Although Polish deputy prime minister and minister of national defense Mariusz Błaszczak’s recent visit to South Korea was reportedly blocked by China, the Polish Defense Ministry signed a major new arms deal with a South Korean military-industrial corporation on Oct. 19. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that Hanwha Defense signed a framework agreement with the Polish Ministry…
Poland, South Korea Sign Major Arms Deal After CCP Reportedly Blocks Polish Visit to South Korea
Putin Claims Ukraine Is ‘Testing Site’ for ‘Biological Experiments’
Ukraine has become an “instrument of U.S. foreign policy” and a “testing site for military biological experiments,” Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged on Oct. 26. He made the remarks at a meeting of security chiefs from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a regional grouping established in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union….
Russia Warns West: We Can Target Your Commercial Satellites
LONDON—A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. Russia, which in 1957 launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite, into space and in 1961 put the first man in outer space,…
Solar, Gas Company Fined for ‘Greenwashing’ Carbon Neutral Credentials
October 27, 2022
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In a nation-first, Australia’s corporate watchdog has fined solar and gas firm Tlou Energy $53,280 (US$34,625) for “greenwashing” and claiming its electricity production was carbon neutral. Greenwashing is the practice of misrepresenting the extent to which a product, service, or investment fund is environmentally friendly, sustainable, or ethical. The practice can be carried out across…
Families to Be Thousands of Dollars Worse Off: Australian Opposition Leader
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has warned that Australian families will be thousands of dollars worse off under the federal Labor government’s new budget. Speaking to ABC radio on Oct. 26 Dutton said that Treasurer Jim Chalmers had handed down a “grim budget” saying Australians struggle with the financial impact of mortgage interest rate rises, and…
We Must Choose Between Cutting Mass Welfare or Drowning in Debt, Economist Warns
October 26, 2022
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One economist warns that Australian policymakers will need to make tough decisions sooner or later as the latest budget papers reveal the soaring cost of ambitious social welfare programs like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which is predicted to exceed the cost of the defence portfolio. “They’ve got this long-term problem with trying to…
The Only ‘Value’ in Sport Is to Win Fairly, Not Promote Progressivism
October 26, 2022
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Commentary Just as the Andrew Thorburn saga (which I wrote about in these pages) put the intolerance of the so-called “progressive” left on full display, the furore over the last week in Australia surrounding sportspeople objecting to sponsorship by mining and energy companies has further underlined how hypocrisy and double standards are the order of…
The Only ‘Value’ in Sport Is to Win, and Win Fairly
October 26, 2022
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Commentary Just as the Andrew Thorburn saga (which I wrote about in these pages) put the intolerance of the so-called “progressive” left on full display, the furore over the last week in Australia surrounding sportspeople objecting to sponsorship by mining and energy companies has further underlined how hypocrisy and double standards are the order of…
Nearly Half of Australians Support Sending Troops to Defend Taiwan: Poll
October 26, 2022
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A new poll shows that almost one in two Australians support Australia sending troops to help defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by Beijing. This is a much higher percentage of the population than in Japan and the United States, where about one in three respondents supported sending local troops, according to an…
Russian Forces in Kherson Brace for Ukrainian Counterattack
Russian forces and their local allies consolidated their positions in Kherson on Oct. 26, dispelling rumors of an imminent Russian withdrawal from the strategic region. “The Russians are replenishing, strengthening their grouping there [in Kherson],” Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in an evening address on Oct. 25. Thousands of civilians in…
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