The spectre of an international nuclear waste dump in Australia hangs over AUKUS and what this secretive agreement commits Australia to. Does it oblige us simply to dispose of spent nuclear reactors from our submarines if and when we get them? Or is there a hidden agenda whereby we also take the expired nuclear reactors Continue reading »
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Can the United States avoid a descent into political violence? Of the 52 cases where countries reached the levels of polarisation which now exist in the US, half had their status as democracies downgraded. The US is the only Western democracy to have sustained such intense polarisation over such an extended period. It really is Continue reading »
In Asian media this week: Assaults on democracy in Cambodia, Thailand. Plus: Thaksin sets date for his return; Opportunity for BRICS to seize, or squander; ‘End of regime’- blunt message to North Korea; ‘Swimming in circles’ on South China Sea. Political Islam is waning Hun Sen’s guaranteed landslide win in Cambodia’s national elections this week Continue reading »
The Lawyer X scandal is one of the most outrageous examples of the undermining of the rule of law in Australian legal history. What is at stake here is nothing short of confidence in the legal system in Victoria. The Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes must step up and ensure the integrity of justice in her Continue reading »
The Reserve Bank is transferring wealth from working Australians to retired baby boomers; Liddell Power Station has closed; and, apart from Sussan Ley, who wants the Commonwealth Games? Read on for the Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. Economics University education Continue reading »
Senior Australian “conservative” figures continue to attend conferences backed by illiberal Hungarian leader Viktor Orban. The Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) hosted its 2023 London Summit in late June, featuring Alexander Downer and Greg Sheridan as two of the five speakers. Australians must focus on connections between our Right and Hungarian fascistic politics. Peter Browne of Continue reading »
Qin’s replacement has been named, ending weeks of speculation, but it’s still not clear what prompted the former foreign minister’s removal. Wang’s appointment makes him the most powerful person to hold the position in decades. China has replaced its foreign minister Qin Gang with his predecessor Wang Yi in an unprecedented move that leaves more Continue reading »
This is from the horse’s mouth: There’s a little bit more to it than that, I’m afraid:
Our family has been FRYING UP CLAMS at the Clam ‘n’ Putt for more generations than we can remember. When it’s summer, you can count on two things: HOT SUN, and us here making clams, because Neptune totally fucking cursed our family.
Basically, like a thousand years ago, one of our ancestors was starving on a boat. One day he caught a clam and ate it. This pissed off Neptune, the protector of the sea, who was so ripshit he cursed him to make clams forever, which didn’t make sense, because Neptune was mad about him eating a clam in the first place. Was he protecting the clams OR NOT? Either way, Neptune hated his guts SO MUCH. Then our ancestor passed the curse along to all the next generations. Also, he slept with Neptune’s wife, which DID NOT HELP.
In the fifth part of our three-year special investigation into the private and professional conduct of GB News star Dan Wootton, Byline Times can reveal how The Sun and MailOnline have been protecting their star celebrity journalist
With felony counts in the double digits, Trump is well ahead of his closest rival, Ron DeSantis.
Going all the way back to Richard Nixon’s inexplicable decision to record himself committing crimes and then getting his secretary Rosemary Woods to take the fall for erasing the most incriminating segment, American political scandals have been defined by a simple credo: it’s not the crime that gets you, it’s the cover-up. For instance, in the Iran Contra affair, Lt Colonel Oliver North enlisted his secretary Fawn Hall to help him shred damaging documents and President Bill Clinton notoriously dispatched his secretary Betty Curie to retrieve gifts that he had given to former White House aide Monica Lewinsky during Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s investigation. Presidential hopeful John Edwards persuaded a campaign worker to take responsibility for fathering the child Edwards had with his mistress while his wife was dying of cancer. In every case, these attempts to cover up their misdeeds by dispatching an underling to do their dirty work was eventually discovered. But these privileged, powerful leaders just can’t seem to help themselves.. The latest in this long line of such cover-ups is, naturally, Donald Trump.
The Government have recently announced the UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This trade agreement will contribute to a whopping 0.08% of the national gross domestic product over a period of ten years, but under a seemingly inconsequential move lies a very tangible risk: the agreement includes clauses that could […]
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What was bad now looks worse “If even half of it is true, then he’s toast. It’s a very detailed indictment and it’s very damning,” said former US attorney general William Barr in June after special counsel Jack Smith filed the first indictment in the classified documents case against Donald Trump. On Thursday, Smith issued a superceding indictment with several more charges and a indicted a third co-conspirator: Mar-a-Lago maintenance employee Carlos De Oliveira. The trio are accused of attempting to destroy evidence sought by federal prosecutors. Beside attempting to destroy evidence, De Oliveira stands accused of lying to investigators. “Never saw anything,” he told the FBI of Trump’s shuffled boxes. “Never saw nothing.” Those statements were false, the indictment alleges. De Oliveira “personally observed and helped move TRUMP’s boxes” containing classified materials. The Guardian: “I think this original indictment was engineered to last a thousand years and now this superseding indictment will last an antiquity,” Ty Cobb told CNN.
BAFTA-winning actor Rakie Ayola has had a long and distinguished career on screen with roles in Black Mirror, Doctor Who and Eastenders, to name a few. The Welsh actress of Nigerian descent has never been afraid to speak her mind, challenging racism both in and outside the entertainment industry. Last week, she addressed a rally […]
Join us on "MintCast" for an eye-opening interview with renowned writer, journalist, and activist Bryce Greene as he sheds light on the mysterious Nord Stream II pipeline attack and reveals who he believes is responsible.
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Miko Peled unravels Thomas Friedman's flawed analysis of the strategic U.S.-Saudi-Israel alliance, Middle East politics, the Palestinian issue, and the future of Netanyahu's government.
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What’s that sound? Ron is as tone-deaf as his personality is flaccid. The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson does something written on the X site, “Just heard that the Ron DeSantis social media team is unhappy with this ad.” Also: “Presidential primary campaigns end slowly, then all at once.” What does it say that the Early Bird Special set voted in this guy? Twice. Maybe say “woke” more. Not gonna help. UPDATE: From Charlie Pierce. “It has dawned on the Republican donor class that they have bought a dead parrot.”