Iraq deployment to cost Australia about half a $billion a year : Dr Mark Thomson, a senior analyst from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, says the cost of sending a soldier to a country like the UAE will be about $670,000 a year.

Australia's war time Prime Minister Tony Abbott

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Student loan debt is exploding. It has grown so much and so fast that it not only crushes millions of young people, but it also has started to weigh down our entire economy. Total nationwide student debt now stands at $1.2 trillion, more than the total credit card debt owed by everyone in America. ~ News Forage

Student loan debt crushing the hopes of  young people

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Scottish independence: Yes protest at BBC ‘bias’ - God damn the Empire :YES supporters have held a demonstration outside BBC Scotland’s headquarters in what they said was a protest over the broadcaster’s coverage of the referendum. The Scotsman

The Battle of  Culloden near Inverness 1746

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Scottish independence: EU negotiations under way - Alex Salmond has revealed that talks have taken place with major European states including France, Spain and Italy about the prospect of an independent Scotland joining the EU : The Scotsman

For Scotland it's now or never

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Australia’s not ‘the Lucky Country’ anymore — Australia poised for Greek style meltdown,The headlines indicate that something has changed Down Under this antipodean spring, as smart locals have realized what serious analysts have known for a long time and was predicted here – Australia is poised for a Greece-style financial meltdown : RT Op-Edge

Australia poised for Greek style meltdown

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