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And they are honoring him with a State Funeral👀 👀 👀
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.theage.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
And they are honoring him with a State Funeral👀 👀 👀
"Keating and Abbott are entitled to pensions of about $300,000 per year, Howard’s is $345,000, and News Corp has estimated Rudd’s and Gillard’s to be about $200,000 per year each. The PMs can take it as an annual payment for life or opt for half that amount yearly plus an initial lump sum."
Taxpayers foot $1.4m in expenses for our former PMs
The report doesn’t include pensions for the former prime ministers, or the costs of staff.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Keating and Abbott are entitled to pensions of about $300,000 per year, Howard’s is $345,000, and News Corp has estimated Rudd’s and Gillard’s to be about $200,000 per year each. The PMs can take it as an annual payment for life or opt for half that amount yearly plus an initial lump sum."
The LIBS need a slogan - good grief - as if "alternative branding" is the solution to their problem
"Many different forms of wording are being workshopped inside the opposition as alternative branding to “net zero”.
"Many different forms of wording are being workshopped inside the opposition as alternative branding to “net zero”.
Ley leadership to be put to the test in crunch talks
Two Liberals in the nucleus of the opposition said they gauged about a month ago that Ley believed ditching net zero was politically workable.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The LIBS need a slogan - good grief - as if "alternative branding" is the solution to their problem
"Many different forms of wording are being workshopped inside the opposition as alternative branding to “net zero”.
"Many different forms of wording are being workshopped inside the opposition as alternative branding to “net zero”.
"Whitlam’s removal after less than three years in office by the crown (amid suspicion of deeper US involvement which persists to this day) has shaped Labor in two contradictory ways: the resilience of his ambition and the danger inherent in pursuing such grandeur"
What would Whitlam do? Fifty years on from the dismissal, his values could still guide Australian politics | Peter Lewis
Albanese would do well to look to Gough as he navigates one of the biggest technological challenges since the 1970s
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Whitlam’s removal after less than three years in office by the crown (amid suspicion of deeper US involvement which persists to this day) has shaped Labor in two contradictory ways: the resilience of his ambition and the danger inherent in pursuing such grandeur"
"The West Australian company’s delisting last year left AVZ investors nursing losses of $2.8 billion – one of the biggest wealth wipeouts in ASX history – following a fight over control of a massive hard rock lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
ASIC accuses fallen miner AVZ Minerals of misleading investors
Shareholders lost $2.8b when the miner delisted in 2024. The corporate watchdog says AVZ and two directors failed investors by keeping quiet about its legal troubles.
www.afr.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"The West Australian company’s delisting last year left AVZ investors nursing losses of $2.8 billion – one of the biggest wealth wipeouts in ASX history – following a fight over control of a massive hard rock lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."
“Ms Higgins is saying she personally has no money [but] where is the $2.4m?” Bennett said.
Linda Reynolds’ bankruptcy proceedings against Brittany Higgins stalled by paperwork glitch
Ex-Liberal senator attempts to recoup legal costs awarded after defamation win against her former political staffer
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“Ms Higgins is saying she personally has no money [but] where is the $2.4m?” Bennett said.
Thread from earlier this year on possible uranium interests of Jacinta Price, in view of her strong support
"Her position includes backing the Liberal party's nuclear plans and calling for "robust debates" around nuclear energy, as detailed in articles from Sky News Australia and The Australian."
"Her position includes backing the Liberal party's nuclear plans and calling for "robust debates" around nuclear energy, as detailed in articles from Sky News Australia and The Australian."
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Thread from earlier this year on possible uranium interests of Jacinta Price, in view of her strong support
"Her position includes backing the Liberal party's nuclear plans and calling for "robust debates" around nuclear energy, as detailed in articles from Sky News Australia and The Australian."
"Her position includes backing the Liberal party's nuclear plans and calling for "robust debates" around nuclear energy, as detailed in articles from Sky News Australia and The Australian."
"Coles’ board has rejected a request from shareholders to stop selling Tasmanian-farmed Atlantic salmon due to its negative effects on the environment."
The Guardian
Coles customers will undoubtedly vote by NOT buying FARMED salmon from them, if they have concerns - I have.
The Guardian
Coles customers will undoubtedly vote by NOT buying FARMED salmon from them, if they have concerns - I have.
"As some salmon farms begin administering the drug straight away, the state's director of public health is suggesting people consider not eating fish caught within 3 kilometres of affected pens."
