The Gaza, the one that existed on the morning of October 7 is gone, decimated by months of saturation bombing, shelling, bulldozing and controlled demolitions. All that was familiar when I worked in Gaza has vanished, transformed into an apocalyptic landscape of shattered concrete and rubble.
Requiem for Gaza
By Chris Hedges
US President Donald Trump has mocked the ‘No Kings’ protests, sharing several AI-generated videos on Truth Social, including footage of himself dumping what appears to be feces on the crowds.
A wave of protests against the Trump administration hit the US on Saturday, with massive demonstrations held at more than 2,500 locations across the country.
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The Albanese government’s Housing Accord, signed with the states at National Cabinet in 2023, set a target to build 1.2 million homes over the five years from FY2025 to FY2029. This target requires 240,000 homes to be built annually. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) last week released dwelling construction data for the June quarter
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged European leaders to hatch a peace plan for Ukraine “along the lines”of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza scheme, Axios has reported, citing sources.
I know a few people in Europe who deliberately ignore the events that are shaping the future. They also ignore the historical origins of these events… For these lucky people, the future is inked in what we decide to do and to be, without the “big picture”. Be nice to other people, do not rock the boat and enjoy the sun while on holiday. It works.
By Lucinda Jerogin, Associate Economist at CBA The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.5% in September. The Minutes from the September RBA Monetary Policy Board Meeting and several RBA speeches this week reinforced the more hawkish tone struck in the Statement and accompanying press conference. The CommBank Household Spending Insights Index recorded its seventh consecutive
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged nations not to impose tariffs, following US President Donald Trump’s latest measures
Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Georgieva said, “the largest economy in the world has chosen to use tariffs as an instrument in relations with partners.”
DXY fell away. This time AUD enjoyed relief. CNY resumed the plod higher. Oil is in trouble. Gold finally popped. Metals too. And miners. EM at the highs. Junk still worried. The bond rally paused. Stocks lifted a bit. Trump eased the rhetoric on China. As usual, the loon is predictable only in the unpredictability
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Back in late 2017, less than a year after I started this blog, I wrote an item about how climate change deniers lied about sea level rise1. Later, in October 2023, I wrote an item about how the rate of sea level rise was itself increasing. The average rate of increase in sea level between 1993 and 2015 was 3.3 millimetres (mm) per annum, while the average sea level rise between 2013 and 2022 was 4.62 mm per annum2.
This thesis, by undertaking a detailed, empirical analysis of the role youth and student wings play inthe recruitment of national legislators of the German Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands andthe British Labour Party, contributes to our understanding of how the social democratic party familyhas changed in the decades since the early 1980s.
The 24th of October 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the ratification of the UN Charter, which opens with a determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October.
Thus far, Albanese has dealt with this administration with equanimity, declining to rush the gate for a meeting. This is no bad thing. It is best to avoid projecting neediness to Trump.
Russian cosmonauts have sent their regards to RT from the International Space Station as the network celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday.
The message from space by Sergey Ryzhikov, Aleksey Zubritsky, and Oleg Platonov is among the many greetings the network has received from Russia and around the world.
Ryzhikov extended best wishes on behalf of himself and fellow crew members.