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"One can’t imagine an Albanese Government abandoning AUKUS – it’s about as likely as the government reforming the tax system to eliminate our multitudinous tax rorts which increase housing prices and disadvantage the young. But it would be not only brave – but sensible as well"
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser and can keep paying companies to keep its search engine as the default on smartphones, thanks to a federal ruling. In other words? Google gets to remain a monopoly and keep its harmful, anti-competitive practices. Shameful.
Believe it or not, in 2025, with Oz greenhouse gas emissions from transport at a near-record high, the Productivity Commission is more worried about subsidies for EV's that account for just 1 % of the cars on our roads than it is about subsidies for the enormous 4WDs t
If the Productivity Commission was serious about productivity, it would not target EVs - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/if-the-... The Commission’s ideological slip is showing, and as a result, the advice it is giving the government is as confused as it is unproductive.
More than one politician has voiced support for the March for Australia, including independent MP Bob Katter, who threatened to punch a journalist for mentioning his Lebanese heritage when questioning him about his support for the anti-immigration rallies.
Who's going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again? - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/whos-go...
Florida libtards, Please think about relocating to Michigan. We have public libraries that still have books. AND we still have vaccine programs. Oh, and we aren’t scheduled to go underwater in this century. You have nothing to lose except your insane. Lol
Epstein survivors are compiling their own Trump/Epstein client list. These women must be protected. #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles
If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.
@mjfree.bsky.social
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
Judging from the behaviors of DJT’s bestie, the Epstein/Maxwell survivors should avoid stairwells and upper story windows. They could very easily have “accidents.” So lucky to be living this “Golden Age”!
If the Epstein coverup goes any worse for the GOP, we will have ground troops in Venezuela by the end of the week. We are now living in”Wag the Dog” in real time.
i see today's distraction from kitchen table issues is the president ordering murder
Alternatively, the Commonwealth could end tax concessions such as the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme, which currently costs about $11 billion per year. The additional revenue could be allocated to the states and used to better fund public schools, hospitals, and other essential services.
GST Reform - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/report/gst-r...
Solution to the impact of rising inequality on the decline in GST growth would be for the Feds to collect new taxes to add to the pool of revenue the Feds provides to the states. This could include new taxes on wealth, sugar, or a simple royalty on gas exports from commonwealth water
In contrast, any attempt to simply increase the GST rate above 10 percent would exacerbate the inequality already caused by the exclusion of so many goods and services preferred by the highest income households.
Broadening the GST to include private school fees and private health insurance would generate $1.8 billion per year, overwhelmingly from high income households.
Similarly, the more rapid increase in the incomes of high-income Australians means that expenditure on GST-free items — like private school fees, private health insurance and overseas holidays — has grown, and this has also cut into the amount of GST revenue that could be provided to the states.
The anaemic growth of GST revenue in the last two decades has been caused, in large part, by rising inequality in Australia. Slow wage growth for low-income earners, coupled with rapidly rising rents, has constrained consumer spending in Australia and, inevitably, constrained the growth of GST.
This hits harder than when I saw this movie the first time. #CaptainAmerica
Ever notice just how much bias there is for the vehicle over the pedestrian?
“Their entire media empires depend on leftist excess being the existential danger, making them professionally invested in inflating threats from the left while minimizing threats from the right.” open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
The House and Senate are back in session this week. Who else thinks it's time to ban members of Congress from trading stocks?
Just popped up on ABC...radio. Shameful.
I stand with Camp Sovereignty and understand the importance of this camp established by Indigenous activists. I am a proud ally of the #VictorianAboriginalCommunity 𝐼 𝒶𝓂 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 ℴ𝒻 𝒷ℴ𝓉𝒽 𝒯𝓇𝓊𝓉𝒽 & 𝒯𝓇ℯ𝒶𝓉𝓎 - There needs to be some arrests of those who storming this site on Kings Domain #auspol #springst
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Haha. Perfect #auspol
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Economies “perk up” from the bottom. They never “trickle down” from the top.
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
Pisses me off the the msm do not call them out each time they open their mouths about immigration.
But...but...but . She's an immigrant...oh wait. But the right colour. right?
