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Your Democracy Friday, February 20, 2026 - 08:00 Source

U.S. federal judge has issued an opinion that compares President Donald Trump’s administration removal of displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.

 

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MacroBusiness Friday, February 20, 2026 - 08:00 Source

In the years since the pandemic and high inflation began impacting the Australian economy, the nation’s workers have gone backwards dramatically. Today, inflation-adjusted wages sit at roughly the same point as they did at the start of 2010, erasing all of the progress of the last 16 years. As the chart below, based on the

The post Australia’s unique failure appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:55 Source

Posters depicting world ‘leaders’ wearing Nazi uniforms have led to a cafe owner having to shut down an unrelated gig as Canberra police established a crime scene.

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Your Democracy Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:33 Source

Angus Taylor has assembled his shadow ministry, but unresolved tensions with the Nationals, policy baggage from the last election and doubts about his own authority leave his leadership exposed.

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Your Democracy Friday, February 20, 2026 - 05:44 Source

 

The US military buildup in the Middle East isn’t about defense — it’s aimed at “inflicting serious damage on Iran,” Dmitry Drozdenko, military analyst and chief editor of the Fatherland Arsenal portal, tells Sputnik.

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Your Democracy Friday, February 20, 2026 - 04:33 Source

The Dalai Lama has taken home his first Grammy award, prompting criticism from China.

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MacroBusiness Friday, February 20, 2026 - 00:01 Source

Build Skills Australia’s recent report claimed that there aren’t enough tradespeople to meet Labor’s target of building 1.2 million homes over five years, which is currently tracking 27% below target. According to Build Skills Australia, Australia’s housing construction rate per new resident has plummeted, even though the number of homes built over the last 20

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Your Democracy Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:58 Source

US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of killing Iran’s leadership in hopes of achieving regime change, the The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and foreign officials. The publication said the president has not made a final decision.

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Renew Economy Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:43 Source

A community benefits find will share $50 million across a series of “legacy projects” for communities located along the route of the planned CopperString transmission link.

The post Transmission “legacy:” State launches CopperString community benefits fund appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Renew Economy Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:35 Source

In a record six months of investment, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation helped break Austalia's wind investment drought and ushered Marinus Link through to financial close.

The post Marinus Link and wind farm revival helps green bank smash six-month investment record appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Renew Economy Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 16:30 Source

Li-S Energy lithium-sulfur factoryBrisbane-based battery innovator gets its first chunk of Arena fundi

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MacroBusiness Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:30 Source

Is there anything our government does right? Having single-handedly created a monster black market valued at $5.6 billion (ranging from $4.1 billion to $6.9 billion), Canberra now wants to take a piece of the action. Up to 1.5 million Australians are predicted to be buying cigarettes on the black market in what has been described

The post Canberra has a ciggie butt brain appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:24 Source

A last-minute submission gives an unexpected take on debate over a proposal to raise fixed electricity network costs, asking 'what if the AEMC is... kinda right?'"

The post Could the AEMC be “kinda right” about fixed network costs? Late submission lobs curveball into debate appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:00 Source

Tobacco excise has climbed by around 60% since 2020 and now accounts for more than two-thirds of the legal cost of a packet of cigarettes. While illegal cigarettes are easily accessible and cost between $10 and $15 for a pack of 20, a legal packet of cigarettes now costs $40 or more. Therefore, despite higher

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