@cheesecave.bsky.social
Reposted
"A lot of rich people spend a lot of money hiring very smart accountants to work out how to avoid paying tax."
Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"A lot of rich people spend a lot of money hiring very smart accountants to work out how to avoid paying tax."
Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
Reposted
Do I have a lot of unread books on my e-reader? Yeah. Did I just buy another book? You betcha.
This week, you can get the ebook of The Terraformers for just $2.99 wherever ebooks are sold -- including indie bookseller platform Bookshop.org, along with the usual places. If you can't wait for Automatic Noodle, this will tide you over!
July 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Do I have a lot of unread books on my e-reader? Yeah. Did I just buy another book? You betcha.
Reposted
Reposted
We’ve lost all moral authority on freedom of speech and suppression of political opposition.
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We’ve lost all moral authority on freedom of speech and suppression of political opposition.
Reposted
"The gas industry is ripping Australians off and our governments are letting them.
"We don't need thousands more pages of inquiries telling us what we've known for years.
"What we need is for our Government to stand up for the interests of Australians."
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
"We don't need thousands more pages of inquiries telling us what we've known for years.
"What we need is for our Government to stand up for the interests of Australians."
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
July 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"The gas industry is ripping Australians off and our governments are letting them.
"We don't need thousands more pages of inquiries telling us what we've known for years.
"What we need is for our Government to stand up for the interests of Australians."
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
"We don't need thousands more pages of inquiries telling us what we've known for years.
"What we need is for our Government to stand up for the interests of Australians."
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
Reposted
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
July 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
Reposted
Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000
*
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Tim Winton knows what it’s like to be the first in a family to go to university – “what a breakthrough that is, the kind of opportunities it provides”.
It was at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, studying arts, that he wrote his first novel, An Open Swimmer, launching a four-decade writing career. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
Reposted
Reading this article is fascinating in the same way reading Mein Kampf is. Its a wonderful insight into the mind of the modern American Christofascist. The person is almost completely unfiltered by dint of the fact that they believe they are culturally powerful and behaving sensibly.
July 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Reading this article is fascinating in the same way reading Mein Kampf is. Its a wonderful insight into the mind of the modern American Christofascist. The person is almost completely unfiltered by dint of the fact that they believe they are culturally powerful and behaving sensibly.
Reposted
🔴British Lords Under Fire for Serving on Hong Kong Court Which Sentences Democracy Activists While Swearing Allegiance to China-Controlled Region
Peers earn tens of thousands from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and campaigners
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
Peers earn tens of thousands from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and campaigners
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
British Lords Under Fire for Serving on Hong Kong Court Which Sentences Democracy Activists, While Swearing Allegiance to China-Controlled Region
EXCLUSIVE: Peers earn tens of thousands of pounds from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and human rights campaigners
bylinetimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🔴British Lords Under Fire for Serving on Hong Kong Court Which Sentences Democracy Activists While Swearing Allegiance to China-Controlled Region
Peers earn tens of thousands from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and campaigners
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
Peers earn tens of thousands from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and campaigners
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
Reposted
While GST revenue shrinks, it's time for new ideas from the Federal Government to support our struggling states.
It could:
Impose a new excise on gas exports.
Introduce a wealth tax for people worth more than $100m.
Reform capital gains tax discount and negative gearing
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
It could:
Impose a new excise on gas exports.
Introduce a wealth tax for people worth more than $100m.
Reform capital gains tax discount and negative gearing
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
Tasmania can afford a new stadium. Here's how.
The Macquarie Point stadium proposal is controversial. It’s also painfully expensive.
australiainstitute.org.au
July 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
While GST revenue shrinks, it's time for new ideas from the Federal Government to support our struggling states.
It could:
Impose a new excise on gas exports.
Introduce a wealth tax for people worth more than $100m.
Reform capital gains tax discount and negative gearing
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
It could:
Impose a new excise on gas exports.
Introduce a wealth tax for people worth more than $100m.
Reform capital gains tax discount and negative gearing
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
Reposted
Acting NSW Liberal leader and Opus Dei adherent Damien Tudehope is a regular dinner companion of Mark Latham #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
How the NSW Liberals have become snared in the Mark Latham scandal
Acting NSW Liberal leader Damien Tudehope had an opportunity on Thursday to cut ties with Mark Latham. Instead, he said he would be “happy” to work with him.
www.smh.com.au
July 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Acting NSW Liberal leader and Opus Dei adherent Damien Tudehope is a regular dinner companion of Mark Latham #auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Reposted
SCOOP: As Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking.
“Everyone was caught off guard."
“Everyone was caught off guard."
The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking
The cuts come as Trump reels from MAGA anger over sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
SCOOP: As Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking.
“Everyone was caught off guard."
“Everyone was caught off guard."
Wonderful secret
July 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Wonderful secret
Reposted
“Not to my knowledge” is Republican for Yes.
REPORTER: Does Trump have knowledge of what is in the files related to Epstein that has not been released?
