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Blackrock-Backed Firm Wins Contract to Build ‘Super Battery’ in Australia’s Most Populous State

October 24, 2022
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BlackRock-backed battery storage company Akaysha Energy has been chosen to build a “Super Battery” in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales. Its partnership with the U.S. investment giant began in August after BlackRock invested A$1 billion (US$701 million) into the Melbourne-based energy firm. The firm already has nine projects underway across Australia, including the…

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Iran Protests Trigger Solidarity Rallies in US, Europe

October 23, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington, and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of that country’s morality police. On the U.S. National Mall, thousands of women and men…

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Australians Rally to Support Hong Kong Protester Beaten at Manchester Consulate

October 23, 2022
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Protesters rallied at the Chinese consulate in Sydney on Sunday to support the Hong Kong protestor who was beaten at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester. Started by Aus-Hong Kong Connex, an organization founded in April to help Hong Kong migrants new to Australia, the protest was organized to condemn the beating of a Hong Kong…

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Australia Joins UN Methane Reduction Scheme, Pledges Funding for Flatulence Pill

October 23, 2022
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The Australian Labor government has signed on to the United Nation’s Global Methane Pledge that commits to cutting emissions of gas by 30 percent by 2030. The move follows in the footsteps of 120 other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Under the voluntary pledge, the government will roll…

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Truss’s Resignation a Symptom of Conservative Crisis in the Anglosphere

October 21, 2022
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Commentary The resignation of Liz Truss after barely six weeks as the UK prime minister is seen by many commentators as the consequence of pursuing “extremist, experimental” economic policies. Yet Sir Humphrey Appleby—of “Yes Prime Minister” fame—would have described Truss as “very courageous” in pursuing free market polices, which are now almost universally panned by…

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Truss Resignation a Symptom of Conservative Crisis in the Anglosphere

October 21, 2022
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Commentary The resignation of Liz Truss after barely six weeks as the UK prime minister is seen by many commentators as the consequence of pursuing “extremist, experimental” economic policies. Yet Sir Humphrey Appleby—of “Yes Prime Minister” fame—would have described Truss as “very courageous” in pursuing free market polices, which are now almost universally panned by…

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Australia’s Largest Pharmacy Brand Reels in Massive Profits Over Pandemic Years

October 21, 2022
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Revenue for Australia’s largest pharmacy franchise, Chemist Warehouse, surged past A$3 billion (US$1.8 billion) for the first time, making it one of the most profitable private companies in the country. The record haul comes amid a surge of online shopping during the pandemic lockdowns, as well as a shift towards customers shopping online. “The group…

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Victorian Labor Pledges $1 Billion to Revive State-Owned Energy Giant to Fast Track Net-Zero Push

October 21, 2022
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Weeks prior to the state’s election, the Labor government is pledging $1 billion (US$628 million) to revive Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) to fast-track the state’s net-zero push. Under the plan, the SEC will be directed to spend that money on building renewable energy projects to provide 4.5 gigawatts of power aimed at replacing the…

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‘Publish or Perish’: Academics Pumping out Trivial Research for the Sake of the Dollar

October 21, 2022
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Commentary In a 2015 piece for Time magazine, writer Jeffrey Klugerin listed the ten most ridiculous scientific studies. Hilarious examples include: “Quitting smoking after heart attack reduces chest pain, improves quality of life,” “Statistical analysis reveals Mexican drug war increased homicide rates,” and “Scientists discover a difference between the sexes.” It is concerning that research…

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Australian Film Premiere Unsilences the Voices of Human Rights Activists in China

October 20, 2022
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An award-winning film that tells the story of Chinese human rights activists fighting to make the international community aware of the Chinese regime’s brutal persecution of believers of the Falun Gong spiritual practice has won over Australians at its premiere in Sydney on Oct. 19. The latest work of Chinese Canadian director Leon Lee, Unsilenced, is…

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