There are some important lessons for the Liberal Party to learn from their recent series of election losses. There is no necessary law of political gravity which means that a party which has entered a losing sequence needs or will continue to do so. But if you keep making the same mistakes it is most Continue reading »
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Another tour de force by Michael Hudson on how debt dynamics create oligarcies, how the Fed stoked thebank crisis, and the multipolarity push.
The RESTRICT Act has run into a buzz saw of well-warranted criticism. But will that be enough to stop it?
Global survey unveils drivers of happiness, finds life satisfaction roaring in Latin America but dropping in many Western countries; while people strive for social connections, many are pessimistic about the future of relationships and one in five say they have no one to turn to for support. On average, nearly three in four (73%) adults across Continue reading »
China’s calls for calm stand in stark contrast to US provocations. “No war really comes unexpectedly; the drums are beating long before a single shot is fired,” said Margaret Case Harriman, the American author, and history bears her out. In the run-up, for example, to the Great War in 1914, belligerence was in the air. Continue reading »
After a long, Covid-enforced break, Dr Sigmund Freud (SF) has resumed his interviews with world leaders. He met recently with Prime Minister Albanese (AA). SF: Are you disappointed with the sharp criticism of the nuclear-powered submarine deal you’ve signed up to under the…how you say it…ORCAS deal? AA: (laughs gently, spells) A-UK-US. A for Australia, Continue reading »
The United States’ issue with TikTok is uncannily reflective of its ongoing problem with China. It grew too fast for their comfort, is too economically and technologically successful and so deeply enmeshed in their lives that they felt the impulse to disengage. It evokes the same suspicion that engaging with something Chinese in origin must Continue reading »
Rupert Murdoch has a wicked problem. Many of the politicians who bent, or even grovelled, when his News media outlets blew on them are no longer scared. On the other hand News – particularly Fox – is showing signs that it is scared of its own audiences. The first sign of Australian politicians losing their Continue reading »
This front-page story in The Australian on the blow out in net migration has created a frenzy of finger pointing, most of it ill-informed. It is true net migration is currently running at levels Australia has never before experienced – we are in uncharted waters as net migration for the 12 months to end March Continue reading »