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The new uncomfortable normality
No Worries? Australian attitudes to national security, risk and resilience (report): National security starts at the front door – not at the territorial borders.

"For most Australians, the 18-month research project revealed, national security starts at their front door – not at the territorial borders of the island continent. It showed they are worried the country is not prepared for the demands of a volatile 21st century in a polluted information ecosystem, where the rules-based international order is crumbling, economic precarity has become uncomfortably normal and trust is more fragile." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/29/surging-anxiety-australia-national-security-patriotism-ntwnfb

Report: No Worries? Australian attitudes to national security, risk and resilience >>
https://nsc.anu.edu.au/research/no-worries-australian-attitudes-national-security-risk-and-resilience

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Anxiety about national security is surging among ordinary Australians. And it starts at their front door

Patriotism can be inclusive and respectful, it need not exclude and demean. Trust can vanquish extremism

The Guardian

CBC British Columbia 6d ago

100 Mile House ER closed for 10th time in 2026
The emergency room in 100 Mile House, B.C., was closed for the 10th time this year on Monday, and the intermittent closures are leading to worries from residents and the district's mayor.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/100-mile-house-er-closed-9.7139438?cmp=rss

Global News Mar 18

U.S. Fed holds interest rates again as Iran war creates inflation worries
In a statement announcing the 3.6% rate hold, the central bank said that the 'implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain.'
#Economy #Money #USNews #FederalReserve
https://globalnews.ca/news/11736638/us-fed-interest-rates-iran/

Global News Canada Mar 11

N.B. budget: As deficit and living costs soar, so do worries for survival
With New Brunswick's budget coming on March 17, people are worried life will soon get even harder when it comes to balancing their books due to a ballooning provincial deficit.
#Canada #Consumer #CostofLiving #NBbudget2026
https://globalnews.ca/news/11723878/new-brunswick-budget-deficit-living-costs-worries/

CBC Top Stories Mar 8

Vancouver's Lebanese community fears for loved ones as war spreads in the Middle East
B.C. residents with family in Lebanon say they are watching the escalating conflict in the Middle East with fear, as Israeli airstrikes and evacuation orders push more civilians from their homes and deepen worries that ordinary people will once again bear the cost of war.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lebanese-community-in-vancouver-fear-over-middle-east-conflict-9.7119318?cmp=rss

misryoum global news network Mar 6

Texas GOP worries runoff could make party vulnerable before November election

https://misryoum.com/us/us/texas-gop-worries-runoff-could-make-party-vulnerable/

The runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has Republicans worried that infighting ahead of May's primary could make the GOP vulnerable before the general election.

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Texas GOP worries runoff could make party vulnerable before November election

The runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has Republicans worried that infighting ahead of May's primary could make the

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misryoum global news network Feb 26

USD/CAD Price Slips Amid Tariff Worries, Stable WTI

https://misryoum.com/us/markets/usd-cad-price-slips-amid-tariff-worries-stable/

USD/CAD price analysis remains under selling pressure as oil prices remain stable while the dollar weakens. Canada’s upbeat inflation suggests the BoC will likely pivot to easing sooner. Tariff uncertainty weighs on the dollar despite the Fed’s deferred easing...

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USD/CAD Price Slips Amid Tariff Worries, Stable WTI

USD/CAD price analysis remains under selling pressure as oil prices remain stable while the dollar weakens. Canada’s upbeat inflation suggests the BoC

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