What we are currently witnessing regarding Iran, Ukraine and Venezuela is essentially the very same war. Its aim is to prevent, by military means, the decline of American-Western hegemony in the world, which is threatened above all by the growing strength of China. In Ukraine, the aim is to weaken Russia, an important partner of China.
The very same war
Proponents of high immigration claim that it is necessary to alleviate purported labour shortages and an ageing population. These arguments were always spurious: Australia has run one of the largest migration programs in the world this century, yet has suffered from persistent labour shortages. In effect, Australia has played a game of migration ‘whack-a-mole’ this
The predecessor organisations of the European Union (EU) were originally intended to be merely a trade union for Europe. This has changed radically. Today, the EU intervenes in almost all areas of life – with disastrous consequences and without any legitimacy.
The debt-ridden EU now wants to plunder its citizens
The National Party’s new leader has built his politics on climate scepticism. But rising costs, extreme weather and the accelerating energy transition make that stance increasingly difficult to sustain.
The crowning of Matt Canavan means the National Party’s champion climate change sceptic is now at the helm – something which the Labor government might well be rejoicing.
Defence Major Projects repeatedly go off the rails wasting billions and harming national security. Rather than fix the problem, Labor has instructed the Auditor-General not to report on them. Former senator Rex Patrick reports.
Australia’s Biggest Waster
The Israeli military is planning at least three more weeks of strikes against Iran with “thousands of targets”remaining, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military spokesperson Effie Defrin has told CNN.
“We are ready, in coordination with our US allies, with plans through at least the Jewish holiday of Passover [from April 1 to 9]... And we have deeper plans for even three weeks beyond that.”
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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Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says he regrets not doing more while in government to secure fuel reserves, as Australia grapples with supply shortages triggered by wars in the Middle East.
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.
Batteries are delivering higher peak morning supply than gas. Gas is still twice as large as batteries in the evening but it's losing share.
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How does Australia compare to the rest of the world on the number wind turbines per 1000km squared?
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When all is said and done, the RBA can do 3 things this Tuesday It can lift rates It can leave rates alone It can drop them The last is the easiest to dismiss. In February, the RBA told us, rightly, that inflation was running hotter than they liked and that a rate hike
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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.
This month’s consumer sentiment survey by Westpac and the Melbourne Institute suggested that homebuyers have gone cold on Sydney property. As illustrated below by Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro, homebuyer sentiment has fallen sharply in Sydney, as has dwelling value growth: Recent auction data is also gloomy. Last week’s final auction clearance rate for Sydney was
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.