Geoff Derrick PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.com The following is a Guest Post from an Australian retired Consulting Geologist Geoff Derrick. The first two images are related to Australia and in the first, Angus Taylor is the Australian Federal Government Minister For Energy And Emissions Reduction. The second image
Kit Klarenberg rt.com Kit Klarenberg, an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. UK citizens are prepared for a “great British summer” due to the progress of the UK’s vaccination program. However, quietly-published government contracts reveal the promised roadmap out of
Brooke van Velden ACT’s Housing Spokesperson Labour’s changes to housing loan schemes ignore basic economics and will further fuel the housing crisis. The Government’s proposals to increase price caps and funding through the First Home Grant and First Home Loan schemes are not only likely to be
Brooke van Velden ACT’s Housing spokesperson A new ‘stamp duty’ proposed by Treasury is not the answer to the housing crisis. A briefing to the Minister of Housing says from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development shows that Treasury is considering introducing stamp duty in New Zealand. Taxing
Brooke van Velden ACT’s Housing Spokesperson The official advice the Government got on interest deductibility changes backs up the many stories ACT is hearing from landlords and the experts. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s advice to the Housing Minister was that the removal of interest deductibility
Karl D. Stephan mercatornet.com Karl D. Stephan received the B. S. in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976. Following a year of graduate study at Cornell, he received the Master of Engineering degree in 1977 and was employed by Motorola, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta as an
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet Planned Parenthood has a founder problem. Margaret Sanger was a racist and a eugenicist. This is by no means news — critics of Planned Parenthood have been needling the organisation over her noxious ideas for decades. Finally, under the pressure
righttolife.org.uk Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect in 1968 – 6 months after it received Royal Assent. Since then, a staggering 9,675,153* unborn babies have lost their lives to abortion across England, Wales and Scotland — more than one death every three
Brooke van Velden ACT’s Housing spokesperson A website set up by the ACT Party to hear concerns about the Government’s new interest deductibility law change has shown just how damaging this policy will be to renters. We have been inundated with stories about how this policy will hurt
Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Policy Correspondent at the Foundation for Economic Education. When the government expands during an emergency, it rarely entirely recedes when the crisis has passed. The latest example of this timeless principle comes courtesy of lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Bishakh Rout McGill University Currently pursuing a PhD degree in chemical engineering, Bishakh Rout has worked in the contact lens industry before. His research revolves around developing plasma polymer films that can be used to improve wearing comfort of contact lenses as well as to improve properties of hydrogels for
David Seymour ACT leader Victoria’s plan to open up to international students and workers is what ACT has been calling for since August last year and New Zealand should follow suit. The Australian state of Victoria is doing this right with plans underway for international students and essential workers
Gerry This phrase has mixed origins. It is suggested that the phrase first emerged in the 16th or 17th century implying that as lords were wealthy and could therefore indulge in drink, to be ’drunk as a Lord’ was based on the idea that aristocracy could indulge in drunkenness more
Amotz Asa-El aijac.org.au Israel emerged from yet another election on March 23 with its two-year political deadlock fully intact. In fact, the already complex plot thickened further, spotlighting two kingmakers who, despite having nothing to do with each other, might jointly write a new chapter in
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer temperatures since about 1997, and two significant warm periods associated with the El Nino events in 1998 and 2015-16
