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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, December 22, 2024 - 19:46 Source

It’s been 30 years since the genocide of Rwanda. I recall driving my children to school as the news was on the radio, the numbers [...]

The post Let’s not look at Africa appeared first on The AIM Network.

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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, December 22, 2024 - 15:14 Source

By Sue Barrett We have reached a critical juncture – not just on climate change, but on societal transformation. The decisions we make now will [...]

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The Australian Independent Media Network Sunday, December 22, 2024 - 10:20 Source

The NSO Group, Israel’s darling of malware infection and surveillance for the global security market, was the brainchild of three engineers drawn from that busiest [...]

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The Australian Independent Media Network Saturday, December 21, 2024 - 13:56 Source

By Sue Barrett How Powerful Industries and Individuals Exploit Taxpayer Money In a world where innovation and adaptability are supposed to drive success, certain industries [...]

The post Rent-Seekers Draining Our Future appeared first on The AIM Network.

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Club Troppo Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 01:09 Source

The Gregorian revolution gave rise to a form of organisation that was gradually stamped out all over the Western world and then to its followers. Constitutional monarchy: A pyramid with a chief executive at the top with the rest of the … Continue reading →

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AustralianPolitics.com Friday, September 20, 2024 - 00:01 Source

Four years ago today, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation abolished its 15-minute 7.45am news bulletin.

The 7.45 bulletin was first broadcast in December 1939, at the outset of the Second World War. I have been unable to find the exact date.

Citing cost factors and a declining audience, the ABC announced in 2020 that the 7.45 bulletin would be abolished, 80 years after it began.

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Digitopoly Friday, June 28, 2024 - 11:20 Source

The Worlds I See. Curiosity, Exploration, and the Discovery at the Dawn of AI—Fei-Fei Li (New York, NY, USA: Flatiron Books, 2023, 322 pp.)

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Politically homeless Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 22:08 Source

When this blog started almost twenty years ago, Josh Frydenberg was an ambitious political staffer challenging for Liberal preselection against the sitting MP for Kooyong, Petro Georgiou. Today, Josh Frydenberg is trying to undermine both the federal MP for Kooyong and the preselected Liberal candidate for Kooyong - who for the first time in almost 80 years are not the same person - and Josh is neither of them.

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Press gallery reform Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 22:08 Source

When this blog started almost twenty years ago, Josh Frydenberg was an ambitious political staffer challenging for Liberal preselection against the sitting MP for Kooyong, Petro Georgiou. Today, Josh Frydenberg is trying to undermine both the federal MP for Kooyong and the preselected Liberal candidate for Kooyong - who for the first time in almost 80 years are not the same person - and Josh is neither of them.

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WixxyLeaks Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 17:15 Source

When Labor fails Palestine it fails its own members, and ultimately it fails itself.

So, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced he is seeking an arrest warrant for five people given there is substantial evidence to say they have committed war crimes. Two from the Israeli regime and three from Hamas. One of those Israeli’s is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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AustralianPolitics.com Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 14:39 Source

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left rates on hold, following its Board meeting over the past two days.

The cash rate remains at 4.35%. The rate was last changed in November 2023.

This is the statement issued by the Reserve Bank:

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Core Econ Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 12:04 Source

Selective school tutoring services are specialized programs designed to prepare students for entrance exams of selective schools, enhancing their academic skills and boosting competitiveness through tailored learning strategies based on individual capabilities.

 

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WixxyLeaks Monday, April 29, 2024 - 16:12 Source

Social media companies are finding themselves increasingly under attack, so who’s really being unsociable?

Just like many others around the country on a weekend, I often find myself wandering into a Bunnings store attempting to ignore the temptation of the smell of sausages cooking.

Even though it is often like a quest to find the Holy Grail to find a staff member free to direct you to what you’re looking for in aisle 236, there is one staff member that you can’t miss.

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AustralianPolitics.com Monday, April 22, 2024 - 16:54 Source

Jim Chalmers, the Federal Treasurer, has warned that global circumstances mean that the May Budget will lack the revenue growth of last year’s budget.

Listen to Chalmers’ press conference (25m):

Watch Chalmers’ press conference (25m):

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Left Focus Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 17:35 Source

 

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