Politics
A New Free Trade Agreement Between China and Australia Allows China to Gradually Buy all of Tasmania
After nearly a decade of intense negotiations, Australia has signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) with China. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has noted that the FTA
Australian Politicians Abbott and Morrison Likely to Advise Swedish Politicians
Sweden’s far right party plunged the country into unprecedented political upheaval by forcing the government to gamble on fresh elections in the spring after the
Australian PM Reluctant to Shake Hand with the American Ambassdor
Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has defended comments he made about homosexuality, saying gays and lesbians “challenge” the order of things and he “probably felt
Republicans Don’t Want the Presidency in 2016
On winning majority in both Congress and the Senate, in a closed door meeting of all Republican members of the Congress and the Senate recently
The Republicans Want to Reduce American Poverty
Many average voters, and especially minorities and suburban women, assume that Democrats care more for disadvantaged Americans than Republicans do. It is a myth that
Australia Forces Every Voter to Vote in a Most Boring Election; Those Who Don’t will be Fined
Politics can be boring for some of the people. With the Australian election around the corner on 7 September, people have no enthusiasm for it.
Health problems Were Not Why Pope Benedict Resigned; He was Sick of the Job
An investigative journalist of the garlic has discovered that Pope Benedict had no known serious health problems and was still of agile mind at the
Murdoch is Furious about The Washington Post Being Sold to Bezos
The Garlic has learned from informed sources at News Corporation that Rupert Murdoch is quite upset that a youngster 49-year old Jeff Bezos has managed
A Secret Taliban Envoy Pleads with the American Commander in Afghanistan
A secret Taliban envoy has contacted the American Commander in Afghanistan and has pleaded with the commander not to withdraw their troops from the country.
Obama Will Not Allow Bigger Bags for Karzai
The USA delivers off-the-books cash directly to Karzai’s office each month. All told, tens of millions of dollars have flowed from the C.I.A. to the
