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xkcd.com Friday, March 13, 2026 - 11:00 Source

An old astronomer trick for distinguishing the Sun from other stars is to take multiple photos a few minutes apart and overlay them, making the Sun stand out due to its high proper motion.

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Your Democracy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 10:41 Source

Retired Gen. Charles Wald had a word for it.

“One glitch with a girls’ school,” he told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum, “which was really sad.”

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 10:30 Source

There is no hubris like BHP hubris. When you put yourself in front of an angry dictator you’ve been gouging for twenty years, eventually you’ll get yours. China has widened a ban on BHP iron ore for the second time in two weeks, escalating a months-long contract dispute with the world’s third-largest supplier of the

The post Iron ore rips as China dismantles BHP appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 10:00 Source

One Nation proposes allowing wage-earning couples with children to split their income and file joint tax returns, potentially saving thousands of dollars in taxes each year. Senator Pauline Hanson launched One Nation’s income-splitting policy in January, which permits couples with at least one dependent child to combine their incomes and divide the total equally for

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 09:30 Source

Let’s ask the question that’s plaguing the Australian bourgeoisie’s nightmares today: will the oil shock of 2026 crash house prices? I’m pleased to inform you that the answer is becoming increasingly “yes.” As a rule of thumb, every 10% rise in the oil price adds 0.4% to inflation. Given that Iran is winning the war

The post Will the oil shock of 2026 crash house prices appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 09:00 Source

For decades, Israel has tried to trap US presidents in a war with Iran. All have dodged the trap until now. The American Idiot has walked straight into the trap, either due to his own stupidity or Jeffrey Epstein pictures, or similar, and the trap has snapped shut behind him. Consider how bad a day

The post Iran is winning the war appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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The Tally Room Friday, March 13, 2026 - 09:00 Source

9:00 – The draft federal redistribution for the Australian Capital Territory’s three federal electorates is due to be released this morning. Unfortunately I will be busy for most of the time until midday, but I will post my analysis of the redistribution as soon as I can.

My plan is to follow a similar routine as I did with the Tasmanian redistribution two week sago.

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Renew Economy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 08:09 Source

Western Australia is preparing to hit go on a set of rule changes for rooftop solar and battery systems to help stabilise the grid and make it more attractive for households to join virtual power plants.

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 08:00 Source

In the weeks since news of the war in Iran first hit the airwaves, the Albanese government has been attempting to reassure the Australian public that there is no real concern about fuel supply in Australia. The focus was on claims that fuel stocks are adequate and above the minimum mandatory levels. On Thursday, Energy

The post Welcome to the great Aussie fuel crisis appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 06:55 Source

 

When religion is fused with ambition and power, it becomes a tool of division and social exhaustion, writes Mohamed Elbaikam

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Your Democracy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 06:34 Source

Israel’s Foreign Minister praised Penny Wong for Australia’s Iran War stance, urged other states to pursue Queensland’s speech bans in Zionist leaders briefing. Stephanie Tran reports. 

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praised Australia for expressing the “right positions” on the US-Israeli war with Iran in a conversation with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong.

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Your Democracy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 05:44 Source

 

While NATO bombs were still falling on Tripoli in the summer of 2011, a different kind of predator was circling the Libyan capital from the safety of a Manhattan townhouse. Newly released 2026 US Department of Justice documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and alleged Israeli intelligence asset, was also a geopolitical vulture looking to feast on the remains of the Libyan state.

 

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Your Democracy Friday, March 13, 2026 - 05:33 Source

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MacroBusiness Friday, March 13, 2026 - 00:01 Source

Independent economist Gerrard Minack recently posted the following chart illustrating how Australia’s rental inflation has tracked population growth: CBA’s latest housing market update notes that “there is a particularly strong relationship between increases in higher-density housing supply and rent growth”: “This likely reflects the fact that apartments make up a disproportionate share of the rental

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Renew Economy Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 22:04 Source

Gina Rinehart's main lithium play is being shielded from diesel price hikes by its high share of wind and solar, the energy sources demonised by Australia's richest person.

The post “We are 80 pct renewable:” Wind and solar shield Gina Rinehart’s big lithium play from fossil fuel crisis appeared first on Renew Economy.

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