politics

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Wed, 20/11/2024 - 12:52
Up to 50,000 Māori mobilised and walked to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington to to protest the treaty principles bill, which Amnesty International states should never have been introduced. Bob Carr states what he told us last week about AUKUS is now confirmed. A member of Knesset is forcibly removed for speaking out against Continue reading »
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Thu, 21/11/2024 - 04:50
Trump’s shocking cabinet picks are reminiscent of what Mao Zedong did after launching the tumultuous Cultural Revolution in 1966. Under his slogan “revolution is no crime; to rebel is justified,” Mao encouraged the firebrand Red Guards and grassroots loyalists to take over power at central and local government levels across the country, writes Wang Xiangwei. Continue reading »
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Thu, 21/11/2024 - 04:51
Activist for East Timor, Acheh and Palestine, Vaclava ‘Vacy’ Julie Vlazna was born 31 August 1946 in Susice in the region of Bohemia after her parents survived the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in WWII. As a baby, she nearly died of an infection but received new antibiotics in a trial and fortunately survived. The family Continue reading »
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Thu, 21/11/2024 - 04:52
The ACT Bar Association has confronted Chief Justice (CJ) Lucy McCallum over her self-admitted controversial statements about juries in sexual-assault trials. The Bar, normally somewhat reserved in such areas, issued a statement on 19 November, expressing concern that there may be a perception, based upon the CJ’s words at the Jury Research and Practice Conference Continue reading »
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Thu, 21/11/2024 - 04:53
To reduce social harm, instead of a ban on teens accessing social media, should we consider a ban on over 60 year olds reading and listening to News Corporation outlets? Announcing the Government’s proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds, PM Albanese said “Social media is doing social harm to our kids. Continue reading »