Following the release of the official Q2 2025 population statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), IFM Investors’ chief economist, Alex Joiner, published the following chart on Twitter (X) illustrating the extremeness of Australia’s recent population growth. Joiner noted that “in Q4 2000, it took 12 years of net migration to that point to
My contribution to the East Asia Forum special feature on 2025 in review
The events of 2025 have broken the world order that had prevailed throughout this century.
On Substack, which I frequent daily, a German-American writer, cartoonist and commentator, who goes by the name of Oliver Markus Malloy1, is one person whose posts I read fairly regularly.
A couple of days ago, he posted on Substack, the following: “Question for all Non-Americans: What do you think about Trump’s America?” To this, I replied: “It is buggered. Even if the Trump regime is deposed by the armed forces tomorrow, the damage to the US; its institutions, its science, its medicine, its soft power, will take decades to repair, if indeed that is possible.”
Americans largely approve of the American raid to abduct Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.
Ana CAN'T BELIEVE THIS POLL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrqm42eoYc
Nearly three years ago I withdrew from the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally scheduled to take place on the footsteps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, DC. I had written a speech that I called “the best speech I never delivered”, in which addressed the myriad of issues which confronted we, the American people, as we struggled to form a more perfect union.
The End of a Dream?
In his annual address to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined France's foreign policy priorities, sharply criticizing the US for "gradually turning away" from some of its allies and "breaking free from international rules," while leveling criticisms and claims against China and Russia, according to a press release issued by the Élysée Palace.
In last week's heatwave, wind and solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days - certainly doing more than just 'fuel saving'.
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The first stage of Australia's biggest battery has commenced commercial operations, in the shadow of the country's biggest coal generator.
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The fourth wind farm to reach financial close in a late 2025 flurry of activity will feature the most powerful turbines to be installed in Australia to date.
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The US military intervention in Venezuela to kidnap President Maduro was a gross violation of the UN Charter. Nothing justifies this blatant flouting of international law. The arguments given by the US to justify its aggression do not stand up to scrutiny.
New CEO for Endeavour Energy, plus people movements at GridCog.
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"Among the men who have profoundly affected the development of mankind and have given their best energies to the promotion of toleration, reason, and justice, Voltaire stands without a peer. Gifted as he so evidently was by nature for intellectual leadership and literary supremacy in France and in Europe, he was never content with these honors alone.