Libya’s state-owned oil company, the National Oil Corporation (NOC), had established last month a new program office, but multiple foreign press reports claim that one of the staff running the office…
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The New Zealand government pushed back its estimated return to a budget surplus by one year as the recent flooding and cyclone added to uncertainty and ramped up costs. In…
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Grant’s Gaming Gamble is Corporate Welfare for Well Connected Friends
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s decision to allocate $160 million in rebates to the gaming sector over the next four years – calling it ‘corporate welfare’. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum…
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Construction Crisis and More Migration Behind Rising House Prices
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansAustralian house prices will continue rising with soaring construction costs that have shelved new developments, putting further pressure on the market. After falling 9.1 per cent between May 2022 and…
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President Tsai Meets With Swedish Parliamentary Delegation
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) says she hopes members of a visiting Swedish parliamentary delegation will support a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) between Taiwan and the European Union (EU). Her remarks…
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Starmer Sees Brexit Deal as ‘starting Point’ With ‘gaps to Fill’, Mcmahon Says
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenSir Keir Starmer views the current Brexit deal as a “starting point” with “gaps that we need to fill”, a Labour frontbencher has said. Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon insisted…
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G7 Leaders to Discuss Russia Diamonds Sanctions in Japan
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossG7 leaders meeting in Japan will discuss sanctioning Russia’s billion-dollar diamond trade, an EU official said Thursday, hoping to further starve Moscow of funds for its war in Ukraine. “We believe we…
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UK Touts $22 Bn in Japanese Investment as Sunak Visits Tokyo
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansTokyo – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers’ concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks…
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Navracsics Holds Meeting With EP Budget Control Committee
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossTibor Navracsics, minister of regional development, held a meeting on Wednesday with the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control delegation. The meeting included discussions which may result in support for…
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How a Brexit Stitch-up and Battery Failures Left Britain’s Car Industry on the Brink
They were meant to create a homegrown electric vehicle industry and wean manufacturers off their dangerous addiction to China. But as the dust settles, car import rules agreed between Britain and Brussels…