New South Wales is experiencing its fourth major flooding event in 18 months. Everyone should now see that climate change driven new climate patterns have become the new reality. One would think that Australia would act decisively to be better prepared to meet the challenges that this brings. Continue reading Floods once again show Australia needs much more prevention and climate action
NATO has stepped up its war on China at this week’s meeting in Madrid. There may not be a plan to invade with guns blazing but there has been a definite ideological tilt towards and aggressive posture. There is talk about challenges and threats. Yet no one has been able to show China poses a military threat. This is the face of the new cold war. Continue reading NATO steps up its ideological and strategic war
House prices are soaring across Australia, increasing in some places by up to 20 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Rents have risen by more than 8 percent. Rising inflation and interest rate have not worked to change the trend. Continue reading Affordable housing can be created with a multipronged approach
Continue reading Abortion ruling by US Supreme Court makes a mockery of democracy
House prices are soaring across Australia, increasing in some places by up to 20 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Rents have risen by more than 8 percent. Rising inflation and interest rate have not worked to change the trend. Continue reading Affordable housing can be created with a multipronged approach
Results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections this past weekend will have an enormous impact on France. Being the second most powerful economy in Europe what happens there has an impact across the continent, and this is going to be felt around the world. Continue reading French National Assembly election throws the country into political turmoil
Continue reading There are better ways to stop inflation than by hiking interest rates
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Australia’s inflation rate is rising and set to rise further still. In the first three months of this year, it rose 5.1 percent, according to Jim Chalmers, the Treasurer of the newly elected Labor government. He has suggested that further interest rate rises are on the horizon. The Reserve Bank has not made back top back interest rises for 12 years. The last time was soon after the Global Financial Crisis. Something is in the air. Continue reading Australia’s inflation rate is rising and why this is happening?
A group of Labor backbenchers are calling on Anthony Albanese to back Julian Assange and call on Washington to stop the persecution of the journalist and editor of WikiLeaks. They urge the new Prime Minister to “stay true to his values.” Continue reading Pressure is on Albanese to step in for Julian Assange
