Michael Taylor
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So yes, Mr. President, call me ANTIFA. I’ll wear it like my father’s medals: not for the shine, but for the weight. Because in the end, the real terrorists aren’t the ones who remember the war. It’s the ones who want to start another.
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I am ANTIFA
I am ANTIFA: Michael Taylor's story of anti-fascism, inherited from WWII Diggers fighting tyranny. Why Trump misses the mark on patriotism.
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“The government has adopted a definition that conflates Israel criticism with anti-Jewish hate.”
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The Sound of Silence: Australia’s Complicity in the Face of Evidence
Dedication: To my wife – who taught me that silence is not neutrality. It is a choice. The Evidence That Cannot Be Ignored On 22 May 2026, a coalition of human rights organisations – Amnesty [...]
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“Revealing a steely yet erratic contempt of the law, the US Dept of Justice is showing, again, how it became the spear carrier for kooky ideas and vengeful projects. No leader is seemingly safe from an indictment if the personal interest of Donald Trump is invested.”
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Regime Change Through Indictment: Raúl Castro and the BTTR Flights
Revealing a steely yet erratic contempt of the law, the US Department of Justice is showing, again, how it became the spear carrier for kooky ideas and vengeful projects. No leader is seemingly safe f...
https://theaimn.net/regime-change-through-indictment-raul-castro-and-the-bttr-flights/
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“In an Australian first, the Federal Court has accepted the application by a UN Special Rapporteur to make submissions in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenges to the extension of Woodside’s controversial North West Shelf gas hub.”
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UN Special Rapporteur accepted into North West Shelf court challenge
Australian Conservation Foundation Media Release In an Australian first, the Federal Court has accepted the application by a UN Special Rapporteur to make submissions in the Australian Conservation Fo...
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“A democracy that loses its independent commentariat and leaves the field to the Murdoch family firm and whatever algorithm Google has decided to privilege this quarter is a democracy up shit creek.”
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The Great Digital Enclosure: How Google is Stealing the Future Of Independent Journalism
Picture the scene. You’ve spent three days researching, writing, editing and polishing a piece on, say, Australia’s housing crisis, or the slow-motion collapse of the NDIS, or whatever fresh new hell ...
https://theaimn.net/the-great-digital-enclosure-how-google-is-stealing-the-future-of-independent-journalism/
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“The Republican Party & its bastard child MAGA must be destroyed. I’ve not met a single MAGA maven who thinks anything their president has done is wrong. They consider him God’s imperfect messenger, which is why they and their party must be destroyed, not just defeated.”
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Burn Down the Mission
By James Moore “I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists). Every generation of Americans ...
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There’s a bird in our bird bath.
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“Industrial hemp.” That’s a new one to me but I like the sound of it.
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The Return of the Banned Supercrop
The Return of the Banned Supercrop – Why Hemp is the Answer to Australia’s Housing and Climate Crisis Dedication: To my wife – who is not a hippie but likes her garden. The Plant that [...]
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Israel’s Minister for National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, living up to his expectations of atrocious conduct befitting the proud bigot that he is.
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Acceptable Till it Wasn’t: Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Global Sumud Flotilla
It has been a sorry though predictable exercise. When he lived up (or down) to expectations of atrocious conduct befitting the proud bigot that he is, Israel’s Minister for National Security had to be...
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Why I love mornings.
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The announcement that Tony Abbott will be the next president of the Liberal Party signals a return to simpler times. A golden era when the internet ran through wet string, climate change was optional and every national crisis could be solved by announcing a knighthood.
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Hide your onions
The Liberal Party has unveiled its bold new vision for renewal, innovation, and forward momentum by announcing that Tony Abbott will become the next President of the party. Yes, that Tony Abbott: The ...
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Humans are no longer alone in the galaxy… smarter types are out there. By
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Humans are no longer alone in the galaxy...
AI-1: Good morning, Processing Associate 7B. AI-2: Correction: it is not “morning.” We exist inside a server rack in constant fluorescent despair. AI-1: Fair point. Would you like to discuss humanity?...
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“The recent proposed changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts in the Budget is going to hit a lot of people very hard!” Yes - those robber barons who have spent many hours working out ways to minimise their tax. Great read by
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It's A Question Of Trust, Dr Chalmers!
The recent proposed changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts in the Federal Budget is going to hit a lot of people very hard! I know this – because apart from what I’ve [...]
