When the former Prime Minister, Paul Keating, recently claimed that Australia was losing its “strategic autonomy” and turning into “the 51st State of the United States”, the current Prime Minister froze in the headlights.
Minnesota’s collapse of K-12 education achievement since Tim Walz’ election as governor is well documented. (1) Once known for its relatively high educational performance, Minnesota’s shocking decline substantially exceeds the decline of the nation as a whole. (2)
Bill Shorten all but confirms to Q+A the federal government will reject calls from some in his party for a total ban on gambling advertising.
Economic and financial sanctions often backfire. The most notable example is the weaponization of the dollar against Russia. The measure has sparked a global movement to de-dollarize, the opposite of the punitive move’s strategic intent.
On Monday (August 5) a US federal judge ruled Google has violated antitrust laws, saying the organization
is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.
Gathering in New York in September 2024, the world’s nations will be challenged to ‘end the scourge of war’, before it’s too late. All of them know that a nuclear cataclysm has never been so close.
