Australia faced the same dilemma as China in 2004 but made the wrong call While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy, China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles.

With Iran and the Strait of Hormuz still in flux, #China's bet on renewable energy is paying off.
#AUSpol
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Pyne & Marles Christopher Pyne walked through the revolving door in nine days. Richard Marles is still building the runway.

Today's post is about the government to weapons industry career pipeline and how, in my opinion, Richard Marles may be making huge decisions based on his future job prospects and not in the interests of the country.

#auspol

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Labor’s foreign policy no longer matches the world it faces In the second on our Rethinking Foreign Policy series Kym Davey says Labor’s foreign policy platform is out of step with current realities – clinging to US alliance settings while ignoring its own com...

Current Labor leadership lacks both the will and capacity to extricate Australia from US noose. ALP, and Australia, need new leaders at the helm. #auspol
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Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

‘A white man’s fantasy’: if we want to rebuild social cohesion, we need to acknowledge where it all started to unravel Australia has a serious problem with social cohesion, but it’s no good pretending it’s recent. Koori civilisation has been torn asunder ever since the convict ships dropped anchor

Australia has a serious problem with social cohesion, but it’s no good pretending it’s recent. Koori civilisation has been torn asunder ever since the convict ships dropped anchor #AusPol www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

Anthony Albanese is trashing his legacy. #auspol

The Whole Quote….

2/2 The Australian media and political establishment has done the *opposite* of scrutiny:

uncritically accepting and promoting the status quo of Australia's increasingly dangerous 'alliance' with the fickle fascist in the White House. #DitchAUKUS #auspol

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

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Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics - Michael West University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser threatens freedom of speech

".. coordinated efforts to silence critics of Israel across Australia’s university campuses"

Wendy Bacon on money trail, conflicts, censorship, Segal links behind Sydney Uni antisemitism envoy appointment
#auspol
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Pope in Angola decries 'despots' who exploit resources - Michael West Pope Leo has given a speech in Angola lamenting harms caused by the "logic of extractivism".

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol
Pope in Angola decries ‘despots’ who exploit resources.
Pope Leo has given a speech in Angola lamenting harms caused by the "logic of extractivism"....
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Cats and dogs who are besties.

🐶💛😻

#dog #cat #friendships

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says - follow live A tanker says it was fired at by Iranian gunboats, a UK maritime authority says, as the situation in the critical waterway remains volatile.

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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says - follow live - BBC News

Live updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz restrictions reimposed due to US ‘breaches of trust’ | CNN Iran’s military says restrictions on the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz are being reimposed, alleging “repeated breaches of trust” by the US. Follow for live updates.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz restrictions reimposed due to US ‘breaches of trust’

Crossings again uncertain after Iranian announcement, as US President Donald Trump insists naval blockade of Iranian ports will remain until peace deal reached.

#Pinks

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Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Vatican feud: ‘Damn, the pope just read you for filth’ Late-night hosts reacted to Trump’s plans for a triumphal arch, high gas prices and RFK Jr’s odd interest in roadkill

Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Vatican feud: ‘Damn, the pope just read you for filth’

Trump's entire agenda is an act of class warfare. That the Pope can see this clearly while secular governments cannot tells you everything about what neoliberalism has done to political life, and why reclaiming ethics as the foundation of politics is an urgent economic and social issue.

Morning Gerry. Yes indeed, and so easy to do. A heretic professing to be a devote Catholic, condemning the pope and correcting him on theology? That's a reason enough.
Also, it would show that he's NOT speaking as a CATHOLIC but as a Heretic like all the other Trump administration

The world faces a grim reality, even if Trump exists in a different one The world is stuck watching a performative series of announcements about meetings that could, may, will happen, involving a president not dealing with the reality that he is in a weak and confused bar...

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Are we finally starting to see those who are not afraid to call into question the actions and thinking of the bully in the playground? #Auspol

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France, UK to host talks on securing Strait of Hormuz - Iran France and the United Kingdom are set to host a conference on Friday to discuss a potential mission by Western partners to secure shipping in the Strait of

France, UK to host talks on securing Strait of Hormuz

https://www.europesays.com/iran/69761/

France and the United Kingdom are set to host a conference on Friday to discuss a potential mission…

BARTIROMO: Did you see Europe is drafting a plan to open up the Hormuz Strait without the United States?

TRUMP: It's so sad. Look at Greenland. We should have Greenland.

"Budgetary make-believe": Marles lifts defence spending, mistaking spending targets for strategy Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has released the defence strategy you have when you don’t have a defence strategy. What the Deputy Prime Minister offers as justification for this strategy requiri...

Rip snorter of a column by Allan Behm: "Budgetary make-believe": Marles lifts defence spending, mistaking spending targets for strategy

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Angus Taylor and the Liberal Party’s moral decline Paul Keating says Angus Taylor’s embrace of “values” politics marks a return to racism, abandoning the Liberal Party’s traditions in favour of base political appeal.

"The Liberal Party, battling an extreme version of itself – One Nation, has again fallen back to its default political policy: racism." - Paul Keating #auspol
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Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”

Apparently some Trump supporters are so deep in the cult that The Pope does not represent the Catholic Church to them any longer.

That's some seriously cultly flavored cultish looking cult behavior if you ask me.

Pete Hegseth quotes fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon Hegseth said the prayer was supposed to reflect Ezekiel 25:17, but did not mention its striking similarities to a monologue in the beloved 1994 Quentin Tarantino movie

Profound stupidity, but they want to tell the Pope to be careful when talking about theology.
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Russia launched one of its largest barrages of drones and missiles on Ukraine this year, killing more than a dozen and wounding more than 100 people across the country, Ukrainian authorities said. https://cnn.it/4tWnh7z

Leo XIV: The Pope Who Won't Stay Quiet

What did they expect? He's from the south side of Chicago.

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📝 Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March. BBC...
#Israeli #Bbc #Verify
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UN experts urge member states to suspend Israel arms transfers The experts call Israel's bombardment of Lebanon on April 8 'a blatant violation of the UN Charter'.

The experts call Israel's bombardment of Lebanon on April 8 'a blatant violation of the UN Charter'.

War criminal netanyahu is destroying towns in southern Lebanon without military reasoning, which is a punishable war crime.