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Trump floundered in the debate. But Harris dealt no fatal blow

Guy Rundle — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:13 +0000

Progressives will coo at Kamala's performance, but the Donald dream lives on.

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More taxpayer money handed to Zomi Frankcom’s killers as Land Forces protests begin

Bernard Keane — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:52:11 +0000

Defence continues to give taxpayer money to Elbit Systems, the Israeli company whose drone was used to murder aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

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Harris has stalled. Will today’s debate with Trump change that?

Guy Rundle — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:52:12 +0000

Harris and Trump are running neck and neck. And today might be the Democratic nominee's only chance to regain momentum.

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Why ‘pronatalist’ politicians want voters to have more babies

Mary P. Corcoran — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:05:23 +0000

It's not just JD Vance, and it's not just the US. Almost 30% of countries globally now have pronatalist policies — up from 10% in the 1970s.

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Macron’s new PM takes French politics from emergency to farce

Megan Clement — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:31:15 +0000

History may in fact remember Macron as a handmaiden to the far-right.

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Dutton’s plan to ban people from Gaza was illegal… and predictable

Abul Rizvi — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 02:38:49 +0000

Dutton's proposal also marks the first time that that a major party leader has refused point blank to assist people with family links to Australia fleeing a war.

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An evangelic candidate for governor bought hundreds of bootleg pornos in the ’90s and that’s not the weirdest part

Charlie Lewis — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:59:37 +0000

Pornography, Russian propaganda and unruly family members — just another week in US politics.

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Trump Media keeps sinking lower and lower. Will Donald abandon ship?

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:18:39 +0000

The price of shares in Donald Trump's Trump Media continues to plummet, with the former president looking at billions in paper losses compared to just a couple of months ago.

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Kamala Harris’ campaign has taken off, but Trump still has one advantage — if he can rein himself in

Lester Munson — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:43:00 +0000

The Democrats are on a roll, but Trump still leads on key issues with American voters. The question is whether he has the discipline to stay on message.

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Albanese’s hot mic moment in Tonga lights up China’s WeChat groups, and they’re not happy

Wanning Sun — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:51:25 +0000

Beijing's official reaction to Albanese's comments has been fairly mild. Not so the response in the Chinese blogosphere.

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