China ends tax break on condoms in push to lift falling birth rate
“Decisions about having children in China today are shaped primarily by broader economic and lifestyle fac…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/309063/
7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of #Religious #Belief to Get #ReligiousExemption
In Troogstad v. City of #Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of #freeexercise claims by a #ChicagoFireDepartment employee who was denied a religious #exemption from the city's #Covid19 #vaccinemandate.
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-plaintiff-must-allege-more.html
“'Israel’s' conscription crisis is likely to cause a collapse from within”
by Samuel Geddes in Al Mayadeen English
@palestine
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“‘Israel’s’ deepening #conscription #crisis, driven by military exhaustion, political fragmentation & the #UltraOrthodox #exemption, is pushing the #Zionist project toward an irreversible #internal #collapse. #Netanyahu’s survival strategy [..] has accelerated the implosion”
Samuel Geddes argues that “Israel’s” deepening conscription crisis, driven by military exhaustion, political fragmentation, and the ultra-Orthodox exemption, is pushing the Zionist project toward an irreversible internal collapse. Netanyahu’s survival strategy, he writes, has accelerated the implosion.
Australia's new national environmental standards
"Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law. Samuel, who led a 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, also argued a loophole that effectively exempts native forest logging from the laws “shouldn’t be there”.
“Logging operations should be subject to the same rules as mining, agriculture, urban development and so on." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/graeme-samuel-calls-for-labor-to-ditch-national-interest-workaround-for-environment-laws
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act)
The problem of ministerial discretion and “national interest” exemptions. >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115528660854362227
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law. >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115528971744822369
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #NationalInterest #law #exemption #MinisterialDiscretion #FastTrackApprovals #VestedInterest #ParliamentaryScrutiny #EnvironmentalLaw #conservation #regulation #governance #democracy #NSWLogging #landclearing #DualState #lawlessness #authoritarianism #LawGuardrails #normalcy #EmergencyPowers #NationalInterest #legitimisation #exemption #constitution #state #governance #LoggingImpacts
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.
Lawlessness dressed up as law.
" The ‘dual state’ framework explains how a dictator can exercise power while life appears mostly ordinary.
The court is adjusting the law to make place for arbitrary power.
In a dual state, the high “court’s role is in creating affordances within the law that operate as off switches for the law…
This is precisely why the dual state is so dangerous: It allows the would-be autocrat to consolidate power under the cloak of democracy and norms. "
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/dual-state-supreme-court/
The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship >>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dual_State
#DualState #lawlessness #authoritarianism #LawGuardrails #normalcy #EmergencyPowers #NationalInterest #legitimisation #exemption #constitution #state #governance #VibeShift #democracy
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act)
The problem of ministerial discretion and “national interest” exemptions.
" ‘Serious gaps’ in Labor’s environment laws undermine attempt to fix broken system, integrity experts say. Political integrity experts have raised concerns about Labor’s proposed new nature laws, including a contentious new “national interest” exemption...Despite the claims to a limited application, the centre holds grave concerns about the scope, transparency, and accountability of the exercise of the discretion. The centre’s report said it was “highly unusual” for an independent regulator to cede such “significant powers” to a minister." Environmental decision making is especially prone to capture by vested interests – that’s why integrity safeguards must be strong. "
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/04/highly-unusual-exemption-in-labors-environment-laws-open-to-interference-integrity-experts-say
"Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned. Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/labor-environment-laws-australia-biodiversity-crisis-five-reasons-concerned
Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and excessive ministerial power
"In his 2020 review of the EPBC Act, Graeme Samuel, the former chief of the competition watchdog, said the “unfettered discretion” granted to ministers to interpret the laws was a major problem that had led to poor outcomes for Australia’s environment." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/labor-environment-laws-australia-biodiversity-crisis-five-reasons-concerned
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #NationalInterest #exemption #MinisterialDiscretion #FastTrackApprovals #VestedInterest #ParliamentaryScrutiny #EnvironmentalLaw #conservation #regulation #governance #democracy
Full sanctions exemption: #US allows Hungary to buy Russian energy following Orban–Trump talks in Washington
The U.S. granted #Hungary an #exemption from #sanctions imposed on #Russian #oil and #gas use following a meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban and U.S. President Donald #Trump
#DementiaDon #ComradeKrasnov #TrumpIsARussianAsset #DictatorTrump #traitor
New national environmental standards ?
"ACF warns weak nature laws risk repeating decades of destruction. As it stands, this draft bill has too many loopholes that benefit big polluters and bulldozers. This is the biggest nature law reform in a generation, and Parliament has to get it right.”
" ACF is calling on the government to ensure the reforms:
Close loopholes that allow deforestation and habitat destruction to continue .
Establish an independent regulator to enforce the rules without political interference .
Set clear national standards to protect and restore nature, and
Require decision-makers to consider climate harm in every decision. "
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https://www.acf.org.au/news/acf-warns-weak-nature-laws-risk-repeating-decades-of-destruction
#biodiversity #EPBCAct #law #nature #NativeForests #LoggingImpacts #exemption #NationalInterest #climate #harm #FossilFuels #deforestation #mining #extractivism #LandClearing
ACT government considers making public transport free for more Canberrans
The ACT government will consider a proposal to make public transport free for students, seniors and concessio…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ACT #ACTGreens #AndrewBraddock #AU #Australia #Bus #Canberra #card #concession #debate #exemption #extend #fare #free #holder #legislativeassembly #lightrail #localnews #localstories #motion #Public #seniors #students #Transport #TransportCanberra #vote
https://www.newsbeep.com/203830/
#exemption : freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject
- French: exemption
- Italian: esenzione
- Portuguese: isenção
- Spanish: excepción
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