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Left of centre, some formal economics education, enough to get in trouble. Live in Redneck central - rural Qld. Educate as many as possible about Fiat currency, stop the politicians fooling the punters.
Grim news in Qld. Late 50s gent stabbed to death by his son it appears. The QLD LNP did not want Adult crime Adult time laws to apply to their own class of born-to-rule rent seekers. They'll be conflicted because of the colour if his skin.
June 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Grim news in Qld. Late 50s gent stabbed to death by his son it appears. The QLD LNP did not want Adult crime Adult time laws to apply to their own class of born-to-rule rent seekers. They'll be conflicted because of the colour if his skin.
If Iran wasn't going to strike mainland USA before, it sure will now if it can. If they weren't intending to build a nuclear weapon before they sure are now. Well done Donald. I foresee a nuke smuggled into USA, say NYC or LA.
June 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
If Iran wasn't going to strike mainland USA before, it sure will now if it can. If they weren't intending to build a nuclear weapon before they sure are now. Well done Donald. I foresee a nuke smuggled into USA, say NYC or LA.
So the deal making peacemaker King of USA just bombed the shit out of Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So the deal making peacemaker King of USA just bombed the shit out of Iran.
It's rapidly approaching the time when Trumps tariffs will start to be felt by Joe Average in USA. His polling is already in the toilet. It will head into the cesspit over the coming weeks.
June 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's rapidly approaching the time when Trumps tariffs will start to be felt by Joe Average in USA. His polling is already in the toilet. It will head into the cesspit over the coming weeks.
Australia has an energy security problem to solve. Gas supply is not getting to consumers on the east coast in volume and economically. The security of Australia is thus threatened. There IS sufficient gas in Oz, no one disputes that fact, just that doesn't go to domestic users.
June 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Australia has an energy security problem to solve. Gas supply is not getting to consumers on the east coast in volume and economically. The security of Australia is thus threatened. There IS sufficient gas in Oz, no one disputes that fact, just that doesn't go to domestic users.
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Premier Rockliff: "We will also be changing the law so that a government business can only be sold in future if it receives a two-thirds majority in the Parliament"
You can't do this. You actually literally cannot. It. Does. Not. Work. #politas
You can't do this. You actually literally cannot. It. Does. Not. Work. #politas
June 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Premier Rockliff: "We will also be changing the law so that a government business can only be sold in future if it receives a two-thirds majority in the Parliament"
You can't do this. You actually literally cannot. It. Does. Not. Work. #politas
You can't do this. You actually literally cannot. It. Does. Not. Work. #politas
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Three months have passed since the NACC promised an “impartial & fair investigation” into Robodebt. Nothing has been heard since. @FahyMichelle & @LizMinter #auspol
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Deafening silence at flawed process. NACC and the Robodebt investigation. - Michael West
Three months have passed since NACC promised an “impartial and fair investigation” into Robodebt, and legal experts question the process.
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June 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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"If" the world decouples from fossil fuels as quickly as we all hope, the NW Shelf project may well be starting to shut down well within 20 years through lack of demand.
Chris Bowen on the Libs considering to drop Net Zero says he can understand after an election defeat “reviewing policies & maybe the how…But not the why & not the weather”
“What the Liberal Party is showing really here is that they are not comfortable with modern Australia”💥
“What the Liberal Party is showing really here is that they are not comfortable with modern Australia”💥
June 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"If" the world decouples from fossil fuels as quickly as we all hope, the NW Shelf project may well be starting to shut down well within 20 years through lack of demand.
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Also, this isn't just “Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions" without tipping off Russian intelligence, but also *US* intelligence, because they absolutely couldn't risk the current US admin betraying them to Putin
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Your key takeaway from the brilliant Ukraine attack with small drones into Russia shouldn’t be “wow, small drones make it so easy to score huge hits,” it should be “wow, Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions of which drones are one part”.
