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…will understand that we control more than the aphids we don’t herd and the fungus we don’t grow and you will understand the reason for it. Moreover, you will understand…
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…will understand that we control more than the aphids we don’t herd and the fungus we don’t grow and you will understand the reason for it. Moreover, you will understand…
…hand, and the Ukrainian people and and their democracy, repressed Russian people and conscripts and the rest of the powerless people on earth, on the other – all living in…
…into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry presumed there was misconduct. And the commission found banks laundered money, charged dead people for services not provided, and so on. The Royal…
…commission is an Australian organisation, headed by former Opposition Leader John Hewson. Critically the 10 threats it identifies are inter-twined. So, they require a complete change in thinking. Over-population, though,…
…the list of Commonwealth powers in Section 51 of the Constitution. But in this pandemic, the Morrison Government has resiled from leadership and direction on those questions. The blurred lines…
…health cards. The link between stressed public health and public education, on one hand, and low tax for the wealthy and high immigration is obvious. If Labor is bent on…
…went to nation-building in Vietnam, and much of that went to US contractors. For the military-industrial complex it was a successful war. And they learned lessons from it. For them…
…to deliver efficiency and value through privatisation and out-sourcing. The trust was utterly misplaced. The misplaced trust came in the form of deregulation and self-regulation. If a corporation has the…
…has had to pay out $1.8 billion in compensation, and other costs run to at least $500 million. So much for an efficiency dividend from privatisation and corporatisation. Again, the…
…housing and energy. The Coalition named Andrew Bragg as shadow assistant minister for housing last week. He has often called for first-home-buyers to be able to access their superannuation for…