Posts Tagged ‘World’
The Somme at 110: Why the Battle of 1916 Still Matters
On 1 July 1916, after a week of artillery bombardment, British and French forces attacked German positions along the River Somme in northern France. The offensive continued until mid-November and became one of the largest and bloodiest battles in modern history. What was intended as a major Allied breakthrough instead became a prolonged struggle of…
Read More$20M Fuel Ad Campaign Backfires
Every little bit helps. That’s the latest facile message from the Australian government as they haplessly grapple with the crippling global oil crisis. Amid rising concerns for our national fuel security, the Albanese government has spent $20 million of taxpayer money funding its latest public relations boondoggle. The ‘every little bit helps’ campaign rolled out…
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