Essay: Playing chicken over debt and spending bills
As the US debt ceiling crisis continues, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE expresses his hope that US Congress could look seriously at government programs to make them better and more efficient rather than grandstanding for the media and their partisan base…
Essay: Australian generosity to global neighbours ignored in new government budget
PETER KEEGAN, director of advocacy at Baptist World Aid Australia, says Australia’s Federal Budget, handed down on Tuesday night, contains nothing new to celebrate in terms of foreign aid…
Australia reports highest coronavirus deaths in three months, infections climb
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia reported its highest daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in three months on Thursday as new infections continued to climb in its second most populous state. Victoria state said it had confirmed another 403 infections, while five people had died from the virus in the last 24 hours. Federation Square is seen devoid […]
Lights out for multilateralism? Alarm as UN faces cash squeeze
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters During talks on disarmament at the UN’s Geneva headquarters last month, alarm bells went off in the chamber to indicate that delegates had infringed new cost-cutting rules that restrict the length of meetings. Screens and microphones were also shut off, forcing ambassadors to shout their speeches across the hall as events became “chaotic, […]
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I won’t win any popularity contests for this spot. It’s not something we like to admit. Necessities – or luxuries? PICTURE: Sebastian Stefanov/www.freeimages.com Many Australians are not finding life tight because we lack income but because of confused priorities and over extending ourselves! We live in a materialistic society drowning in advertising that tells us […]