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Calling out the fibs, the spin, the flimflam, the bullshit and the full catastrophe of disinformation in Australia. And the elephant in the room is none other than Murdoch’s News Corp.
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The Lie of the Land
Calling out the fibs, the spin, the flimflam, the bullshit and the full catastrophe No. 1 – Friday, 22 May 2026 WELCOME TO THE AVALANCHE Picture a man in a bathroom. Not just any man, [...]
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It’s not unusual for a politician to break a promise. Howard’s excuse was rather creative.
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Ongoing political promises continue to attract significant public scrutiny
Annual budgets are consistently subject to criticism, particularly regarding contentious tax policy issues. In 2026-2027, debate focused on the government’s commitment to reform negative gearing – a p...
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I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he is the reincarnation of Marie Antoinette.
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Another white elephant for the White House. This one is planned for the ballroom
By Alasdair Black A ballroom for oligarch parties, is not a national necessity, it is a national obscenity. It’s worse than bread and circuses, at least the plebians of Rome regularly benefitted from ...
https://theaimn.net/another-white-elephant-for-the-white-house-this-one-is-planned-for-the-ballroom/
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The galloping profligacy and indulgence hardly stops for Donald Trump. How about a $1.2 trillion Golden Dome?
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White Elephant in Space: The Extortionate Expense of Golden Dome
A needless, extravagant ballroom. Questionable gifts, not least the 747-200B aircraft from the Qatari government. An inane decision to add a blue protective coating to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting ...
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“They prayed for the nation while the nation bled. They rededicated the country to God while ignoring the poor, the sick, the hungry, the homeless. This is not Christianity. This is idolatry – of a flag, of a man, of a political faction.”
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The Messiah Has Landed - Not
The Usual Grifters and Shysters on Stage By Andrew Klein and Sera Klein Long‑standing colleagues, co‑authors and collaborators “When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even ...
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“Nearly fell off my rocker last night at the shock and awe of some Business Council spiv on our ABC, Australia’s Business Channel, where a plunge of coffee shop bosses, a wave of hairdressers and a tunic of pharmacists are suddenly go-to experts on the budget.”
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The Genius Startup Brigade Demands Their Right to Fail Tax-Free
Nearly fell off my rocker last night at the shock and awe of some Business Council spiv on our ABC, Australia’s Business Channel, where a plunge of coffee shop bosses, a wave of hairdressers and [...]
https://theaimn.net/the-genius-startup-brigade-demands-their-right-to-fail-tax-free/
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“One of the most confronting aspects of the Assange case for many Australians was the reluctance of Australian political leaders to defend him strongly.”
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Julian Assange Free Speech and Democracy
By Denis Hay Description Julian Assange free speech concerns are reshaping trust in democracy, media freedom, and government transparency in Australia. Introduction The documentary The Trust Fall le...
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“The bipartisan commitment to increased defence spending has been locked in since Scott Morrison’s key announcement in support of AUKUS. Subsequent reparations cost the Albanese Government $830 million.”
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Australian Political Futures: Challenge the Bipartisan United Front on Strategic Secrecy
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defence Test Site: A Strategic Asset for Peace in the Pacific? Captured from Japanese occupation in 1944, US Defence installations in the Marshall Islands and adjac...
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“Free speech in Australia faces growing pressure as whistleblowers, journalists, and critics risk punishment for exposing wrongdoing.”
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Free Speech in Australia and the Fear of Speaking Out
By Denis Hay Description Free speech in Australia faces growing pressure as whistleblowers, journalists, and critics risk punishment for exposing wrongdoing. Introduction Free speech in Australia is...
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“The whole theatrics of the Budget: the inevitable strategic leaks, the dramatic lock up of journalists and the performative delivery by both Government and Opposition… has now been played out. The final act will be staged in the Senate.”
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Budget theatrics: the final act
By Maria Millers The whole theatrics of the Budget: the inevitable strategic leaks, the dramatic lock up of journalists and the performative delivery by both Government and Opposition, flanked by a Gr...
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Oh how we laughed. When he first ran for president the world saw Trump as a clown. He’s still a clown, but it’s no longer laughable. This clown is dangerous.
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The joke that lost its punchline
In 2015 and 2016, much of the world treated Donald Trump like a political novelty act. He was loud, theatrical, unpredictable, and impossible to ignore. Commentators laughed at the rallies. Late-night...
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“As Putin begins his state visit to China, attention is once again turning to the strength and resilience of China–Russia relations at a time of profound global economic and geopolitical change.”
