Author: Aidan
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The year the Australian dream died
Those the BBC spoke to say that the Australian Dream has been demolished, eroding the foundations of the nation’s identity. Australia has long thought itself the land of a fair go. “[But] education and hard work are no longer the main determinants of how wealthy you are; now it comes down to where you live…
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First EV with a lithium-free sodium battery
a Volkswagen-backed Chinese automaker, is set to launch the first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) with a sodium-ion battery through its new Yiwei brand. Great to see “progress” like this – but the impact of everyone having a vehicle is still too high – can we really not invest in better solutions? More individualism is not…
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Israeli attacks on journalists constitute war crime: International Federation of Journalists
Israeli attacks on journalists “to stop news getting out of Gaza” constitute a war crime, according to the deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Speaking to Anadolu on the rising death toll of journalists in Gaza due to Israeli attacks, Tim Dawson said: “It is clear that the situation in Gaza…
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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade. They extended this education ban to universities in December 2022. The Taliban have defied global condemnation and warnings that the restrictions will make it almost…
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‘Dual income, no kids’ lifestyle
Almost half, 43%, of unmarried American adults want to get married in the future, according to a 2022 Harris Poll survey. But only 28% said they want to have a child. This trend has contributed to the growth of a household configuration popularly referred to as DINKs: “dual income, no kids.” “This idea and household…
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US Trying to Water Down New Cease-Fire Resolution at UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council on Monday delayed an expected vote on a new Gaza cease-fire resolution as the U.S. worked to weaken the measure’s language, objecting to the proposed call for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.” Unnamed diplomats toldThe Associated Press that the wording will likely be changed to call for a…
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‘Poisoning the blood of our country’: Trump delivers caustic attack on immigrants
“They’re poisoning the blood of our country,” the former president said. “They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. Not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia.” While in the White…