Fun Fact: Liberal Leader Sussan Ley was born in Nigeria to English parents and grew up in the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates) and England before moving to Australia as a teenager. Yet she had no problem supporting Dutton's hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric. #auspol
There’s these shared values with America again that Albo etc talk about. The harmless prank is definitely Aussie, shooting someone for it only happens in fucked up ‘merica. This poor 11 year old didn’t even have to go the school to get shot.
A worrying amount of people in the UK forget this:
Nah. Mr Nuclear Ted O’Brien who says nuclear electricity generation for Australia also says the Australian economy is fucked (paraphrased).
New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities theconversation.com/new-report-r...
We can only hope the idea spreads to Australia where our elite have become far too extractive and greedy
What’s behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down? theconversation.com/whats-behind... We can only hope it spreads to Australia where our elite have become far too extractive and greedy
Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next theconversation.com/google-just-...
But while there’s no shortage of ideas, Australia’s recent track record on implementing large-scale policy reform has been patchy.
Why major policy reform in Australia has stalled for decades – and how to change it theconversation.com/why-major-po... But while there’s no shortage of ideas, Australia’s recent track record on implementing large-scale policy reform has been patchy.
Australia’s economy shows best result in two years as consumer spending picks up theconversation.com/australias-e...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se... A gut-wrenching new film about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year received a 23-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the Venice film festival on Wednesday.
Giving a predator like Ghislain Maxwell a platform, moving her to a comfortable prison without receiving anything in return except to claim innocence and say you’re nice guy— when 100’s of children where victimized is a miscarriage of justice. Epstein survivor—“…She also participated in the abuse…”
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
REPORTER: Why were the 11 men on the boat killed instead of taken into custody? TRUMP: On the boat you have massive amounts of drugs. Everybody fully understands that.
The US at 250 years, still propped up by myth and lies. Historian Tad Stoermer helps us understand the damage it does:
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest."
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Judge sides with Harvard and orders Trump to reverse funding cuts A federal judge in Boston has sided with Harvard university in its court battle with the Trump administration, ordering that the federal government reverse funding cuts, the AP reports.
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Under a 2°C warmer growing season, the researchers project that weather-induced yield losses which are 1-in-100-year occurrences today (2015–2035) will instead happen every 49 years for maize, 25 years for soybeans and 54 years for sorghum.
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climat...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The LNP lies as usual
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Words are magic
Always remember the recent High Court ruling #Anti-Zionism IS NOT Antisemitism #auspol
Australian police do the same.
Khanna: It’s going to be a bombshell press conference tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. The American people will hear directly from survivors of the Epstein abuse. And they’re not just going to talk about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s abuse — they’re going to talk about rich and powerful men…
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
It happens every time, without fail
NZ’s shift to more private health care will likely raise costs and reduce quality: what the evidence tells us theconversation.com/nzs-shift-to... It happens every time, without fail
That's a lot of redacting.
His Majesty The King Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA Sir: If we pay the back tea taxes, will you take us back? #Curmudgeonry
Trump’s tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade theconversation.com/trumps-tarif...
By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities theconversation.com/by-sending-n...
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Politicians have scapegoated immigration for decades. It’s time to flip the script theconversation.com/politicians-...
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So Drew should, a tide political correctness has injured the only Party that cares for the environment. Drew has been tireless in his work with Lock the Gate
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... So Drew should, a tide political correctness has injured the only Party that cares for the environment.
A line was crossed” by some campaigners in the May federal election, Labor MP Jerome Laxale, chair of the electoral matters committee, alleged. Read Advance Australia
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Boosting security around polling places and concerns about cashed-up, shadowy and “hyper-partisan” campaign groups will be probed. “
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/water/...
ACTU plan would fix gas policy mess and raise $12.5b for Australians - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/actu-pl...
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They are also murdering for no reason
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... They are also murdering for no reason
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The Colonialists gave them alcohol. tobacco white flour and sugar, Jesus and the guitar, only guitar was of any use to them
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... what a wanker Sewell is He proof that immigration does not always work. The Australian Aboriginals are the only victims of immigration here