Tough on Iran

The Greens call-out Iran. Here's your daily news digest for 12 January 2023.

Tough on Iran
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Greens Push Albanese Government to Get Tough on Iran
The Greens Party has denounced the federal government’s response to Iran’s crackdown on Iranian freedom protestors as slow ...

Australia

Swimming pool closures during Covid lockdowns may lead to more summer drownings, experts say
Federal government estimates 12m swimming lessons were missed in the 18 months to December 2021
Fear, Flooding, Forecasting & Australia’s 2022 Official Rainfall Statistics
This year the Australian Bureau of Meteorology waited until after close of business on Friday 6th January 2023 to release the official climate statistics for 2022. After claims of unprecedented extreme rainfall all year, the statistics must be disappointing for those animated by the idea of a climat…
Peter Dutton: statement on the passing of Cardinal George Pell | The Spectator Australia
Australia received the news this morning of the passing of Cardinal George Pell DD AC. The son of a Ballarat publican, the Oxford-educated George Pell was a man of immense erudition and faith. Our…

International

CHINA EASES BAN ON AUSTRALIAN COAL IMPORTS, BUT IMPACT WILL BE MOSTLY SYMBOLIC
China enacted an unofficial ban on Australian coal in October 2020. A thawing in relations has sparked hope that trade could return to normal
Another Democracy Goes Authoritarian: Brazil
Another Democracy Goes Authoritarian: Brazil. By Augusto Zimmermann. Thousands of Brazilians have occupied this Sunday their country’s Congress to protest against the election and inauguration of f…
The European political class has completely lost touch with reality | Free West Media
In 1989, when East Germans demonstrated not only in Leipzig but also in Berlin in front of the Palace of the Republic and sought a confrontation with the nomenklatura of the GDR, Erich Honecker assumed that the opponents of the system were being infiltrated and politically controlled by

Business, Finance & Investment

The Present Fiat Monetary System Is Breaking Down
...the current “paper”-money standard... undermines the pool of real savings and in turn undermines economic growth.
Retail Sales: November 2022 - The Australian consumer hasn’t got the memo | Morgans
Research Analyst Max Vickerson gives us an update on retail sales, which rose +1.4% m/m in November 2022, above market expectations of a +0.6% increase (source: Reuters). Read now.
5 ways to recession-proof your finances | Stockspot
How can you be financial prepared if a recession hits? Here are five tips to help you prepare for a recession.

Culture

Rumors of the Lab Leak Began with US Intelligence ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The first known mention of the idea that the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese lab appeared on January 9th 2020 in a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
The last thing poor people need is Jack Monroe
Poor people aren’t stupid. They don’t need life tips from media luvvies.
Election Integrity is America’s Biscuit in Need of a Recipe - Populist Press ©2022
Last week, we all watched our Congress in an upheaval, largely because a few courageous conservatives refused to auto-endorse a swamp-creature to be Speaker of the House. Although McCarthy ultimately prevailed, the conservatives are heralded for forcing his hand on several fronts to obtain their vot…

Crypto & Blockchain

Binance Is Bleeding Assets, $12 Billion Gone In Less Than 60 Days
The outflow of cash from Binance is worse than the CEO Changpeng Zhao indicated last month, and it’s become considerably more severe since then, a Forbes analysis shows.
Bitcoin Can Be Super Collateral If Lenders Understand Its Value
The frequent implosion of crypto lending platforms is rooted in their mismanagement and failure to respect bitcoin’s true value.
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Postscript

Bishop: ‘The Deep State is on Notice; We’re Coming for You’
U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) stated that “the deep state is on notice” in a tweet Tuesday. Bishop’s statement came as the new Republican-led House of Representatives agreed to form a “Church Commission-style” committee to investigate the weaponization of U.S. federal law enforcement against American…

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