Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Father Biden repeatedly claims to have never discussed his son's 'overseas business dealings' with him. The Biden election campaign has also denied that the meeting ever took place. International - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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The Declaration has special significance. It was written at the end of the Second World War, and is imbued with the triumphal tone of victory. Law & Liberties - Don Aitkin - 8 comments
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Monday, October 19, 2020
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Many are coming to the defence of the NSW Premier following her outing as a consort of the corrupt. Their arguments in her favour, all five of them, are without merit. Law & Liberties - Paul Collits - 13 comments
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In July 2017, two journalists working for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, wrote of a stash of incriminating documents, running into hundreds of pages. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 6 comments
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Friday, October 16, 2020
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China and the United States have virtually entered the Cold War, which was ignited by the CCP. The CCP has carried out three nuclear threat operations this year. International - Chin Jin - 35 comments
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Many psychiatrists and psychologists who have analyzed his behavior, public utterances, and tweets have unanimously concluded that Trump is a psychopath, a pathological liar, uncompassionate, narcissist, greedy, and shallow. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 45 comments
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
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In a way it is encouraging that the government has thrown away the book on neo-liberal orthodoxy. Economics - Tristan Ewins - 8 comments
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Biden insulted the voters' intelligence by refusing to disclose his intentions on packing the Supreme Court. International - David Singer - 16 comments
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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Currently arts degrees cost around $21,000 but thanks to Rebekha Sharkie MP and Senator Stirling Griff from the SA Centre Alliance, the total cost of an Arts degree will be around $45,000 or more. Education - Malcolm King - 19 comments
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Doubt about the veracity of biblical texts could have been ameliorated if English scholars were not so blind to German biblical research. Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 10 comments
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Such elevated, muscularly vested officers would have the power to detain anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or anyone who had been in close contact with a positive case and who they 'reasonably believed' would fail to self-quarantine. Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 3 comments
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A big problem is that citizens have widely become tired of restrictions and want to resume normal social and working lives. Health - Brendan O'Reilly - 8 comments
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Monday, October 12, 2020
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In Australia the total known cases for people under 50 is 17,980. Total deaths is 5. This leads to a case fatality rate of 0.00028. Health - Rhys Jones - 25 comments
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A range of cross-cultural data has shown that Australians are today less engaged in community life than ever before, and also more likely to adopt 'individualistic' social values. Health - Ashley Humphrey - 3 comments
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Friday, October 9, 2020
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The post-CCP China will certainly endure disturbance and chaos, and will need the US-led coalition to help keep order in its transition. International - Chin Jin - 10 comments
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On September 2, US sanctions – the sort normally reserved for fully fledged terrorists and decorated drug traffickers – were imposed on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda and her colleague Phakiso Mochochoko. International - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Flood, drought, fires and a global pandemic are met with invisible strength but visible support. Economics - Michael Knox - 6 comments
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Pell in this context is seen as more of a hero being treated badly by the Vatican's Religion & Spirituality - Keith Suter - 13 comments
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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What is now of real concern is that increasingly ADB-funded projects in PNG have been awarded to a small group of PRC construction companies. International - Jeffrey Wall - 12 comments
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The discussion about mining the Moon resembles that of previous conquests: the division of territory; the grabbing of resources; language of theft and plunder. Economics - Binoy Kampmark - 8 comments
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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We need to ensure our kids are not priced out of the labour market in this budget - here is one solution Economics - Peter Fenwick - 14 comments
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George Pell is seldom out of the news, even when he is simply taking a pretty uneventful plane ride. His latest flight has taken a dramatic turn. Law & Liberties - Paul Collits - 32 comments
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Monday, October 5, 2020
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The tensions over the appointment of a new judge to the US Supreme Court should give us pause to consider the value of norms in our own political institutions. Political Philosophy - Rob Gascoigne - 3 comments
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At least one diocese in Australia is showing itself to have become prey to secularist progressive ideology. There may well be others. Religion & Spirituality - Paul Collits - 8 comments
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Friday, October 2, 2020
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Over the past few months I have become more and more aware of, interested even, in what passes for advertising on our commercial TV channels, and on the SBS as well. Media - Don Aitkin - 25 comments
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It is time to analyse the ethical dimensions of the Prespa Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Hellenic Republic and the decline of parliamentary democracy in the West in a post truth era. International - Ordan Andreevski - 3 comments
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Thursday, October 1, 2020
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Annastacia Palaszczuk’s tough border policies are winning support from up to three quarters of Queenslanders but that might not be enough in itself to clinch the October 31 election. Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 15 comments
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Kosovo became the youngest country in Europe when it declared independence in 2008. Sadly though, Kosovo continues to suffer from mounting problems. International - Alon Ben-Meir - 6 comments
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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China has been buying a lot of US crude oil lately, perhaps in a belated attempt to fulfill some of the energy import quotas agreed with Washington last year. Economics - Irina Slav - 9 comments
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The PLO's continuing refusal to negotiate with Israel on President Trump's Peace Plan sees West Bank and Gazan Arabs remaining captive to accepting these disastrous PLO decisions without any rights to vote or emigrate. International - David Singer - 7 comments
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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He was very much one of those cricketers who made the pulse race, a figure for the advocates of a faster variant of the game. Nothing of the solid blocker in the man, though he could, if needed, linger at the crease. Sport - Binoy Kampmark - 9 comments
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As well as being profoundly irrational and damaging to our freedom and to our economy, elements of the Australian lockdowns may well be unlawful. Law & Liberties - Augusto Zimmermann - 21 comments
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Monday, September 28, 2020
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A hero in Namibian history, Presgrave should be recognised and remembered by Australians too Nation Building - Peter Curson - 2 comments
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The objective is to force Facebook to alter its hate speech definition so that its own “detection algorithm” will characterize any criticism of Israel as hate speech. Law & Liberties - Neve Gordon - 5 comments
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Friday, September 25, 2020
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Ever since the Romans, standing armies have been viewed with deep suspicion. They are expensive to maintain, which often leads to onerous taxation, and they have an appalling record as instruments of oppression. Law & Liberties - David Leyonhjelm - 34 comments
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If Australia's relationship with China continues to deteriorate, part of Beijing's response could be to put more effort into challenging our strategic interests in our immediate region. International - Jeffrey Wall - 18 comments
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
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The most inconvenient obstacles to the Left's vision of social revolution are economic liberty, the proven institutions of traditional family, national patriotism and Christianity & objective morality. International - David Pellowe - 19 comments
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The study of art doesn't just offer boosts to academic abilities, the benefits extend to matters of healthy socialization, personal development, and even physical precision. Education - Neve Spicer - 19 comments
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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The doyen of city planning, Jane Jacobs, was not herself a trained town planner, nor was she a university graduate. Nation Building - Ross Elliott - 3 comments
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It occurred to me at the time that a new thing had occurred, that the national interest was now the basis of all policy. What more do you need? Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 22 comments
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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The quarantine experience upon arrival into Australia - from exiting the plane (with 34 passengers total) to the quarantine hotel is rife with gaps, omissions and a policy that is flawed. Health - J Bond - 8 comments
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The streamliner hates accountability, attacks the world of red tape and suggests that barriers be removed. Cut the tape; free the decision maker. Economics - Binoy Kampmark - 5 comments
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