A pattern of appeasement, not moral clarity, has shaped the Albanese Government’s response to Gaza, Israel and the politics of antisemitism at home, writes Paul Begley.
Last night most risk markets shrugged off the attack on the US Federal Reserve’s independence by the Trump regime with a small blip against USD while Wall Street eked out a small return as European stocks outperformed again. Precious metal prices continued to soar against USD however, while oil markets also saw more upside on
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In a recent poll undertaken by relatively new pollster, Fox & Hedgehog, a very clear question was asked to it’s respondents: “Select whether you agree or disagree with the following: There should be a pause to all migration to Australia other than tourists.” Overall 54% of respondents said they agreed (32% strongly agree, 22% agree)
The hatred of hatred is about to doom Australia. A proposed moment of national unity in the parliament after the Bondi massacre has descended into partisanship as politicians prepare to debate sweeping laws that would jail for up to 15 years Islamic extremists or neo-Nazis who collaborate with hate groups. …“We want to make it
US President Donald Trump has someone in mind to be the next leader of Cuba – his secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
On Sunday, Trump reposted an image of an X post that jokingly claimed that the top US diplomat would be made the president of the Caribbean island.
“Sounds good to me!” Trump responded on Truth Social.
In a follow-up message, he accused Cuba of subsisting on oil money from Venezuela.
Lt Col Daniel Davis argues that President Trump’s failure to end the Russia–Ukraine war stems largely from flawed advice and misperceptions within his own team — especially from Keith Kellogg. Despite Trump’s repeated promises to end the war quickly after taking office in January 2025, there has been no progress toward a negotiated settlement nearly a year later.
Last week it was geopolitical tensions, the start of this week is an attack on Fed independence...
It's no wonder why precious metals continue to stay so bullish. Trump is making the headlines again to start the new week and in case you missed it:
When the Albanese government announced in August last year that it was bringing forward the start of its expanded 5% deposit scheme, it was widely criticised by property experts as a catalyst for further price rises in an already hot market. A recent report from Cotality confirms that the concerns were justified. For homes under
The staggering cowardliness by four ex-Presidents vis-à-vis Tyrant Trump’s wrecking of America cannot escape history’s verdict. However, there is still an opportunity for vigorous redemption by George W. Bush – whose life-saving AIDS Medicine Program in Africa was shut down by Trump – Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, if they have any self-respect for their patriotic duty.
Developer of small wind project in Victoria only wanted to put up five turbines, but has been allowed just two after a planning permit cut.
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Asian share markets are generally higher in the first session of the trading week however volatility continues to rise in currency markets as the Trump regime tries to take away the Federal Reserve’s independence via open legal threats against Chairman Powell. The USD sank immediately on the news while oil prices are slowly rising as
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The wind, solar and battery project secured state and EPA approvals in an astonishing four months.
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Solar installer fined $9,000 over unsafe home battery installations, including one that sparked fire
A solar installer has been fined for unsafe home battery installations, including one that sparked a minor fire.
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A 600MW wind project has the green light to start construction, but government wants turbine numbers cut and restrictions placed on operations.
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