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Environment: Carbon capture and storage – what’s the real goal?
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Carbon capture, carbon storage, carbon footprint. Read Peter Sainsbury's climate and environment report to uncover the facts and fantasy.
23h ago
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Logging by another name – 'Forest Gardening' - Pearls and Irritations
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Despite Victoria's announcement to halt native forest logging, controversial 'Forest Gardening' practices continue, raising concerns about the exploitation of Indigenous cultural practices and the environmental impacts of industrial logging under a new guise. Continue reading »
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on Sep 6
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Making sense of life and death at a time of genocide and climate emergency - Pearls and Irritations
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Although death occurs consistently throughout time and is universal, the way it is perceived and experienced are not. Context is everything.
10h ago
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A blessed synchronicity: How even memories of war can give hope for peace - Pearls and Irritations
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Remembrance Day: our little Monday afternoon music group. After the morning’s mournful recollections of war, we reflect on our lives.
13h ago
From johnmenadue.com
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The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and their contribution to radiative forcing in real time drives global heating.
23h ago
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Leslie landscape prize attracts superb pictures - Pearls and Irritations
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It’s astonishing enough that 403 landscapes by Australian artists were entered in this year’s John Leslie Art Prize.
23h ago
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Australia defies UN in defence trade with Israel - Pearls and Irritations
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Australia is continuing to expand its relationships with Israel’s defence sector, defying the UN’s International Court of Justice.
on Fri, 3AM
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Whatever Dutton wants, Albanese makes sure he gets - Pearls and Irritations
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The Albanese Government’s enthusiasm for matching Coalition and News Corp demands with policy responses was on show twice last week.
on Fri, 1AM
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Australia’s school system has lost its moorings - Pearls and Irritations
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Lack of leadership by successive Australian governments has played a part in eroding public confidence and trust in our school system.
on Wed, 11PM
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Trump Act II spells the end of the American empire - Pearls and Irritations
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The re-election of Donald Trump indicates a fundamental change in the United States' relationship with the world.
on Sat, 8PM
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Foolish anxiety in the global west - Pearls and Irritations
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Around 18 months ago, The Economist applied uncommon energy to advance the narrative that the US economy was in outstandingly good shape. Very recently, we have been instructed by the same influential British weekly that, “America’s economy is bigger and better than ever” [paywall]: Which makes...
on Sat, 12PM
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APEC – Disintegration or defiance? - Pearls and Irritations
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APEC Peru agenda has been hijacked by the spectre of a Trumpian attack on its foundational principles. China the viable counterbalance.
on Sat, 10AM
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Act now: The case for UN membership for Palestine is overwhelming - Pearls and Irritations
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Australia should recognise the State of Palestine, to redeem its reputation by supporting any new application.
on Sat, 8AM
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A green metals industry in Australia is not a “nice to have”. It is absolutely essential to our national security, comprehensively conceived.
on Fri, 10PM
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A five-minute scroll - Pearls and Irritations
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As this week ends, Australia votes in the UN for permanent sovereignty for Palestine. Ben and Jerry's sue Unilever for silencing their voice.
on Fri, 9PM
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Western values, what Western values? - Pearls and Irritations
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The death and displacement of millions of Muslims in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen mean little. But if they are Muslims in Xinjiang, suddenly, their lives take on phenomenal value – propaganda value. Someone sent me a statement signed by 15 Western and allied...
on Fri, 9PM
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Coups are not electorally disqualifying, just look at the dismissal - Pearls and Irritations
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The reason we might find Trump's re-election shocking is because we don’t talk about the Dismissal as what it really was – a successful coup.
on Fri, 8PM
From johnmenadue.com
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Donald Trump’s re-election as the US president last week comes at a time of extreme volatility in the Middle East.
on Fri, 8PM
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Ken Henry: Is Australia an extractive or a productive economy? - Pearls and Irritations
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Is our dependence on mining a sign of economic weakness? Is Australia suffering from the “resource curse”?
on Fri, 12PM
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Putting the mouth back into Medicare - Pearls and Irritations
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The opportunity now exists to start putting the mouth into Medicare to address the inequities in access to dental care across the country.
on Fri, 10AM
From johnmenadue.com
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It didn’t take long after Donald Trump and the Republicans swept the polls in the US elections for the Australian fossil fuel industry and its political enablers to do what they like to do best: Celebrate a victory at the expense of the rest of the world. Members of the federal Coalition – in...
on Fri, 6AM
From johnmenadue.com
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Russian Federation to Australia since 2019, he shares his insights on the complex dynamics between Russia, Ukraine, and the West.
on Fri, 3AM
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America is a war machine, feeding an Israeli government killing machine - Pearls and Irritations
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How many times have we heard, “no one is above the law”. We have seen clear evidence over the past year that Netanyahu is above the law.
on Fri, 3AM
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Environmental breakdown: We have been warned - Pearls and Irritations
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Sometimes a single event can throw global problems into sharp relief. The recent flood in Spain is one such phenomenon.
on Fri, 2AM
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"An integral part of China": America, Taiwan and Elon Musk - Pearls and Irritations
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The outcome in the recent US presidential election may yet push Taiwan in directions at variance with those advocated in a new article published in the America journal Foreign Affairs, which argues that: “China’s Gray-Zone Offensive Against Taiwan is Backfiring”. David Sacks provides an...