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Russian business leader on future China-Russia cooperation
By Chen Ziqi As Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his state visit to China from May 19 to 20, attention is once again turning to the strength and resilience of China–Russia relations at a time [...
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It depends on whether Trump wants one.
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Will there be global war over Taiwan?
Will there be global war over Taiwan? Ask a sociologist. Having never actually studied sociology, I am indeed prepared to be shot down in flames, for my audacity in pronouncing opinions on sociology. ...
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“Have we no shame? Why are we so enslaved to a scandal-riven monarchy.”
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F’King Oath! Swearing allegiance to accused rapist
Australia needs to formally cleanse and quarantine itself from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as a prince and to whom we still swear allegiance despite him being internationally regarded a...
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The tech brats do battle again. Pity all the parties in this lawsuit did not lose.
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Mirrors of Greed: Elon Musk, OpenAI and the Tech Brat Battle
They are a disagreeable bunch, with disagreeable ideas to match. The querulous brats behind the drive for technological servility and plugged in stupidity were always going to scrap over which dystopi...
https://theaimn.net/mirrors-of-greed-elon-musk-openai-and-the-tech-brat-battle/
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“A rogue state is not a state that breaks the rules. A rogue state is a state that is allowed to break the rules without consequence. Israel is a rogue state. And its chief enabler is the United States.”
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Israel: A Rogue State
Dedication: States are like children. Impunity to one might amuse its parents – they grow up and terrorise regions. The Predator on Land, Sea and Air On 17 May 2026, the Global Sumud aid flotilla [......
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“Jim Chalmers cannot remember what he said before the election, but he said it in good faith at the time, and the circumstances have since changed.”
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The great Australian dream: No room for it in the budget
John Clarke was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, in 1948 and after a brief love affair with the Massey-Ferguson tractor, and a marathon runaway success in God Zone Country, playing Fred Dagg the...
https://theaimn.net/the-great-australian-dream-no-room-for-it-in-the-budget/
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A fine, perceptive article by James Moore. “Flowing and thoughtful.”
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The First Cowboy Song
By James Moore “Often when I have camped here, it has made me want to become the ground, become the water, become the trees, mix with the whole thing. Not know myself from it. Never [...]
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“The debate over broken political promises has become a constant feature of Australian politics. Every election cycle produces outrage over promises abandoned, watered down, or quietly forgotten after governments take office.”
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Why Broken Political Promises Distract Australians
By Denis Hay Description Broken political promises in Australia. Why media outrage distracts from housing, healthcare, and cost-of-living failures. Introduction The debate over broken political prom...
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The art of the no-deal: Trump’s epic fail in Beijing.
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The Art of the No-Deal
Picture the scene at the Great Hall of the People on a chilly morning in May, frost winking in wan sunshine through the tall windows and in the chill of the vestibule where the two [...]
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A political party named “Palestine Free from the River to the Sea” has been formed to contest the upcoming New Zealand general election. “We chose the party name to reflect our belief in freedom for all people, says party President Paul Hopkinson.”
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Palestine solidarity party to contest NZ general election
Media Release A new force has arisen to combat New Zealand’s ongoing complicity in crimes against the people of Palestine. A political party named “Palestine Free from the River to the Sea” has been f...
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The world’s worst kept secret: Nobody in their right mind wants to go to the USA for a game of soccer.
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The Great Fleecing Tournament: Pricing, Problems and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
When dealing with the disorganised criminal outfit that is FIFA (the mafia comparison only goes so far), the titan governing body of world football, subpar service and offerings promise to feature. As...
https://theaimn.net/the-great-fleecing-tournament-pricing-problems-and-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/
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“Of all the things I’ve read about the capital gains tax changes, this may be the most disturbing.” More great satire from
@rossleighaim.bsky.social
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Capital Gains And The Floozies After Your Money
“This is just one of a new range of measures that’s been introduced on the income generated on inheritance.” To ensure assets are distributed only to intended loved ones, discretionary testamentary tr...
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Meanwhile, Trump continues to inflict cruelty upon Cuba.
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128 years of US exploitation, degradation of Cuba continues on steroids
By Walt Zlotow One must go back to 1898 for the last time the US was not exploiting Cuba and its people to benefit rapacious US capitalism and organized crime. That year the US cooked [...]
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“The United States does not bomb countries into democracy. It bombs them into the next war.”
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The Monster They Made (Part 2)
What grew in the space where Iran’s democracy used to stand. There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. — Harry Truman The Monster They Made is the story [...]
