Renew Economy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 09:45 Source

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MacroBusiness Monday, October 7, 2024 - 09:30 Source

A sober report from Barclays with excellent detail. Symmetric interest rate cut and mortgage rates cut To protect banks’ NIM, PBoC governor Pan said lending and deposit rates will be cut symmetrically by 20-25bp. We estimate a cut of such magnitude would benefit corporates and free some capacity for new investment, while given the high

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Your Democracy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 08:51 Source

AS THE MOST UNIMPORTANT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE HENRY THE VIII IS BEING FOUGHT BETWEEN TWO CHEEKS OF AN AMERICAN BUTT — AN ELECTION THE RESULT OF WHICH MAY NOT CHANGE THE AMERICAN DEEP STATE GOAL TO DESTROY ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT COMPLY TO ITS AIM OF OWNING THE PLANET, THE PRICE OF OIL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN LIVES…

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MacroBusiness Monday, October 7, 2024 - 08:00 Source

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released dwelling approval data, which revealed that only 166,200 dwellings were approved in the year to August, which is 73,800 (31%) below the 240,000 annual run rate required to meet Labor’s 1.2 million housing target. On Friday, the ABS also released data on the number of loans

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Your Democracy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 07:28 Source

October 7 did not occur in a vacuum. It was the result of decades long Israeli occupation, never ending violence and oppression of Palestinians. The pressure cooker exploded!

 

The context for October 7 is wilfully and deliberately ignored     By John Menadue

 

A slightly updated post from December 19, 2023

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Renew Economy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 07:28 Source
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MacroBusiness Monday, October 7, 2024 - 07:00 Source

Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie was interviewed by the Equity Mates podcast, where he argued that “Australia has all the resources and potential to be the wealthiest country in the world”. However, policymakers have instead delivered a “cost of living crisis instead”. Here are some of the interview’s key highlights, followed by my own additions. Edited

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Your Democracy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 05:50 Source

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Your Democracy Monday, October 7, 2024 - 05:05 Source

Control over and the effective use of the online space has proven crucial over the past two US election cycles, with a groundswell of pro-Trump memes helping propel the candidate to victory in 2016, and unprecedented censorship of a damaging story about Hunter Biden by tech companies aiding Joe Biden in his quest for the White House in 2020.

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MacroBusiness Monday, October 7, 2024 - 00:10 Source

For years, MacroBusiness has argued that Australia’s productivity has been stifled through “capital shallowing”, which occurs when infrastructure and business investment fail to keep pace with population growth. The result is less capital per worker, rising congestion costs, lower productivity growth, and lower per capita GDP growth. The following chart shows Australia’s long-run trend per

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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 20:07 Source

By James Moore   “Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. ‘Cause that’s all that matters in the end.” – Kris Kristofferson. The only time I ever spoke to him in person I thought that his voice had the sound of rocks tumbling down a talus slide in a western mountain…

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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 16:09 Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79Q8jS9_ug

I'M ANGRY: Macgregor Speaks Out

 

https://www.youtube.com/@OurCountryOurChoice

 

SEE ALSO: 

America LAST: Billions To Ukraine And Israel While Hurricane Survivors Get $750!

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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 13:59 Source

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MacroBusiness Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 12:02 Source

Australia’s auction market has stalled, indicating that both Melbourne and Sydney could soon experience falling prices. Last weekend’s final national auction clearance rate of 60.6% was the lowest of 2024, following six consecutive weekly declines. It was also well below the 64.4% final auction clearance rate recorded in the same weekend last year. Melbourne’s final

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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 11:43 Source

It was a spectacular example of a non-event, alloyed by pure symbolism and cynicism. Here was a British government offering – how generous of them – to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, whose residents had been brutally displaced between 1965 to 1973, to Mauritius. In an October 3 joint statement between London and Port…

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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 10:48 Source

By Maria Millers To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men. The human race Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised Against injustice, ignorance, and lust, The inquisition yet would serve the law, And guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again…

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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 08:12 Source

Australia has always been aligned with military empires: first the British Empire and now that of the USA. In the current era this alignment is misguided. It comes with enormous social and economic costs and does not protect us from current threats – indeed it makes us more of a target. There are alternatives, and we can work together towards them.

 

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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 07:13 Source

Americans  grow up in a political culture in which many of them continue to believe into adulthood certain assumptions about America’s place in the world.

Chief among these is that U.S. motives abroad are to spread and defend democracy rather than to impose its economic and geostrategic interests, often through extreme violence. 

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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 05:42 Source
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Your Democracy Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 05:05 Source

A probe by India’s Income Tax Department into five major nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country has reportedly unearthed evidence that they used foreign funding for activities aimed at stalling economic and development projects. 

 

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The Tally Room Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 18:55 Source

Former Liberal leader David Speirs resigned from parliament today, after his house was raised by police in relation to a video published last month, not long after his resignation from the leadership.

I have now published my guide for the Black by-election, which I expect to be held later this year or possibly early in 2025. The seat is held by just 2.7%, so could very well be in play.

Read the guide here.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 18:42 Source

One thing you have to admire about Greg Sheridan is that – like Donald Trump – he sticks to his ideas and doesn’t allow them to be influenced by reality. Of course the whole reality thing is subjective… so much so that people can hold one view on a topic while holding a totally contradictory…

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 18:34 Source

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has become increasingly displeased with the work of military intelligence head Kirill Budanov and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and could replace them in the coming weeks, several outlets in Kiev have said.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 17:40 Source

By Denis Hay Description Explore how political manipulation by vested interests exploits political decisions and Australia’s path to a more compassionate system through monetary sovereignty. #PoliticalAwareness #SocialJustice #CriticalThinking Understanding Political Manipulation: How to Reclaim Critical Thinking Introduction: The Crisis of Political Manipulation In today’s complex world, political manipulation is rampant, affecting every aspect of our…

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 16:32 Source

Ukraine may have to recognize the loss of some of its territory to Russia in order to achieve peace and security guarantees, Jens Stoltenberg said in his first long interview after stepping down as NATO secretary-general. 

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 13:46 Source

Former President Donald Trump has spent this week criticizing Democrats for their response to Hurricane Helene — going so far as to say party leaders aren’t interested in helping Republicans in the hardest-hit areas of southern Appalachia.

During a visit to Valdosta, Georgia, he claimed without evidence that the Biden administration — and Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper — were “going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas.”

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 09:42 Source

By Bert Hetebry I was sent this quote by Bertrand Russell this morning: “When you hate, you generate a reciprocal hate. When individuals hate each other, the harm is finite, but when great groups of nations hate each other, the harm may be infinite and absolute. Do not fall back upon the thought that those…

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Your Democracy Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 08:10 Source

P&I has obtained a copy of the confidential report to headquarters prepared by a recent intelligence gathering mission to Australia from Mars.

Your most esteemed and benevolent Excellencies

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