News Update: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Eureka Free Press: Your pro-freedom Australian news source.
It’s good to be back!
After a lengthy hiatus Eureka Free Press is back, however — due to time constraints — we will only be publishing two editions a week.
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Here’s the news…
Beijing ramps up attack against Australia, US, UK trilateral pact
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has stepped up its scathing attack against the AUKUS bloc, with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi seeking a meeting with former Australian Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating in a move that could counter the Albanese government's diplomatic agenda. China earlier succeeded in its attack against AUKUS, with New Zealand dropping its support for the pact following the CCP's call.
Uber to pay Aussie taxi drivers $272 million
https://www.breitbart.com/news/australian-taxi-drivers-win-178-million-payout-from-uber/
In what is described as the fifth-largest class action settlement in Australian legal history, Uber will be paying $272 million (US$178 million) to Australian taxi drivers. This comes after more than 8,000 other taxi and charter vehicle drivers had claimed they lost income and that their licence value had decreased when Uber launched with cheaper and more convenient services, despite being unlicensed.
Economist: Decline of Australian living standards an 'absolute betrayal of the people'
The "terminal decline" in Australian living standards is an "absolute betrayal of the people," according to Leith van Onselen, co-founder of MacroBusiness and chief economist at MB Fund and MB Super. Onselen said the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggested the Albanese government was lying when it vowed to bring annual net overseas migration back to a "sustainable" 250,000 people after a projected fall to 375,000 this financial year.
Hume: Labor 'shrugging their shoulders' at detainee debacle
Labor is under fire anew as it tries to halt more detainees from being released into the community. According to Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume, it is simply "shrugging their shoulders" at the detainee debacle that's unfolding.
Lambie demands resignation of immigration minister over detainee fiasco
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13207871/Jacqui-Lambie-Albanese-government-resign.html
Tasmanian Senator Jacquiline Louise Lambie demanded Immigration Minister Andrew Giles resign over the detainee fiasco, which has seen dozens, including murderers and rapists, released on Australia's streets after a controversial High Court decision. Lambie said: "I'm sick and tired of watching ministers that sit there, that bugger up and there are no repercussions for them. That is why you will never get change in politics until people are held responsible or accountable for their actions."
Australia records highest number of early-onset cancer diagnoses in the world
Australia has recorded the highest number of early-onset cancer diagnoses in the world, with a rate of 135 per 100,000 people. New Zealand, meanwhile, has the second highest rate, at 119 cases in people under 50 per 100,000 people.
Analyst: People conned into getting COVID vax despite known, solid protection from natural immunity
People have been conned into getting the COVID vaccine despite being more than adequately protected through natural immunity, according to analyst Matt Vespa. His comments came after a new Australian study urged the dropping of the term "Long COVID."
WW3 WATCH: Australia to join US, Japan in drills over Philippine coast
https://asiatimes.com/2024/03/philippines-in-hard-and-fast-offensive-shift-on-china/
Canberra is joining allies Washington and Tokyo in Batanes, an island province thousands of kilometres north of Manila, to deter Chinese influence in the South China Sea. This is part of the so-called Balikatan Exercises, which seek to press the West's Asian ally for maximal access, including the ability to store weapons and deploy sophisticated military hardware to deter and/or prepare for an all-out war with China over Taiwan.
Son of WEF co-founder wants Klaus Schwab, other WEF execs arrested
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/globalist-insider-calls-arrest-bill-gates-klaus-schwab/
Swiss investment banker Pascal Najadi has called for the arrest of Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates and the other leaders of the World Economic Forum, The World Health Organization and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. Najadi said these global elites "are using Switzerland to hide from their crimes against the world."
Opposition: Labor's religious discrimination bill means faith-based schools can't maintain ethos
Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash said faith-based institutions could find themselves getting bogged down in litigation as a result of the Labor government's religious discrimination bill. Cash lashed out at the bill, saying it could obstruct religious schools from maintaining their religious ethos.
Planned 3G switch-off could leave Aussies unable to call emergency services
The planned 3G switch-off this year is seen to leave hundreds of thousands of Australians unable to call emergency services. Australian telcos are reaching out to customers who use older 4G phones, advising them that their devices may not be able to make emergency calls once the old 3G networks are shut down.
Average weekly rents for houses, units continue to rise
New data released by SWM Research showed that average weekly rents for both houses and units continue to rise across much of Australia. The average weekly rent price for a house in Adelaide is now $638 and $457 for a unit. Meanwhile, in Perth, rents have climbed 17.3 percent in the past 12 months to hit $778 for houses and $580 for units.
China claims it is ready for 'Disease X,' a term popularised by globalist WHO
The Chinese Communist Party said it is prepared for any future pandemics caused by an unknown "Disease X," a term popularized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe a currently unknown pathogen that can begin infecting humans at any time and presents the threat of an epidemic or pandemic. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has repeatedly raised fearmongering, stating the possibility of a pandemic fueled by "Disease X."
