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Markets are half-panicked by the latest Middle East war. Oil Israel’s attacks on Iranian air defense systems and nuclear capabilities re-opens awide range of possible avenues via which oil supply could be disrupted. Importantly, it may also derail the process of US-Iran nuclear deal talks which were scheduled to continue in Oman on Sunday, although

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Ah, the gas cartel, that wondrous beast that knows no bounds of decency. Via Petroleum Australia: Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), the country’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter on the east coast, has agreed to a substantial price reduction under its flagship 7.6 million tonne per annum contract with China’s Sinopec. The move, anticipated to cost

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By extending Woodside’s NWS facility another 45 years, Australia is underwriting an emissions future rivalled only by the entire transport system.

Later the ruling class became even more sophisticated at channelling, diverting and destroying social and political opposition. They played hard cop and soft cop repression and bullying where necessary, but cooption tactics could be cheaper and more effective.

Israel has the right to defend itself, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, but she has dodged questions over whether its surprise bombardment of Iran is a breach of international law.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on permanent and long-term arrivals for the month of April. There were 1,119,910 permanent and long-term arrivals in the year to April, offset by 679,580 departures, with both tracking at close to a record high. As a result, there were 440,330 net permanent and long-term arrivals in

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By Belinda Allen, Senior Economist at CBA The CommBank Household Spending Insights index lifted by 0.5% in May after a flat outcome in April. The data shows some green shoots, but overall the pace of consumer spending is slower than expected in 2025 Business and consumer sentiment surveys were on the disappointing side. The May

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Éric Denécé was found dead on June 12, 2025. The official version claims suicide, a theory that the family of this troubled geopolitical analyst does not believe.

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Joe Rogan likes to hunt and cook his own food. He shoots with a crossbow – Elk, with their wild screams, are his favourite prey – then barbecues the meat and serves it thinly cut, with cheese and jalapenos. He uses weed and psychedelics, reads Hunter S. Thompson, and dabbles in stand-up comedy. He’s a mixed martial arts expert, and nurtures his hard, nuggety physique with gruelling workouts and experimental supplements.

As most people will have seen, in various places around the US, people in neighbourhoods have turned out to harass the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) as they attempted to pick up assorted people for detention or deportation1.

As US President Donald Trump gears up for the first major military parade in the US in decades, protesters are planning "No Kings" events all over the country on Saturday.

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Netflix will air a new series called "Our Universe", a six-part documentary produced by BBC studios. Modern cameras and technology incorporating CGI have been used to take viewers on an exploration of our universe, including some close-up shots of some fantastic animals. Morgan Freeman, the academy award winner, is the narrator of this iconic show which according to him*, has taken 13.8 billion years to reach this moment in the story of our Universe.