Antibiotic approved for Tasmania's farmed salmon — but maybe don't eat fish caught nearby
The industry's use of the drug is in response to an "endemic" bacterial disease that caused the deaths of up to 15,000 tonnes of salmon from January to April, resulting in dead fish material washing u...
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"Coles’ board has rejected a request from shareholders to stop selling Tasmanian-farmed Atlantic salmon due to its negative effects on the environment."
The Guardian
Coles customers will undoubtedly vote by NOT buying FARMED salmon from them, if they have concerns - I have.
The Guardian
Coles customers will undoubtedly vote by NOT buying FARMED salmon from them, if they have concerns - I have.
In view of her relationship with ADVANCE it's no surprise Jacinta Price is quoting this article today by "friend of ADVANCE, Steve Nowakowski"
It's also a good distraction from her well publicised withdrawal from the Put Australia First event, showcasing UK far right anti immigration Tommy Robinson
It's also a good distraction from her well publicised withdrawal from the Put Australia First event, showcasing UK far right anti immigration Tommy Robinson
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
In view of her relationship with ADVANCE it's no surprise Jacinta Price is quoting this article today by "friend of ADVANCE, Steve Nowakowski"
It's also a good distraction from her well publicised withdrawal from the Put Australia First event, showcasing UK far right anti immigration Tommy Robinson
It's also a good distraction from her well publicised withdrawal from the Put Australia First event, showcasing UK far right anti immigration Tommy Robinson
"Price is making a comeback in NSW. She’s set to headline another fundraiser next month, organised by the conservative Roseville branch, where she’ll be interviewed by Sky News silly bugger Rowan Dean."
Get ready, Sydney: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is coming to save the Libs
Banished from the frontbench over her comments about Indian immigrants, the senator is still a darling to the hard right and is on her way to the Harbour City. Or Roseville, at least.
www.smh.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Price is making a comeback in NSW. She’s set to headline another fundraiser next month, organised by the conservative Roseville branch, where she’ll be interviewed by Sky News silly bugger Rowan Dean."
"It’s funny how narratives work on markets, of course. Investors have shown absolutely no interest in the shutdown to this point, but apparently news that it’s over is a good excuse to buy. "
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"It’s funny how narratives work on markets, of course. Investors have shown absolutely no interest in the shutdown to this point, but apparently news that it’s over is a good excuse to buy. "
Pauline Hanson is back on Australian soil after missing 2 weeks of Senate work - she was at CPAC with Gina Rinehart, dining with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.
Seems the hard work continues - she's having a movie night at our house - Parliament House - and charging $30.00 for the pleasure
Seems the hard work continues - she's having a movie night at our house - Parliament House - and charging $30.00 for the pleasure
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Pauline Hanson is back on Australian soil after missing 2 weeks of Senate work - she was at CPAC with Gina Rinehart, dining with Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.
Seems the hard work continues - she's having a movie night at our house - Parliament House - and charging $30.00 for the pleasure
Seems the hard work continues - she's having a movie night at our house - Parliament House - and charging $30.00 for the pleasure
"Cynical efforts by political leaders to harness and exploit religious sentiment are as old as human society. Through his conversion, the fourth-century Roman emperor Constantine co-opted the rising power of Christianity."
Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells | Simon Tisdall
In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believers, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"Cynical efforts by political leaders to harness and exploit religious sentiment are as old as human society. Through his conversion, the fourth-century Roman emperor Constantine co-opted the rising power of Christianity."
Jay Weatherill was South Australia’s 45th premier. He will be replacing Mike Rann as Australia’s high commissioner to the UK.
Watch SA Premier Jay Weatherill shirtfront Josh Frydenberg over energy policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrV...
Watch SA Premier Jay Weatherill shirtfront Josh Frydenberg over energy policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrV...
Watch SA Premier Jay Weatherill shirtfront Josh Frydenberg over energy policy | ABC News
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Jay Weatherill was South Australia’s 45th premier. He will be replacing Mike Rann as Australia’s high commissioner to the UK.
Watch SA Premier Jay Weatherill shirtfront Josh Frydenberg over energy policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrV...
Watch SA Premier Jay Weatherill shirtfront Josh Frydenberg over energy policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrV...
The Rinehart/Pauline Hanson “romance” is nothing new of course – Pauline has been very useful to Hancock in the past.
