PEACE IN PALESTINE/GAZA......

As Palestinians face another winter of displacement and bombardment, Australia celebrates Christmas while ignoring its own obligations under international law. If recognition of Palestine is to mean anything, the government must act – not look away.
victory in defeat....

Ukraine is running out of men, having lost 47,500 troops in October while mobilizing only 14,000, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Thursday. How do the facts on the ground affect the negotiating process?
The end of affordable housing in Australia
This week saw the release of two important housing affordability reports from Cotality and Proptrack. Turning to Cotality’s report first, it showed that the median home price relative to median household income nationally hit a record high of 8.2 in Q3 2025, up from 6.4 five years earlier in Q3 2020. The amount of income
europe will have to make flimsy rafts out of their own wrecks...

While there is no denying that Europe during the last 500 years was the foundation of Western civilization and led the way in the industrial revolution and scientific advancements, it also created a bloody colonial legacy that produced incalculable human suffering across the globe.
New “world’s largest” sand battery to double the size of current record holder
Wind and solar developers rethink construction camps to leave lasting solution to regional housing crisis
commerce is the engine of progress....

Political analyst Rostislav Ishchenko explores how trade shapes the rise of states, the crisis of U.S. hegemony, and the birth of a new global order.
FRED TURNER, Editor
Macro Afternoon
Asian equity markets are generally up with the lack of a lead tonight as Wall Street will be closed for thanksgiving (thanking the AI bubble that is stuffing the stock market turkey that it is). Movement has been more regional as Chinese markets react to the latest and slow industrial production numbers while locally capex