Queensland health researchers claim 'long COVID' unreal, causing unnecessary fear
https://www.theblaze.com/news/long-covid-study-flu-impairments
Australian medical researchers at Queensland Health have branded "long COVID" as "unreal," an "unnecessary fear," and should be thrown out and not taken seriously from this point forward. John Gerrard, Queensland's Chief Health Officer, said: "We believe it is time to stop using terms like 'long COVID.' This terminology can cause unnecessary fear, and in some cases, hyper-vigilance to longer symptoms that can impede recovery."
ACCC wants to probe Aussies' access to internet search engines
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/google-under-scrutiny-in-digital-platform-probe-5608376
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is looking to probe Australians' access to internet search engines, search quality and the increasing use of generative AI. The investigation will form part of the latest inquiry into the influence of digital platform services such as Google, found to be the preset default search engine of the majority of Australians.
Ex-NSW Premier Carr on record immigration intake: 'We just don't have to do it'
Former NSW Premier Bob Carr slammed Australia's record immigration levels, comparing the country's immigration rates as "third-world" and said "we don't need it." He added: "I've been trying to get Australia to understand that we do not need to have the highest rate of immigration, in proportion to our population, in the world."
Climate cultists mount massive march to block Melbourne CBD
A group of climate cultists has mounted a mass march through Melbourne's CBD, with Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking busy roads. This was the latest demonstration after activists blocked major thoroughfares and disrupted tram and bus services in recent weeks.
Australia's transition to a fully cashless society now in full swing
https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-03-15-australia-fully-cashless-society-major-bank-closes.html
Australia has stepped up efforts to transition into an entirely cashless society, with Bankwest announcing the closure of 45 of its branches and going fully digital. This announcement comes as Sydney-based banking software firm Constantinople, a startup founded by two former executives of major bank Westpac, unveiled a new app called Business+, a mobile app claiming to offer Australia's first end-to-end digital banking platform.
WW3 WATCH: Australia 8th largest arms importer
https://asiatimes.com/2024/03/asia-dominates-list-of-decades-top-arms-importers/
Australia has been reported to be the eighth-largest arms importer in 2019–2023. Despite an overall 21-percent decline in its overall arms imports during the period, in 2023, it reached an agreement with London and Washington to import at least six nuclear-powered submarines.
WW3 WATCH: Australia announces increased funding to Gaza; pledges plane for defence parachutes
https://dissenter.com/feed/6467da8296cf264b15dd959d/item/65f42d1b4212bd867a013911
Despite mounting cost-of-living pressures at home, Australia has decided to increase its funding for Gaza, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressing horror at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area. Wong also pledged an additional $2.6 million to UNICEF to offer urgent services in Gaza, and a C17 Globemaster plane will also deliver defence force parachutes to help with the US-led airdropping of humanitarian supplies into Gaza.
World Economic Forum claims 'inevitable new pandemic'
https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/disease-x-pandemic-agreement/
The globalist World Economic Forum is looking to spark fears after sharing that there is an "inevitable new pandemic" as it raises the need to ramp up the World Health Organization's pandemic agreement. WEF made this claim in a a panel called "Preparing for Disease X." WEF refers to "Disease X' as a placeholder for unknown disease.
WW3 WATCH: Australia, UK, US agree to boost SA nuclear-powered submarines
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – which form the AUKUS bloc, vowed to boost South Australia's nuclear-powered submarines, touted as a "cornerstone of the state's economy" for years to come. However, critics have already slammed the project, which fuels a price tag that would burden future governments.
Australian banks look to probe large cash withdrawals
https://rumble.com/v4je17c-australia-banks-asking-reason-for-large-withdrawals.html
Australian banks have mounted efforts to investigate recent large cash withdrawals, reflecting a broader trend of governmental scrutiny over financial transactions. This call for a probe towards asking individuals to justify their use of personal funds comes amid banks' moves to go fully digital.
Coalition urges Albanese to follow US on TikTok crackdown
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13206055/tiktok-australia-ban-albanese.html
Coalition has demanded Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese follow Washington on the crackdown of Chinese app TikTok, warning the app poses a 'very serious threat' to Australians. The short-form video app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the world, with more than 170million users in the US and 8.5million in Australia.
New report finds NSW as hardest hit by Australian housing crisis
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has reported that New South Wales is hardest hit by the housing crisis, with families forking out more than half their income for their mortgage. In its report, the organisation said families in NSW were forced to spend 58.5 per cent of their weekly income to meet home loan repayments.
Entrepreneurs, employees say Australia's work-life balance' slipping'
A new report by leading software research site Capterra revealed that Australia's work-life balance is slipping. As a response, Nomadic Breeze Founder Amanda Doueihi said: "Over the past number of years, Australian work culture has been placing less emphasis on work-life balance compared to other countries."
Report on myocarditis link to COVID vax redacted
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its report on the link of myocarditis to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. However, every single page has been found to be redacted. The Vigilant Fox tweeted: "We are now over three years past the rollout of the COVID-19 injections. There's obviously something very damning that they're trying to hide."