"Everyone knows the Liberal National Party is firmly on the side of bosses and billionaires—but what about their strange bedfellows in One Nation?"
"Everyone knows the Liberal National Party is firmly on the side of bosses and billionaires—but what about their strange bedfellows in One Nation?"
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Rinehart/Pauline Hanson “romance” is nothing new of course – Pauline has been very useful to Hancock in the past.
"Everyone knows the Liberal National Party is firmly on the side of bosses and billionaires—but what about their strange bedfellows in One Nation?"
"Everyone knows the Liberal National Party is firmly on the side of bosses and billionaires—but what about their strange bedfellows in One Nation?"
"A central conclusion of the report is that the campaign was badly misled by the party’s internal polling by Freshwater Strategy. The Liberals’ coalition partner, the Nationals, used the same pollster."
Liberal election review slams polling and policies
The campaign was given false hope that it was a real prospect of picking up outer suburban and working-class electorates that traditionally backed Labor.
www.afr.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"A central conclusion of the report is that the campaign was badly misled by the party’s internal polling by Freshwater Strategy. The Liberals’ coalition partner, the Nationals, used the same pollster."
"In a contract renewal he oversaw in mid-2021, Elias claims he identified up to $16 million in taxpayer dollars paid to Canstruct for nonexistent or unnecessary services. He suspected the firm’s overcharging ran into the tens of millions of dollars."
‘Pouring money into a trough’: Senior public servant blows whistle on allegedly ‘corrupt’ millions
The former Home Affairs assistant secretary claims money was spent on overinflated contracts or for services that were never provided.
www.theage.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"In a contract renewal he oversaw in mid-2021, Elias claims he identified up to $16 million in taxpayer dollars paid to Canstruct for nonexistent or unnecessary services. He suspected the firm’s overcharging ran into the tens of millions of dollars."
The Poll was undertaken by Resolve Political Monitors - principal is Jim Reed, who was previously a long-term researcher for the Liberal party pollster Crosby Textor.
Voters don’t punish Liberals for infighting, but Albanese on notice over rising costs: poll
Two out of three voters say they’re cutting back on Christmas this year, while three out of five said they couldn’t afford any unexpected major expenses.
www.theage.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Poll was undertaken by Resolve Political Monitors - principal is Jim Reed, who was previously a long-term researcher for the Liberal party pollster Crosby Textor.
Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart (in black hat behind Hanson) cosying up to Nigel Farage. The other women looks a lot like Kimberly Fletcher from Moms For America (see link below)
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart (in black hat behind Hanson) cosying up to Nigel Farage. The other women looks a lot like Kimberly Fletcher from Moms For America (see link below)
"Yet, for a time in 1975, Australian democracy appeared a fragile thing. It proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions. "
In a world with democracy in decline, we have much to learn from those who rallied against Whitlam’s dismissal | Frank Bongiorno and James Watson
In 1975, few Australians believed the dismissal of a democratically elected government was business as usual
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
"Yet, for a time in 1975, Australian democracy appeared a fragile thing. It proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions. "
“Australia cannot stand with Ukraine while Australian capital helps sustain Russia’s war economy,” Argyrou said.
“Every drop of Russian oil sold helps finance the destruction of Ukrainian homes and lives. Australians deserve to know whether their banks and investment funds are profiting from that.”
“Every drop of Russian oil sold helps finance the destruction of Ukrainian homes and lives. Australians deserve to know whether their banks and investment funds are profiting from that.”
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Australia cannot stand with Ukraine while Australian capital helps sustain Russia’s war economy,” Argyrou said.
“Every drop of Russian oil sold helps finance the destruction of Ukrainian homes and lives. Australians deserve to know whether their banks and investment funds are profiting from that.”
“Every drop of Russian oil sold helps finance the destruction of Ukrainian homes and lives. Australians deserve to know whether their banks and investment funds are profiting from that.”
How about surging/obscene CEO salaries????
"Senator Matt Canavan
@mattjcan
We need to dump net zero before it costs us more jobs."
"Senator Matt Canavan
@mattjcan
We need to dump net zero before it costs us more jobs."
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How about surging/obscene CEO salaries????
"Senator Matt Canavan
@mattjcan
We need to dump net zero before it costs us more jobs."
"Senator Matt Canavan
@mattjcan
We need to dump net zero before it costs us more jobs."