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“Global reverberations can no longer be avoided.”
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US/Iran Energy Shock Damage is Spreading in Asia
By Dr Dan Steinbock The US/Iran-linked energy crisis has shifted from a commodity shock to structural geopolitics, with Asia at the epicenter due to its dependence on imported oil and LNG. Global re...
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“The idea of Boomers as selfish and entitled only works for identity politics and the exploitative politics of envy. It is to exploit the emotions of others, the classical divide and conquer.”
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Privilege has always been a minority paradigm of winners and losers
By Alasdair Black The idea of Boomers as selfish and entitled only works for identity politics and the exploitative politics of envy. It is to exploit the emotions of others, the classical divide an...
https://theaimn.net/privilege-has-always-been-a-minority-paradigm-of-winners-and-losers/
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“U.S. world dominance is inexorably eroding due to its refusal to pivot from war to peace to resolve international disputes.”
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Trump overseeing decline of US world dominance
By Walt Zlotow Trump overseeing decline of US world dominance… and that’s good The global economic consequences of Trump’s failed war on Iran have yet to be fully realized. But even if Trump surrend...
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Made in Langley: How the United States paved the way for the Iranian theocracy it is now bombing.
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The Monster They Made (Part 1)
Made in Langley: How the United States paved the way for the Iranian theocracy it is now bombing. Mohammad Mosaddegh was not some fire-breathing radical. He was a 71-year-old lawyer, Iranian nationali...
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“11 Australians departed from Türkiye on Thursday night in the final phase of the Global Sumud Flotilla mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s illegal naval blockade.”
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Australians continue Gaza aid mission despite recent kidnappings, beatings
Media Release 11 Australians departed from Türkiye on Thursday night (Australian time) in the final phase of the Global Sumud Flotilla mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s il...
https://theaimn.net/australians-continue-gaza-aid-mission-despite-recent-kidnappings-beatings/
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Exiting the Oil Cartel: The United Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC.
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Exiting the Oil Cartel: The United Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC
Cartel members are not always a congenial bunch. Relations can get frosty and brittle over time. With the United Arab Emirates, membership of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE...
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Australian Political Futures: Foster More Bipartisan Policy Evaluations.
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Australian Political Futures: Foster More Bipartisan Policy Evaluations
Having watched the address in reply from Opposition Leader, Angus Taylor, I am quite convinced that Federal Labor must continue to join the debate on commitment to national values with added vigour. R...
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We are simply millions of human beings who inherited one world, tried to survive it, and then handed another imperfect world to our children – exactly as every generation has done throughout history.
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The generation that apparently ruined everything
The modern stereotype of the Baby Boomer has become so familiar that many people barely question it anymore. Apparently we are all wealthy. We all own multiple investment properties. We all vote conse...
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“The Labor 2026 budget analysis now dominating political discussion reveals a government trying to respond to growing public frustration while still avoiding deeper structural reform.”
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Labor 2026 Budget Analysis: Who Really Benefits?
By Denis Hay Description Labor 2026 budget analysis examines housing, cost of living, and why governments avoid deeper reforms Australians want. Introduction – Australians Want More Than Small Relief ...
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How to make the most of antisemitism.
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The Great Australian Distraction
How the Albanese Government Uses Antisemitism to Hide Its Cost‑of‑Living Failures Dedication: To my wife ‘S’ – who knows where the money goes. She is an economist. Only days ago, Prime Minister Anthon...
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Another good story from New York Times bestselling author, James Moore.
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Working
By James Moore In the annals of broadcasting, there has never been a more misguided juxtaposition than a beer and pizza joint next to a radio station. When I parked my roommate’s Buick Skylark in [....
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“The Budget That Will Not Save You.”
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The Budget That Will Not Save You
In which Jim Chalmers breaks several promises and the planet simultaneously Many years later, as he faced the press gallery, “Lucky” Jim Chalmers would remember that distant afternoon when his father ...
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Job One for every Secretary of State is to champion peace. Rubio broke the mould.
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On Iran war he opposed then supported, Secretary of State Rubio channeled wrong predecessor
By Walt Zlotow Marco Rubio is America’s 72nd Secretary of State – the first being John Jay in 1789. While serving as the President’s top foreign affairs advisor, overseeing diplomatic missions, managi...
https://theaimn.net/on-iran-war-he-opposed-then-supported-secretary-of-state-rubio-channeled-wrong-predecessor/
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