politics

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Fri, 15/11/2024 - 12:13
As this week comes to an end, Australia votes in the UN General Assembly for permanent sovereignty for Palestine. Ben and Jerry’s to sue Unilever for silencing their voice, while the youngest MP in New Zealand raises the voice for Maori in the New Zealand Parliament. Israel bombs menace Beirut Airport while James Elder, UNICEF, Continue reading »
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Sat, 16/11/2024 - 04:51
Donald Trump’s re-election as the US president last week comes at a time of extreme volatility in the Middle East. The president-elect has promised to end all wars. In his usual impulsive and unpredictable manner, he has pledged to resolve the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office and help Israel finish its Gaza and Lebanon operations quickly. Continue reading »
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Sat, 16/11/2024 - 04:52
Many Australians will be surprised that voters across the US could cast a vote for Donald Trump after a (poorly) attempted coup on January 6, 2021. The only reason we might find this shocking is because we don’t talk about the Dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 as what it really was – a Continue reading »
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Sat, 16/11/2024 - 04:54
A handful of years ago, South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks, owned by British industrialist Sanjeeev Gupta, was touted as the potential birthplace of an Australian green iron and steel industry. Today, the mounting crisis at Whyalla brings sharply into focus both the risks and opportunities of this pivotal moment in Australia’s energy transition, and the transition Continue reading »