After the federal election on 3 May, dissection of the Liberals’ turmoil received top billing.
But there has also been a “get the Greens” movement. Everybody has been piling on. The Greens are too extreme on everything. The brawl is of deeper significance.
Gaza as Exhibit A. The Greens have been too extreme on Gaza, say the Libs and Labor and their acolytes and the pundits.
THE FOLLOWING PAPER BY JUDITH CURRY (and Harry DeAngelo) IS THE NEXT STEP IN CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL. YES GLOBAL WARMING IS HAPPENING BUT IT’S NOT AS BAD AS THE ALARMIST WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK. DOING ANYTHING TOWARDS NET ZERO WILL BE CATASTROPHIC FOR THE ECONOMY AND WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE CLIMATE… GUS LEONISKY Inc. CHALLENGES THIS VIEW. MY COMMENTS AT THE END.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a professional” who has learned how to handle Western sanctions, but he understands that more could come if the Ukraine conflict is not settled, US President Donald Trump has said.
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And I am not trying to convert you. It's impossible. 15 Mar 2021
DXY is stable, but the EUR is in a hurry. AUD is not. CNY plods on. OPEC boosted big over the weekend. Oil is to suffer. Metals flamed out. Miners meh. EM is looking a bit like its old self. Junk meh. US markets were shut for Independence Day, but the falling dollar is starting
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Domain/Nine has a new excuse for the property bubble. Nine. This is a small portion of the tens of billions of dollars of proceeds of crime that need to be laundered each year – including the $12 billion annually spent on illicit drugs such as cocaine. The vast majority is channelled into houses, apartments and
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Elon Musk has announced that he is moving ahead with plans to create a new political party. The move comes on the heels of a falling out between the billionaire and President Donald Trump over tax and spending policy.
US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” into law during a dramatic ceremony at the White House on Friday that featured a flyover of the American aircraft used in recent bombing raids on Iran.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has been on trial for corruption since May 24, 2020. The trial had been initially prolonged because it was paused due to COVID-19 and more recently, because of Israel’s attack on Gaza following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas1.
Then Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced the indictment of Netanyahu on November 21, 2019.
If you are curious about the differences in methodology between myself and the usual auction data providers, there is an explanation down the page. This week brought the strongest results for both Sydney and Melbourne since June 2023. Sydney recorded a sold to listed clearance rate of 48.6%, up from 44.1% last week and
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