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    In Australia, Catholic Bishops Face Court Action, Huge Fines Over Traditional Views on Marriage

    Australians have always viewed America’s litigious culture with suspicion. Our “no worries mate” approach to life means we tend not to rush off to court at the drop of a hat. So last week when a state government commissioner ruled that the nation’s Catholic bishops may have broken the law in distributing their booklet “Don’t…
    Lyle Shelton
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    NRA Reacts to California Lieutenant Governor’s Proposed New Gun Laws: ‘State Will Be Next Australia’

    California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new ballot initiative Thursday that would tighten restrictions on ammunition purchases and gun ownership should voters turn out in support of the proposed legislation. According to the Associated Press, Newsom’s proposal comes in response to national levels of gun violence “and three recent San Francisco Bay Area killings…
    Joshua Gill
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    Why Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Stance on Marriage Led to His Ousting

    Australian politicians have again treated the nation like a failed Pacific Island state, launching yet another coup to topple a serving prime minister. Prime Minister Tony Abbott was cut down by one of his Liberal Party cabinet ministers, Malcolm Turnbull, in a party room vote brought on Monday. Abbott, a conservative, visited the Heritage Foundation…
    Lyle Shelton
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    Australian Satellite Company Backed by Export-Import Bank Loans Files for Bankruptcy

    An Australian satellite company backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded loans from the Export-Import Bank has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy, putting the company’s future in doubt. According to filings from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware, Australian satellite company NewSat filed a petition for Chapter 15 bankruptcy yesterday. Chapter…
    Melissa Quinn
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    How a $300 Million Bet on Australian Satellite Company Went Wrong for Export-Import Bank

    As lawmakers grapple with whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an Australian satellite company with a "significantly uncertain" future that received more than $300 million in loans from the bank is in jeopardy of defaulting on its loans. NewSat, an Australian satellite communications company, has benefited from more than $304 million in loans from the Export-Import…
    Melissa Quinn
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    In Australia, the Green Energy Fantasy Has Collapsed

    If you are sailing miles from shore and come upon the rusted prows of sunken ships, you can be sure that water is not that deep and it would be a good idea to change course. Australia is just the latest ship’s prow to warn us away from the treacherous path of green energy mandates, taxes, and subsidies….
    David Kreutzer
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    Australian Hostage-Taker Poster Boy for ISIS Propaganda Efforts to Incite ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Attacks

    Australian police yesterday locked down the financial district of Sydney in response to a hostage-taking incident reportedly carried out by an Iranian refugee with a long criminal record. Man Haron Monis, who is also known as Sheikh Haron, held an unknown number of hostages before being shot and killed in a police raid earlier today….
    James Phillips
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    31 Chilling Tweets From the Australian Hostage Crisis

    It began at 9:24 a.m. local time, when an armed man took 17 customers and staff hostage at Lindt Café in Sydney, Australia. After more than 15 hours of failed negotiations, armed police stormed the site, attempting to rescue the hostages. At 2:35 a.m., Sydney police declared the crisis over. Two people, including the gunman,…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Why Australians Responded to the Sydney Hostage Crisis With #IllRideWithYou Tweets

    A Twitter campaign called #IllRideWithYou spread across Australia today following news that a gunman, reportedly Muslim, had taken hostages in a Sydney cafe. Amid the chaos, Australians banned together in hopes of combating “anti-Muslim sentiments” and started a Twitter campaign using #IllRideWithYou. The hashtag began after an Australian woman named Rachael Jacobs saw a Muslim…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Australia Foils Terror Plot to Randomly Behead Civilians

    Australian security officials say they stopped a suspected plan by Islamist extremists to capture random citizens and behead them in public and on camera. More than 800 security personnel raided 25 homes across two cities early yesterday morning in what authorities said was the largest counterterrorism raid ever conducted in Australia. Authorities said they arrested…
    Josh Siegel
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    ‘Green Devil’ Attack on Tony Abbott Ignores Environmental Reality in Australia

    In a column for Foreign Policy, environmental advocate Will Potter attacked Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott as “the Green Devil,” further labeling him as “the Australian environment’s worst nightmare.” As evidence, he offered up Abbott’s recent repeal of the nation’s carbon tax, his support for expanded logging in Tasmania, and the planned expansion of a…
    Adam Brickley
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    Two Cheers for Australia’s Commitment to Economic Freedom

    Over the past 20 years, the Index of Economic Freedom, a data-driven policy guide published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, has emphasized that the right policies for economic growth must be fought for with enduring commitment. In recent years, Australia has cemented a spot among the world leaders in economic freedom,…
    Anthony B. Kim
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    Australia Repeals Carbon Tax

    Australia has become the first developed nation to repeal its carbon tax after the Australian Senate voted to dismantle the tax on Wednesday in a 39–32 decision. The carbon tax has been hurting Australian consumers and businesses since its implementation, so much so that Tony Abbott, Australia’s prime minister, made eliminating it part of his…
    Hanna Hebert
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