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If Trump abandons AUKUS, which looks likely, Albo can grasp this as the chance to take a quantum leap forward. Technologically advanced unmanned underwater vessels will lower costs and reduce risks to personnel. This may allow cuts to military spending overall. Please read, like and share. Thanks.

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Like many wannabe dictators, Donald Trump takes delight in ordering deaths. In his first term he executed more than 4 times the number of death row prisoners killed by former presidents in the previous 60 years. He has already resumed killing death row inmates this term. Please read, like & share.

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Australia has recorded 14 consecutive quarters of quarterly growth and 17 straight quarters of annual growth — the only OECD economy with that status. The weak March quarter outcomes in comparable nations underscore the challenges, with trade destabilised by Donald Trump’s destructive stupidity.

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Jim Chalmers’ deft economic management continues to break records. The jobless rate in April marked 41 months below 4.25%, the longest streak since records began. Australia is the world’s only economy with jobless below 4.2%, inflation below 2.4%, and continual GDP growth for the last 3 years.

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

Observers of US affairs are seeing the consequences of so-called Christians supporting Trump. His cruel administration is abandoning free speech, bipartisanship, compassion and the rule of law. It is cutting vital services, destabilising global trade and engaging in open corruption and criminality.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

In Tolkien’s chapter, 'The Taming of Smeagol', Frodo captured the wretched Gollum and then cajoled him into helping destroy the ring of power. Thus did Smeagol aid his own destruction. Parallels with Treasurer Jim Chalmers taming the malevolent forces of the slimy Murdoch newsrooms are several.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Worsening health and imprisonment outcomes suggest the process of healing which began with the Uluru Statement from the Heart in 2017 was reversed when the Coalition undermined the Voice referendum in early 2023. Was Dutton’s treachery in wrecking the Voice why voters rejected him so resoundingly?

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Let’s hope the Coalition's electoral mauling confirms that Australia’s lying pro-Coalition newsrooms have lost their influence, just as they have lost their integrity and credibility. Will they now return to reporting what is actually happening accurately? independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

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“The current malicious Liberal Party ad campaign claiming citizens are worse off under Labor is riddled with deliberate blatant lies, confirming their moral bankruptcy and contempt for voters.” Please read, like and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Deficits for the four years 2023 to 2026 were forecast under Coalition settings to be $224.4 billion. Under Labor, deficits totaled just $31.9 billion. There is no case whatsoever for newspaper editors to endorse the Coalition.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

History shows Labor manages the economy better than the Liberals. So what outcomes we can expect if the Libs wins? We must listen to what they are blaming Labor for today. Whatever that is, the Coalition will always perform particularly disastrously on that. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

There actually was a cost of living crunch in Australia. It began in 2021 when the Coalition lost control of all areas of the economy. It ended in 2023, when wage increased, spending on luxuries soared and many indicators of prosperity reached all-time highs. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

Official data show a strong upswing in sales of luxuries, confirming quality of life is back after the dismal Coalition years. Meanwhile, the craven Liberal Party plants in the newsrooms continue to keep citizens miserable by refusing to report the recovery. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Australia’s newsrooms routinely publish concocted “stories” on the economy which urge voters to feel helpless, depressed and angry at the Prime Minister. This does not happen in Finland, nor in most other advanced democracies. Please read and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

The mainstream newsrooms lie shamelessly about Australia's extraordinary economic recovery. But Jim Chalmers won't ever say, ‘You’ve never had it so good’, even though that is quite true for most citizens today. Please read, like and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

The pro-Liberal Party ABC News reporters keep telling Australians that the economy 'is in poor shape'. In fact, almost all significant economic indicators show it is far better-performed than it was under the Coalition and is now among the world’s strongest. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

Living standards declined steadily under the Coalition. Since then, Labor has fully restored wealth and income for most Australians, as multiple datasets prove. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment

The Coalition blocked tax reforms aimed at curbing house price hikes, failed to train or bring in skilled construction workers, and refused to build enough social housing. In fact, virtually all Australia’s housing problems result from Coalition decisions. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

Poverty reduction has resulted from a two-pronged attack. Albo has directed resources specifically to the poorest, & has greatly strengthened the economy overall. Hence fewer Aussies are in need than under previous regimes - and steadily reducing further. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 134 days ago • 1 comment

The ABC's AM program broadcast commentary from P Dutton with multiple blatant lies. All went to air uncorrected. IA lodged a complaint which showed the destructive falsehoods and set out the facts from the statutory authorities. This is what happened next. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 141 days ago • 6 comments

The toll of needless deaths in Trump’s first term was 780,000. That's how many Americans would still be alive today had Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election instead of Trump. Trump’s decisions already will ensure American deaths continue to escalate. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

A document titled ‘Achievements of the Coalition Government’ has appeared on the Liberal Party website. Almost every paragraph contains falsehoods. This strategy of malicious lies clearly succeeded in the USA in 2024. Let’s see how it goes in Australia. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments