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MacroBusiness Monday, December 22, 2025 - 00:05 Source

Last week, Cotality released its Pain & Gain Report, which measures gains and losses on established homes sold across Australia in the September quarter of 2025. Cotality revealed that the September quarter was Australia’s most profitable resale period in two decades. 95.5% of established homes sold nationally in the quarter made a gross profit, with

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Your Democracy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 22:15 Source

Reddit users have previously been shamed for running their own investigations into criminal matters, but for the Brown University shooting last Sunday one user proved vital for finding the suspect.

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Your Democracy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 18:53 Source

Donald Trump has claimed that he could pay himself $1 billion in US government money as damages for a raid carried out at his Mar-a-Lago estate by the FBI.

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Renew Economy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 16:29 Source

A two-hour, 100 megawatt battery energy storage system has received approval to connect to the south-east Queensland grid and help stabilise it.

The post Korean company secures grid connection approval for its first big battery in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Renew Economy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 16:29 Source

A two-hour, 100 megawatt battery energy storage system has received approval to connect to the south-east Queensland grid and help stabilise it.

The post Korea drops secures grid connection approval for its first big battery in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Renew Economy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 16:22 Source

Offshore wind foundation, reefNew study shows offshore wind turbines create different marine environments that accommodate more groups and more complexity in the oceanic food chain.

The post Offshore wind turbines create all-you-can-eat havens where some fish can double in size appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Your Democracy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 11:28 Source

Prof. Jiang Xueqin reveals what no one is talking about: Israel's hidden hand in Trump's war on Venezuela and predicts the demise of US empire. In this video, he sits down with Danny Haiphong to comment on the significance of this, and the underlying competition for an Israeli empire that's being kept secret by the elites.

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Your Democracy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 08:24 Source

A fortnight ago, I wrote in these pages that there are two ways to discuss immigration. In good time, civilly and constructively. Or too late, angrily and hatefully.

With Australia teetering on a millisecond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dithered and left it too late.

He missed the moment on October 9, 2023, the day after Hamas slaughtered 1200 civilians in Israel. 

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Your Democracy Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 06:55 Source

There is an unavoidable military reality that Europe continues to deny, even as its own officials whisper it in private briefings and NATO commanders leak the same conclusions to any journalist willing to hear. The conflict is not merely going badly for Ukraine; it is structurally unwinnable.

 

Strategic Reality: The Conflict of Attrition, Ukraine Cannot Win

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MacroBusiness Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 00:05 Source

Switzerland has long been considered a shining example of direct democracy implemented on a national stage, with its people voting on all manner of policy proposals to decide in what direction they want to pursue. The latest proposal, potentially set to be taken to the Swiss people as early as next year, is a hard

The post Switzerland’s proposed hard population cap appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 21:39 Source

I love the optimism of Santa Claus 

Father Christmas, Père Noël and Saturnalia

I enjoy the commercialism of these times

When boots become full of joy and paraphernalia

Useless toys, new cars with CO2 exhausts

For dumb kids and environmental crimes

 

I love the shops and their bright windows

full of tinselling love and fake falling snows

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MacroBusiness Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 16:38 Source

By Ashwin Clarke, Senior Economist at CBA: We updated our economic outlook for 2026 this week. We expect GDP growth to pick up a little further over the next 6 months before settling down by end 2026. With growth above capacity, and a resilient consumer, we expect inflation to show signs of persistence and the

The post The economic week ahead appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 16:31 Source

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE AT IAI news IS RELATIVELY WRONG AS IT SEEMS TO IGNORE THE NECESSARY PHYSICALITY OF MEMORY… 

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Your Democracy Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 12:36 Source

Revelations about overseas training, intelligence failures and police responses raise urgent questions that cannot be left to internal reviews.

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Renew Economy Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 12:17 Source

The first large scale solar battery hybrid project to join Australia's main grid has been energised, and is getting ready to feed stored solar into evening peaks.

The post First solar-battery hybrid on Australia’s main grid is energised, and ready to send PV into evening peaks appeared first on Renew Economy.

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