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2 million yuan to philippine peso A protester in an anti-AUKUS shirt (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch) One of the most recent events to raise serious questions about AUKUS was an online webinar last week titled “ Subs & Secrets: AUKUS or Sovereignty “. Two of the panellists — Rex Patrick, former independent senator and former submariner, and Andrew Fowler, author of Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty — both made the point that the AUKUS deal was made in secret, with the Australian public having been mostly kept in the dark. Not surprisingly, once the deal was made and announced with great fanfare, politicians and policymakers wanted to know if AUKUS had public support. Quite a few polls over the past few years have tried to answer this question. But using polls to gauge public opinion on a complex foreign policy issue is seldom straightforward. Australia’s commitment to AUKUS is bipartisan, but many Australians, while they may have heard the acronym bandied about in the media and among public commentators, may not have a clear idea about what AUKUS is, let alone about what to make of it. After all, as James Curran observes in a recent article in Australian Foreign Affairs , the broader Australian community is “largely uninterested in foreign and defence policy outside of times of war”. If you remember The Beatles touring Australia, you probably support AUKUS Read More This means that many Australians cannot be expected to have fully formed — or informed — views when asked a question about AUKUS, as compared to when they’re asked whether they support government funding for public schools or Medicare. There are myriad ways of framing questions about AUKUS, and the framing often shapes, if not pre-determines, the outcome. For example, if a question about AUKUS is asked along the lines of national security or personal safety, you are likely to get a set of answers in support of AUKUS. For three years, Lowy has asked Australians the following question about submarines that are powered by nuclear energy but which do not have nuclear weapons: “Are you in favour of or against Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines?” The report tells us that almost two-thirds of Australians (65%) remain either “somewhat” or “strongly” in favour. This is similar to last year, though five points below 2022 (70%), shortly after the deal was announced. Similarly, in a recent ACRI/BIDA poll , Australians were asked if they agreed with the statement: “The Australian government’s plan to acquire nuclear submarines under the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership will help keep Australia secure from a military threat from China”. Nearly half of Australians (48%) agreed. So far, so good. After all, AUKUS is about partnering with allies to deter the use of military force by hostile nations, most notably China. And given that 71% of Australians said in the Lowy poll that China is “likely to become a military threat to Australia”, it seems to make sense that Australians would want to support a defence policy that delivers national security for Australia, especially since the submarines, though powered by nuclear energy, do not carry nuclear weapons. What’s not to like? But what happens if Australians participating in the poll are reminded that it is they, as taxpayers, who will foot the AUKUS bill? Guardian Australia’s Essential poll in March 2023 revealed that only one-quarter of Australians were “happy to pay the price tag of up to $368 billion to acquire nuclear submarines”. Marles the mediocre floats free of media scrutiny Read More Recent polls by the US Studies Centre (USSC) are equally revealing. When Australians were asked in 2023 if they believed the AUKUS submarines warrant their price tag, only 21% of voters thought they were worth it. The figure in this year’s USSC poll has gone up to 25%, but still, according to this survey, the majority of Australian voters either do not believe it’s worth their hard-earned money (39%), or are at least unsure (37%). This means that when Australians are given a fuller picture of AUKUS and asked if they think the government’s idea of national security is worth the trade-off in taxpayers’ dollars, their response is far from supportive. As Sian Troath , a postdoctoral research fellow in international relations at the Australian National University, observes: The Australian public may be easily wooed by the idea of a shiny new defence capability that will, the government tells them, make them safer. They are less easily convinced by the proposition of spending somewhere between $268-$368 billion over the next 30 years to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Australia comprises nearly 27 million individuals who live in the real world, face ongoing cost of living challenges, and make a plethora of decisions that are acutely relevant to their daily lives. It would be unsurprising if popular approval of AUKUS was even lower if you were to crystalise some of the choices the government is making in deciding to fund the project. For example, imagine how voters might respond if they were asked: Would your level of support for AUKUS change if it meant paying higher taxes? Or perhaps: If the government has nearly $400 billion in taxpayers’ money to spend, how should they spend it? Rank the following in order of spending priority: public education, healthcare, AUKUS submarines, action on climate change, the housing crisis... The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly. Is it time to abandon ship? Read More According to the government, Australia will be safer if we have nuclear-powered submarines as our weapons of deterrence. But not every Australian buys into this seemingly unquestionable assumption. In Guardian Australia’s Essential poll report from July this year, only 37% of Australians thought AUKUS would make Australia more secure — down from 45% in 2021 — while another 44% thought it would make no difference at all, and 19% said it would make Australia less secure. Polling to gauge Australians’ support for AUKUS is clearly a fraught exercise, partly because it is a devilishly complex topic that many members of the public — perhaps most of us — know disappointingly little about. To a large extent, it depends on how you frame your questions, what information about AUKUS you include or leave out, and which aspects of public attitudes the questions tap into, and whether Australians are asked to respond on the basis of their short-term self-interest or the purported long-term benefits for the nation. For this reason, even seasoned political analysts who have made a career out of polling warn that “when analysts, sometimes innocently, use poll numbers as a definitive guide to public opinion even on issues to which most people have given little thought, they are writing fiction more than citing fact”. Have something to say about this article? Write to us at letters@crikey.com.au . Please include your full name to be considered for publication in Crikey’s Your Say . We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity.