on Fri, 2AM
From johnmenadue.com
One word fouls straits settlement - "Overlapping" - Pearls and Irritations
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Prabowo has flunked his first test at high-stakes bargaining in China, while in the US he’s been snubbed by President-elect Donald Trump.
on Thu, 10PM
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At UNCOP29, improper dealings and safety concerns promise disaster - Pearls and Irritations
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The chief executive of UNCop29 has been filmed apparently agreeing to facilitate fossil fuel deals at the climate summit.
on Thu, 9AM
From johnmenadue.com
Devil in the detail of UAE trade deal reveals failure on Labor policy - Pearls and Irritations
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The UAE agreement text will be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties for review with a report early next year.
on Thu, 6AM
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AWM one step forward one step back on Frontier Wars - Pearls and Irritations
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The AWM continues to ignore that Australia’s very first war, The Frontier Wars, are not only our longest war but also one of the most deadly.
on Thu, 4AM
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A five-minute scroll - Pearls and Irritations
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Blinken says that Israel has met their strategic goals for Gaza, while Bisan Owda captures Israeli attacks on day 404 of the genocide.
on Thu, 4AM
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Is AUKUS safe under Trump? - Pearls and Irritations
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Is the country's key strategic military agreement with the US under threat from a Trump presidency? Bob Carr and Steve Cannane discuss
on Thu, 1AM
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UN Membership for Palestine now - Pearls and Irritations
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The period to January 20 offers the best opportunity for full UN membership which the State of Palestine has ever had.
on Wed, 10PM
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AUKUS, the China threat and Chinese-Australian communities - Pearls and Irritations
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The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency has cast further doubt on the feasibility of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership
on Wed, 8PM
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Craig Foster: “Refugees are not political footballs” - Pearls and Irritations
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“Seeking asylum is legal. Refugees are tired of being used as political footballs,” former Socceroo and human rights advocate Craig Foster
on Wed, 8PM
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Addressing harms caused by Australia’s response to ‘Slavery’ - Pearls and Irritations
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Chris Evans’ involvement in anti-trafficking responses in the late 2000’s was a heady time for the sector; John Howards’ ousting led many to hope migration would no longer be the political weapon of choice, human rights became important and collaboration with civil society became funded, fair...
on Wed, 6PM
From johnmenadue.com
Trump’s America: ecstasy or agony? - Pearls and Irritations
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The unavoidable question is: how has this man managed to get re-elected President of the United States?
on Wed, 3PM
From johnmenadue.com
How can civilised people countenance genocide? - Pearls and Irritations
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Social media is quite evidently supporting the Israeli Genocidal action by suppressing vital evidence. Censorship at the micro-level.
on Wed, 5AM
From johnmenadue.com
A five-minute scroll - Pearls and Irritations
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Five minutes on X witnessing the horrors of the genocide in Gaza, the manipulation of the media and the undebated decisions of the government
on Wed, 3AM
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One cheer for student loan changes - Pearls and Irritations
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The Government has announced changes to student loans and debts, subject to their re-election. Tick; even the Greens are taking credit.
on Wed, 3AM
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Australia's settler-colonial view of Israel's genocide - Pearls and Irritations
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The situation in northern Gaza as “apocalyptic”, When will the Australian government speak up, and stand up, for Palestinians?
on Wed, 2AM
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From Fowler to Barton, Labor HQ ignores the rank and file - Pearls and Irritations
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Labor’s powerful National Executive appears to want to impose their choice without reference to rank and file Labor members.
on Wed, 1AM
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Accusing the Palestinians of what they themselves do - Pearls and Irritations
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With impudence, Israel and its lobby always accuse us Palestinians of what they do against us.
on Wed, 1AM
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America first, Earth last: Australia’s security now needs a climate focus - Pearls and Irritations
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Donald Trump's victory will push the Earth system further down a perilous path towards three degrees Celsius of global warming or more.
on Tue, 11PM
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NATO and the Russian invasion of Ukraine - Pearls and Irritations
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No other historical event has been the result of only one cause, so why should this be any different? There is more than imperialism.
on Tue, 10PM
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A five-minute scroll - Pearls and Irritations
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Owen Jones reveals media manipulation. Palestine, the most well-documented genocide in history, Gideon Levy speaks of the Apartheid state.
on Tue, 10PM
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Election study shows what kind of government New Zealand voters wanted - Pearls and Irritations
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The New Zealand Election Study indicates the economy was also front of mind for voters in the 2023 General Election.
on Tue, 8PM
From johnmenadue.com
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The stakes could hardly be higher at this year's climate COP in Baku, Azerbaijan, starting this week. A healthy planet needs priority.
on Tue, 8PM
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Trump's impact on the rest of the world, and Australia in particular - Pearls and Irritations
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Careful analysis and modelling show that Trump’s crude attempt to Make America Great Again, mainly damages the American economy.
on Tue, 3AM
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A contrived myth? North Korean troops battling the Ukrainians in Kursk - Pearls and Irritations
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At the beginning of World War I, when the British Expeditionary Force in France was being battered by the advancing German army there was great anxiety in Britain. Then the Russians magically came to the rescue. …a ‘Great Rumour’ spread across the United Kingdom that Russian troops had landed in...
on Tue, 1AM
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B-2 Bomber Strikes in Yemen and their significance for Australia - Pearls and Irritations
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Australian territory has been used in supporting US B-2 bombers en route and in return from strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
on Tue, 12AM