Confidential Report
Misinformation Bill
The government, along with academia and mainstream media, are conveniently exempt from the bill.
The Vanguard Behind Australia’s Misinformation Bill ⋆ Brownstone Institute
Australia has been out in front in shaping the bureaucratised internet: the eSafety Commissioner is touted as the first online “harm regulator” in the world and as recently detailed, is deeply embedded in the global networks driving this push

Australia
Four suspected asylum seekers intercepted off WA coast
Another four suspected asylum seekers are detained by authorities after their boat is intercepted off the coast of Broome in Western Australia.
Australia’s Declining Standard Of Living
A key difference between the current decline and that of the 1980s is that Australia was experiencing a fully-fledged economic recession in the 1980s, with headline GDP also declining for four straight quarters.

International
How Eurovision became a carnival of nationalism
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Iranian Lawmaker Claims Tehran Now Equipped with Nuclear Bombs | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani claimed on Friday that Iran possesses nuclear weapons, despite the country’s formal policy under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Business, Finance & Investment
A recession in early 2025 could send the stock market tumbling 30%, strategist says
A recession in late 2024 or early 2025 could send the S&P 500 tumbling to around 3,600, BCA’s Roukaya Ibrahim said.
Is a move to raid super for house deposits a trap?
Experts warn that rumblings of a Coalition push for uncapped usage of super for house deposits would only make young Australians wait longer to own their first home.

Culture
What the War is About
There are times when large wars produces miniscule results, waged only to re-arrange pieces on a chessboard (War of the Spanish Succession) -- and times when small scuffles will make or break a civilization (The battle of Thermopylae). This is wha…
Dietary Choices Have ‘Profound’ Impact On Brain Health: Study
Exchanging highly palatable but nutrient-deficient food for healthy options can pay handsome dividends in brain health.
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We should all be Stoics now
If resonant flutes would spring up from olive trees, certainly you would not doubt that olive trees are aware of the Art of the Flute Zeno of Citium The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane Marcus Aurelius You are sailing in the Gulf of Morbihan (“Little Sea”, in Breton language) in Bretagne, France, NATOstan, occasionally negotiating the second most powerful marine currents in Europe. Water circulates in a giant labyrinth of creeks, rocks and islands. Fishermen and oyster catchers are in heaven.

Crypto & Blockchain
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Stablecoin Expansion Stalls Ahead of U.S. Inflation Data
Wednesday’s U.S. CPI data is expected to show the cost of living likely increased 3.4% over the year in April, a moderation from March’s 3.5%.

Grayscale’s Filing for Ethereum Futures ETF Withdrawn Over Regulatory Uncertainty
Grayscale’s proposal to list exchange-traded funds (ETF) tied to ether was recently withdrawn, according to a notice by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Postscript
RFK Flip Flops on Abortion AGAIN, Calls Last Week’s Position ‘Gruesome.’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for the second time in a year, revisited his position on abortion limits in the U.S., following severe criticism from his own