1. The FPV drone tech Ukraine used here has been around for a while, though it was used very ingeniously.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
June 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also, this isn't just “Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions" without tipping off Russian intelligence, but also *US* intelligence, because they absolutely couldn't risk the current US admin betraying them to Putin
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Economics is mainly about trade offs, the costs of choices…
Politics is about the denial of trade offs, pretending ‘there is no alternative’
Australia must decide if it wants a 20 yr plan for gas expansion or reef tourism…it cant have both
Wherever our gas is burned, it harms our reef #climate
Politics is about the denial of trade offs, pretending ‘there is no alternative’
Australia must decide if it wants a 20 yr plan for gas expansion or reef tourism…it cant have both
Wherever our gas is burned, it harms our reef #climate
From rejuvenating the Great Barrier Reef islands to launching 45 new eco-tourism experiences, a bold strategy will position Queensland as a green travel destination - but the price tag remains unclear.
Queensland eyes eco-tourism boom with ambitious 20-year plan
From rejuvenating the Great Barrier Reef islands to launching 45 new eco-tourism experiences, a bold strategy will position Queensland as a green travel destination - but the price tag remains unclear.
www.abc.net.au
June 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Economics is mainly about trade offs, the costs of choices…
Politics is about the denial of trade offs, pretending ‘there is no alternative’
Australia must decide if it wants a 20 yr plan for gas expansion or reef tourism…it cant have both
Wherever our gas is burned, it harms our reef #climate
Politics is about the denial of trade offs, pretending ‘there is no alternative’
Australia must decide if it wants a 20 yr plan for gas expansion or reef tourism…it cant have both
Wherever our gas is burned, it harms our reef #climate
So Jason Falinski is blaming unnecessary culture wars and imitating Trumpian policy for the Coalition loss. This from a man up to his eyeballs in Advance Australia culture war attacks. He is saying in effect that he himself is part of the problem.
May 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
So Jason Falinski is blaming unnecessary culture wars and imitating Trumpian policy for the Coalition loss. This from a man up to his eyeballs in Advance Australia culture war attacks. He is saying in effect that he himself is part of the problem.
Australians have realised that their views DO NOT align with those of the right/conservatives. It seems likely that this attitude will be further entrenched in future elections as attrition takes its toll on the rusted on older cohort of Liberal voters. The Nats can take little comfort too.
May 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Australians have realised that their views DO NOT align with those of the right/conservatives. It seems likely that this attitude will be further entrenched in future elections as attrition takes its toll on the rusted on older cohort of Liberal voters. The Nats can take little comfort too.
Out of sheer blind curiosity I had a look at news.com.au headlines. Not a single story of import in the headlines bar one and even that was bastardised. Just bizarre, weird, clickbait and ads masquerading as stories.
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May 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Out of sheer blind curiosity I had a look at news.com.au headlines. Not a single story of import in the headlines bar one and even that was bastardised. Just bizarre, weird, clickbait and ads masquerading as stories.
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I'm bombarded with state government self promotion ads. QLD is ages away from a state election. Their internal polling must show some pretty dire numbers.
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I'm bombarded with state government self promotion ads. QLD is ages away from a state election. Their internal polling must show some pretty dire numbers.
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Gough Whitlam’s commented when asked why the Country Party changed their name to National Party: “It abbreviates better, if less accurately “, he said.
May 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Gough Whitlam’s commented when asked why the Country Party changed their name to National Party: “It abbreviates better, if less accurately “, he said.
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Bwahahaha most on brand thing ever
Sounds about par for the course
Rumors Are Swirling That President Trump Targeted Harvard Because They Rejected His Son Barron
Source: Distractify
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Rumors Are Swirling That President Trump Targeted Harvard Because They Rejected His Son Barron
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Rumors Are Swirling That President Trump Targeted Harvard Because They Rejected His Son Barron - NewsBreak
There is a lot of back-and-forth happening between President Donald Trump and Harvard University . In a letter dated April 11, 2025 , three federal offici
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May 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Bwahahaha most on brand thing ever
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I don't there's any room for doubt that this rescinding was ordered by the redneck Qld teeny weeny temu trumpist LNP state government.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Award judges resign after Queensland state library strips writer’s prize over Hamas tweet
One resignation letter expresses ‘disgust’ over library’s decision to rescind First Nations author’s $15,000 award after arts minister weighs in
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I don't there's any room for doubt that this rescinding was ordered by the redneck Qld teeny weeny temu trumpist LNP state government.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Ooooh that'll be VERY interesting
May 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Ooooh that'll be VERY interesting