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David Peetz
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Researcher, FASSA. Employment relations; labour markets; economics; pol science; gender; climate & finance; science; birdies. Carmichael Fellow at Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute, but views mine. Meanjin (Brisbane) & Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). .. more

Political science 20%
Economics 19%

S Morrison - “I don’t hold a ho-ho-hos"

'Secret Santa' for adults, individual gifts for children.

Mine did that, and also (later) would instead wrap the decimal coins in aluminium foil.

good luck

Sir, would you like hot custard with that?

“Today, only 3% of bank activity consists of 'lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services.'

The other 97% of finance is gambling."

pluralistic.net/2025/12/18/s...
Pluralistic: A perfect distillation of the social uselessness of finance (18 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net

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Can highly recommend on audio book 'A Different Kind of power' by Ms Ardern and narrated by her. Absolutely superb.

If you get a chance to see “Prime Minister”, about Jacinda Ardern, take it. I saw it tonight. You’ll never see another political bio documentary like it.

Two features of its production make it more like a revealing diary. Very rare with living political figures.

www.flicks.co.nz/movie/prime-...
Prime Minister | Movie session times & tickets in New Zealand cinemas | Flicks
Find where to watch Prime Minister in New Zealand cinemas + release dates, reviews and trailers. Sundance audience award-winning documentary chronicling Jacinda Ardern's tenure as New Zealand PM, navi...
www.flicks.co.nz

"And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet?
And what's this rash that comes and goes?
Can you tell me what it means?
God help me
I was only nineteen"
Name your fav song lyric.

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Name your fav song lyric.

It’s important to accept that most people who have dementia don’t behave like this.

That’s because they’re mostly otherwise ordinary, decent people for whom dementia is an illness & personal tragedy.

But when you combine dementia with extremely undesirable personality, this is what it looks like.
utterly incapable of grace
utterly incapable of grace

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DNA too. (p57210, 3rd column, para (i))
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov

Disagree. A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be.

I don’t recall seeing anyone in public life with as little ability to perceive how they are seen by others, and without an excuse such as dementia or being surrounded by sycophants.

The length of time my jaw was on the floor before I could act meant that I can’t compete against that.

You can see the transcript of that 730 interview at www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

(I turned on the TV just before she said it, and could not bear much more than that.)
Linda Reynolds speaks out
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis...
www.abc.net.au

Only this week, Reynolds said "I still don't understand how it was okay for [Wilkinson] to put a victim of a rape on national TV and exploit her like that...And I think a lot of her colleagues across the media...have a lot to answer for."

To claim that someone else exploited a rape victim…!! FMD!

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The third-country removal tracker has been updated with this week's transfer deportation/chain refoulement. Egypt took Russians in ICE custody and forced them onto a plane to Moscow; Kuwait took Iranians in ICE custody and forced them onto a plane to Tehran. hardghistory.ghost.io/tracking-all...

The report containing the data from the previous post (see p19).

**How Amazon uses monopoly power and algorithmic pricing to extract huge profits from govt procurement.**

ilsr.org/wp-content/u...

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Let us all be thankful that Linda Reynolds is absolutely nowhere near a position of power anymore.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au

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Disappointing, but not surprising. Mediocrity and cowardice are the coin of Australian politics these days. Looking overseas, I guess we should be grateful it's no worse than that. #auspol
It took years to come up with a plan to cut road deaths, and just 11 days to kill it
There is nothing like floating the idea of lower speed limits to make people angry.
www.smh.com.au

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June 2023: Deloitte boss, on council of Uni Adelaide, votes for merger with UniSA;

later 2023: Deloitte awarded contract as an integration ‘partner’;

August 2025: Deloitte boss quits council;

Dec 2025: unis admit contract with Deloitte is worth $185 MILLION

www.indailysa.com.au/news/in-dept...
Conflict concerns after Deloitte awarded uni merger contract - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia hosted its Eat Your Art Out event as part of its Contemporary Collectors series.
www.indailysa.com.au
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com

I suspect lots of silhouettes.
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.

How are the photos taken from so high above the water?