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Vladimir Zelensky’s recent three-hour interview with Lex Fridman was not merely an exercise in media outreach; it was a carefully orchestrated information operation aimed at advancing his geopolitical objectives. Beneath the surface of the casual conversation lay a calculated attempt to manipulate narratives, provoke reactions, and reinforce the notion that peace with Russia is unattainable.

EU Commission chief von der Leyen has fallen ill with 'severe pneumonia' and has cancelled all her appointments for the next two weeks, her office has announced.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been diagnosed with "severe pneumonia" and has cancelled her engagements for the first two weeks of January, her office announced on Friday.

Mary Kostakidis, one of Australia’s most recognizable journalists, who was accused of “antisemitism” by the Australian Zionist Federation, has sought to end the standoff with the organization by apologizing for distress her critical reporting of Israel may mistakenly have caused.  

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut the official cash rate by 1.25% over the past three monetary policy meetings. Despite the cuts, CoreLogic reported that New Zealand dwelling values continued to fall in December. Home values nationally declined by 0.2% in December, marking the ninth drop in the past 10 months, according to

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Following the Q3 national accounts release last month, Pradeep Philip, head of Deloitte Access Economics, noted that the private sector was being “clobbered” and the economy was “stuck in the mud and spinning its wheels”. Innes Willox, CEO of the Australian Industry Group (AIG), shared a similar opinion, pointing out that the private sector is

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If you want a prime example of why I have little regard for academics, consider the below housing non-solutions from the University of Queensland on “How can we solve the housing crisis?”. Dr Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor of urban planning School of Architecture, Design and Planning Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, says that

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New Zealand’s labour market is a mess. The nation’s unemployment rate ballooned to 4.8% in Q3 2024, up 0.9% year-on-year. Filled jobs fell by 0.7% in Q3, the second consecutive quarterly decline. Filled jobs also recorded their first annual decline in more than a decade. New Zealand average earnings growth also declined in Q3, taking

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This is a darkly amusing “Day in the life” post. From 2035. I both enjoyed it bigly and wish I had never read it.

I enter, take my seat, and after a few minutes a haggard looking waiter in her 60's makes her way over to me. "What can I get for you?"

"I'll just take two eggs and a cup of coffee, please."

"No problem. That'll be $31."

"Jesus Christ! $31?!"

Independent economist Chris Richardson has warned that it could take a decade for Australian living standards to recover from 2021–22 levels, noting that the “free ride on the back of the rise of China” is over. “It’s a grind, there is no magic wand”, Richardson said. “We are now starting to turn in the right

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Australia’s politicians, the media, and environmental groups want us to believe that climate change is the biggest environmental threat. They claim that Australia needs to meet its net zero commitments to prevent “dangerous climate change”, ignoring that Australia is a tiny emitter on the world stage and China is the main source of carbon emissions.

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US President Joe Biden has named 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s top civilian award. Among them are former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, liberal billionaire George Soros, and culinary innovator José Andrés, who once posed for a photo with the man who attempted to assassinate then-President-elect Donald Trump.

Denmark’s new carbon tax targets an often-overlooked greenhouse-gas producer: agriculture. Yet the plan locks in big Danish farmers’ focus on energy-inefficient animal farming for export, frustrating hopes of a serious cut in emissions.

Greenwashing Denmark’s Big FarmersBY ESBEN BØGH SØRENSEN

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