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EVERY four years, the Olympic Games spark excitement in young people around the globe and the students of Mary Help of Christians (MHOC) Primary school in Toormina are no exception. They staged their own MHOC Olympics last week with each grade allocated a country to represent. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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Says the man just found to be liable for half a billion dollars for committing massive business fraud: Yeah: That “Kamala Crash” thing didn’t pan out for Trump. But that won’t stop him from telling his cult that it’s happening anyway. Fox News pointing out the reality is undoubtedly driving him crazy.
Ravil Mingazov spent the last seven years in the UAE as part of a secret U.S. deal that was said to bar further transfers with risks of abuse.
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Yes, they are actually doing that — again. It’s absurd. Meanwhile, Trump will not be allowed to lose Georgia again: After being praised by Trump, Georgia’s un-elected, administrative State Election Board changed the state’s election certification rules. Georgia House Democratic Whip, @SamForGeorgia warned the rule change could delay the state’s 2024 election results. The 3 GA Board of Election members who voted to change these rules were praised by Trump during his Saturday rally in Atlanta, he specifically thanked them by name. Many of these members were appointed to the State Election Board recently. .@TheLeadCNN: Their mention by Trump [election board members] has raised concerns among critics that they may be working directly with the Trump campaign…pic.twitter.com/MCbbLXvM3A — Fair Fight (@fairfightaction) August 8, 2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: Two rules approved by the State Election Board in a possibly illegal meeting last week appear to have been suggested by the Georgia Republican Party.
Opposition leader and part-time member for Dixon, Peter Dutton, has made an emergency dash to Paris after mining magnate, Gina Rinehart, complained that her shoes need cleaning. ”Gina is such an important person and I pledge that any Government I... Read More ›
Alan MacLeod discusses the persistent US attempts at regime change in Venezuela, the polarized views on Maduro, and the consequences of American sanctions on Venezuelans.
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This is so ridiculous. But considering that they smeared Silver Star winner John Kerry, POW John McCain and Gold Star parents, not to mention calling members of the military a bunch of suckers and losers, it’s clear that nobody’s off limits. It should just be expected that Trump and his MAGA cult will denigrate anyone’s service. Here’s Vance smearing General Barry McCaffrey: By the ways, McCaffrey had two children and two grandchildren in the military too. But whatever. JD Vance has no limits. But let’s not kid ourselves. This “tradition” started before Trump. His campaign manager Chris LaCivita came to fame with the swiftboat smear. They’ve been going down this road a long time.
Tamsin Mather on her 3 greatest revelations while writing Adventures in Volcanoland.
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The Albanese government with their policy is likely to turn Australia into the 51st state of the United States, writes former Prime Minister of Australia, Paul Keating. Introduction: Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong have been in the US for talks with the Secretaries of Defense and State this week. Australia has Continue reading »
In an astonishing “Fuck you” to the survivors of the 1945 US nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, several Western countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Italy and the UK have just dropped a bombshell: reportedly announcing their ambassadors are shunning this week’s commemorations in solidarity with Israel. Last week the mayor of Nagasaki, Shiro Suzuki, Continue reading »
The evidence shows that the only households whose living costs have risen faster than their incomes are those homeowners with a mortgage. For the other two thirds of households, their incomes have risen faster than their living costs. Policy should therefore focus on why mortgage costs have risen so dramatically. The cost of living crisis Continue reading »
In the last several years, democracies around the world have been led by leaders of low calibre, who displayed little vision, not much courage and in whom voters had shown no confidence. But in strife torn Bangladesh, a country of over 174 million people, the inaugural (1998) Sydney Peace Prize recipient Professor Muhammad Yunus, a Continue reading »
Progressive party scuttled as protection of the monarchy overrides the verdict of the voters. A peculiarly Thai political ritual is playing out in the kingdom this week. In Act 1, the courts disband a popular party that is seen as a threat to the monarchy and ban its leaders from politics. In Act 2, the Continue reading »
The Albanese Government’s apparent unwillingness to properly implement the recommendations of the Parliamentary inquiry into online gambling is, as the Alliance for Gambling Reform puts it, ‘bitterly disappointing’ in the view of St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia. Commenting on media reports suggesting the government will only respond half-heartedly to the Parliamentary Committee’s report “You win Continue reading »
Refugees and asylum seekers are camping 24/7 in Punchbowl outside Tony Burke’s office from Tuesday August 6, 2024 while they wait for answers. The rally is an extension of the ongoing 24/7 vigil outside Clare O’Neil’s electoral office and the Home Affairs offices in Dockside. The freezing protest encampment in Melbourne has now exceeded 22 Continue reading »
I do agree with Ken Russell that inaction on the climate crisis is indefensible and I understand why he believes that climate scientists should be at the forefront of the global campaign to take targeted and effective action. But, until I watched the Graham Readfearn Guardian interview ‘The Weight of the World’, with scientist Graeme Continue reading »
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar ran Gaza so well, Benjamin Netanyahu once spoke in his own cabinet in favour of supporting Hamas against the Palestinian Authority, Marwan Bishara reminds us. “It’s very important to recall the last six years from 2017 to 2023, until when the October 7 attack happened – for six years Yahya Sinwar Continue reading »