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NEW YORK , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Customers Bancorp, Inc. ("Match" or the "Company") (NYSE: CUBI ). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased. The class action concerns whether Customers Bancorp and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. You have until January 31, 2025 , to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class if you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Customers Bancorp securities during the Class Period. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained a t www.pomerantzlaw.com . [Click here for information about joining the class action] On April 12, 2024 , Customers Bancorp disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Chief Financial Officer Carla A. Leibold had been fired for "cause" for violating Company policy, while noting that "Ms. Leibold has disputed the Company's characterization of her separation from the Company." On this news, Customers Bancorp's stock price fell $2.40 per share, or 4.89%, to close at $46.62 per share on April 15 , 2024. 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CONTACT: Danielle Peyton Pomerantz LLP [email protected] 646-581-9980 ext. 7980 SOURCE Pomerantz LLPWASHINGTON — The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a sign that businesses are still seeking workers even though hiring has cooled. Openings rose 5% to 7.7 million from 7.4 million in September, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The increase suggests that job gains could pick up in the coming months. Still, the latest figure is down significantly from 8.7 million job postings a year ago. Last month, job openings rose sharply in professional and business services, a category that includes engineers, managers, and accountants, as well as in the restaurant and hotel and information technology industries. The number of people quitting their jobs rose in October, a sign of confidence in the job market. And layoffs tumbled to just 1.6 million — below the lowest figures in the two decades that preceded the 2020 pandemic. Taken as a whole, Tuesday's figures suggest that the job market might be stabilizing at a modest level, with hiring moderate but layoffs uncommonly low. The unemployment rate is at a low 4.1%, even though job gains slowed sharply in October, according to the monthly jobs report. The slowdown in job growth last month reflected mainly the impact of hurricanes and a strike at Boeing. “There's a lot of cause for optimism," said Cory Stahle, an economist at Indeed, the job listings website. "The fact that job openings ticked up is always an encouraging sign.” Tuesday's figures mean there are now 1.1 available jobs for each unemployed worker, a healthy figure. Before the pandemic there were usually more unemployed people than openings. Still, the latest ratio is down from a peak of roughly two job openings per unemployed person two years ago. Businesses have pulled back from the hiring frenzy that occurred as the economy emerged from the pandemic recession. Tuesday's report, known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, showed that overall hiring slowed in October. Total hiring slipped to 5.3 million from 5.6 million, though that decline reflected hurricane-related disruptions. The JOLTS report is separate from the monthly jobs figures, which will be released Friday. That report is forecast to show a net gain of nearly 210,000 jobs in November, up from an anemic 12,000 in October. Tuesday’s report also showed that the number of Americans who quit their jobs rebounded in October to 3.4 million, after having reached a four-year low in September. An increase in quitting is a good sign for the economy, because it suggests that people are confident enough to search for new job opportunities. The Federal Reserve is watching the jobs data closely. Any sign that hiring is sharply weakening could encourage Fed officials to cut their key interest rate more quickly, to try to bolster borrowing and spending and support the economy.

Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album. The Grammy winner released his sixth studio album “GNX” on Friday. The 12-track project is the rapper’s first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Lamar’s new album comes just months after his rap battle with Drake. The rap megastar will headline February's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The 37-year-old has experienced massive success since his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” in 2012. Since then, he’s accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.