LEAVITT: Not to my knowledge
LEAVITT: Not to my knowledge
July 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Not to my knowledge” is Republican for Yes.
Reposted
Dozens and dozens of Australian editorial leaders and journalists have taken tours of Israel funded in part or whole by lobby groups, in a list compiled by Crikey.
Listen to We Used to be Journos wherever you get your Podcasts or watch in full on YouTube
Listen to We Used to be Journos wherever you get your Podcasts or watch in full on YouTube
July 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Dozens and dozens of Australian editorial leaders and journalists have taken tours of Israel funded in part or whole by lobby groups, in a list compiled by Crikey.
Listen to We Used to be Journos wherever you get your Podcasts or watch in full on YouTube
Listen to We Used to be Journos wherever you get your Podcasts or watch in full on YouTube
Reposted
Fascinating thread-
Gonna add that whats ironic about this is that Biden (and even more so, Obama,) were WAY more "effective" in stopping & turning back immigrants coming into the country, but didn't make a spectacle of it. T is short-sighted, cruel & performative.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Gonna add that whats ironic about this is that Biden (and even more so, Obama,) were WAY more "effective" in stopping & turning back immigrants coming into the country, but didn't make a spectacle of it. T is short-sighted, cruel & performative.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
July 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fascinating thread-
Gonna add that whats ironic about this is that Biden (and even more so, Obama,) were WAY more "effective" in stopping & turning back immigrants coming into the country, but didn't make a spectacle of it. T is short-sighted, cruel & performative.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Gonna add that whats ironic about this is that Biden (and even more so, Obama,) were WAY more "effective" in stopping & turning back immigrants coming into the country, but didn't make a spectacle of it. T is short-sighted, cruel & performative.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reposted
Somehow we need to build a left-leaning financial holding company that is capable of owning a successful publication that speaks truth to power... without selling itself off to be lobotomized at the first offer of big cash. A dilemma.
Bezos rumored to be buying Condé Nast, which would include Vogue, Teen Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest, and Ars Technica.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
Bezos to buy Vogue as a gift to new wife? Insiders link deal to Sanchez’s cover shoot, could cost him billions
Rumors are swirling that Jeff Bezos might acquire Condé Nast, Vogue's parent company, as a wedding gift for Lauren Sanchez. This speculation is fueled by Sanchez's recent Vogue cover, hand-picked atti...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Somehow we need to build a left-leaning financial holding company that is capable of owning a successful publication that speaks truth to power... without selling itself off to be lobotomized at the first offer of big cash. A dilemma.
Reposted
Here you go, an update to the 'daily warming stripes' for the global sea surface temperature anomaly, now current through May 22, 2025:
May 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here you go, an update to the 'daily warming stripes' for the global sea surface temperature anomaly, now current through May 22, 2025:
Reposted
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
Reposted
She is a genuine hero. Bravo June and Thankyou
Women supporting women with kindness, with respect and without judgement. Feminism in action. Thank you June Dryburgh. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
June Dryburgh was asked to help out at an abortion clinic. She stayed for 47 years
For almost five decades, she witnessed first-hand how access to safe and legal abortion improves women’s lives. Now, she fears for the future
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
She is a genuine hero. Bravo June and Thankyou
Reposted
I recently spent a wonderful evening under the stars at the dark sky reserve in South Australia. The core of the Milky Way was directly overhead. It was so bright it felt like you could reach out and touch it! 🔭🧪
#astrophotography #stars
Image: 1x30 sec with Nikon D750 + Tamron 15-30mm at f/4.
#astrophotography #stars
Image: 1x30 sec with Nikon D750 + Tamron 15-30mm at f/4.
May 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I recently spent a wonderful evening under the stars at the dark sky reserve in South Australia. The core of the Milky Way was directly overhead. It was so bright it felt like you could reach out and touch it! 🔭🧪
#astrophotography #stars
Image: 1x30 sec with Nikon D750 + Tamron 15-30mm at f/4.
#astrophotography #stars
Image: 1x30 sec with Nikon D750 + Tamron 15-30mm at f/4.
Reposted
Singapore: A rise in COVID cases has led businesses to revive COVID contingency plans. Restaurants and transport firms are hiring part-time staff, enhancing cleaning, and giving protective gear.
A seafood restaurant in Punggol faced a staff crunch after 2 chefs tested positive before Mother’s Day.
A seafood restaurant in Punggol faced a staff crunch after 2 chefs tested positive before Mother’s Day.
How Singapore businesses are scrambling to stay open amid the new Covid-19 wave
SINGAPORE, May 15 — A recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Singapore has prompted some businesses to reactivate contingency plans to deal with staff shortages and safeguard customer...
www.malaymail.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Singapore: A rise in COVID cases has led businesses to revive COVID contingency plans. Restaurants and transport firms are hiring part-time staff, enhancing cleaning, and giving protective gear.
A seafood restaurant in Punggol faced a staff crunch after 2 chefs tested positive before Mother’s Day.
A seafood restaurant in Punggol faced a staff crunch after 2 chefs tested positive before Mother’s Day.