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The central bank would be insane to hike this week, and I don’t believe that it will. The energy shock that is overrunning Australia is going to shut down the economy in record time. My sense is that a panic shutdown is already underway as Australians realise the Iran war will cut fuel supplies by

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8 Mar 2016 — New York, US - A group of Palestinians has launched an ambitious $34.5bn lawsuit against US-based tycoons, charities and firms for supporting Israeli land grabs, settlement-building and other violations of Palestinians' rights these past four decades.

How does Australia compare to the rest of the world on the number wind turbines per 1000km squared?

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In 1990, Bernard Lewis famously wrote about "the roots of Muslim rage". The essay, along with other influential works produced in the 1980s and 90s, helped usher in an era of commentary about extremism and political violence in the Muslim-majority world.

The International Order [AMERICAN DICTATORSHIP/HEGEMONY] seeks to manage the complex relationship of institutions, nations, and their conflicting goals. A recent workshop by the Center for Global Security Research [A THINKTANK SUBSERVIANT TO THE AMERICAN DICTATORSHIP/HEGEMONY] sought to tie the dynamics of this order to the domain of nuclear weapons.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) effectively endorsed the US-Israeli war against Iran Wednesday with the passage of Resolution 2817 (2026). The text “condemns in the strongest terms” Iran’s retaliatory strikes on the Gulf states, while saying nothing about the nearly two-week-long bombardment of the country of 90 million people by American imperialism and its Israeli ally.

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) consistently fueled voters' horror of American leader Donald Trump and the "US trade war with the whole world," and then skillfully exploited this fear, turning it into votes and gaining a stunning majority in the House of Representatives. 88 seats is an unexpected result, even for those who supported the Labor Party during the 2025 election campaign and wished them victory.

Some observers of the current EU ‘elites’, including this author, used to believe that their defining feature – apart from things such as complicity in genocide and wars of aggression with Israel and the US, bigoted xenophobia about Russia and China, and, of course, pervasive corruption – was an absolute inability to learn.

The EU never learns – except for the wrong lessons

Before getting dressed in the morning, we should think of what make us human… We should look at ourselves naked in front of the mirror, assess what our inner child has grown into. There, we need to dismiss all the ideologies that came with the uniforms of civilisation. For the last 150 years, for a male, certainly in the Western world, this uniform has taken the relative convention of the suit and tie…

The KGB was reputed to favor a characteristic test to take the measure of a man: Place him in a deliberately trying situation and observe how he responds. The premise was deceptively simple: Under acute pressure even a carefully composed façade would collapse, and true nature would stand revealed.

International reading: US to release 172 million barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve – Reuters Iran says it’s ready for a long war that would ‘destroy’ global economy – Lemonde Saudi oil giant warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ from Iran war as three commercial ships are ‘attacked’ in Strait of Hormuz and Tehran tries to

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Birthdays are significant milestones, celebrating not just the marking of time but the joy, growth, and achievements of individuals. Among the diverse array of gift-giving options, birthday gift boxes have emerged as a particularly appealing choice, offering a curated selection of thoughtful items that can be customised to fit any recipient. The charm of these boxes lies in their ability to surprise and delight, bringing a personalised touch to gift-giving that resonates with the celebratory spirit of birthdays.

One state in Australia remains particularly vulnerable to global oil shocks because it hasn't built the replacement capacity for coal. Batteries will help – and much more wind.

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