“People don’t like reality,. They don’t like common sense. Until age forces it on them.”
~Graham Greene, Loser Takes All
~Graham Greene, Loser Takes All
"Every great
dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the
strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the
world."
– Harriet Tubman
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NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Gospel According to Peter Thiel. Wherever there’s a major shift in the American landscape, one can usually find Silicon Valley’s iconoclastic investor.
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GOT THE GONG: Here are the
latest public servants to be acknowledged in the Order of Australia honours,
and the full list of Public Service Medal recipients.
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Morrison signals more help for Australian manufacturing
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told his MPs they will have to get out of their comfort zones to support Australian manufacturing.
New polling is out and Donald Trump will be shocked to learn that gassing and violently beating peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment wasn't as popular as Attorney General Bill Barr likely told him it would be.
Trump's approval plummeted fully seven points since last month in the new CNN/SSRS poll conducted June 2-5, entirely in the aftermath of Trump's disastrous photo op last Monday. Just 38% of Americans approve of the way he's handling his job, while 57% disapprove—a nearly 20-point gap. As CNN notes, Trump is resting comfortably right alongside where Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush at this point in their reelection bids. Keep on keeping on, Trump.
Meanwhile, Australian Taxation Office commissioner Chris Jordan said the tax office initially...
Kennedy takes responsibility for JobKeeper snafu
| Rank | Workplace | Complete remuneration per yr |
| 1 | Chair, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | $886,750 |
| 2 | Chairperson, Australian Competitors and Client Fee | $775,910 |
| three | Chairperson, Australian Securities and Investments Fee | $775,910 |
| four | Solicitor-Normal | $775,910 |
| 5 | Chief Government Officer, Providers Australia | $748,210 |
| 6 | Australian Federal Police Commissioner | $720,480 |
| 7 | Australian Public Service Commissioner | $720,480 |
| eight | Director-Normal, Workplace of Nationwide Intelligence | $720,480 |
| 9 | Deputy Chair, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | $709,390 |
| 10 | Member, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | $665,070 |
Push to close Rich List reporting loophole - Financial Review
Centre Alliance dealmaker Rex Patrick wants ASIC to tear up a list of large companies exempt from reporting rules that he says is elitist.
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IT BEGINS: Here is a
preliminary assessment of losers and winners from the global pandemic.
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On TV, Cops Are The Main Characters. It Shapes How We See Them
“TV has long had a police’s-eye perspective that helps shape the way viewers see the world, prioritizing the victories and struggles of police over communities being policed. Order, a police imposed status quo, is good; disruption is bad. There are many, many reasons why a cop’s point of view has become the default way to frame national unrest, including institutional and systemic racism, the capitalist urge to prioritize property over human life, and a political system that benefits those already in power. But TV plays a role, too.” – New York Magazine
PwC has defended its use of legal professional privilege after the Australian Taxation Office booked a...
Executives’ job descriptions are changing under their feet, requiring skills in handling not only a global health crisis but also issues of racial equity. – The New York Times
‘Somebody cooked up the plot’: The hunt for the origins of the Russia collusion narrative Just The News (Chuck L)