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Teach ethics, not religion, in our schools. Letters to the editor SMH 20/12/25. “Now is the time to introduce a secular curriculum.. Please, David Gonski, be brave enough to take this step”. 👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Teach ethics, not religion, in our schools. Letters to the editor SMH 20/12/25. “Now is the time to introduce a secular curriculum.. Please, David Gonski, be brave enough to take this step”. 👇
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Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
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Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"
Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children - The Shot
Breathe, slowly. It helps. Cry if you need to. All of this hurts. But please understand, before we go any...
theshot.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"
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Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
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An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
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December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
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1/5
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
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1/5
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Good analysis from Sarah Martin, but misses a key point:
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform
In the absence of strong, swift action from Anthony Albanese, the former PM is shifting political debate from gun control to a divisive culture war
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Good analysis from Sarah Martin, but misses a key point:
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
if the Bondi massacre is being hijacked by culture warriors like Howard and the anti-immigration right, it's because that's how mainstream media chooses to frame it.
They are lazy or complicit. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Don’t look back in anger - The Shot
I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...
theshot.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Gender and age play a big role in your earnings - my column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
![We also know age and gender plays a big role. Most men in their late 30s to late 50s earn about $100,000 a year, while a majority of women never earn more than $80,000:
[graph showing that across all ages men have a higher median level of earnings than women but the gap widens once women reach their mid-30s]
The figures highlight that having children hurts women’s earnings much more than men’s. In their early 20s, women actually have higher median full-time earnings than men but the gap widens in the mid-30s and never closes – even for full-time workers](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ebyirfmcml2wmydrexhxu27t/bafkreigeae3ftnmfsrd4ahbijkc4w4vsrkl6fg5wtmm62yf2cfuigfebua@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Gender and age play a big role in your earnings - my column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Niki Savva’s Earthquake lays bare how the 2025 election delivered an historic defeat for the Liberals and exposed a party at odds with modern Australia, writes Mark Kenny.
#auspol #AustralianPolitics #election2025
#auspol #AustralianPolitics #election2025
Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia
In 'Earthquake: The Election that Shook Australia', Niki Savva dissects a federal election result that all but erased the Liberal Party from metropolitan Australia and exposed a deep crisis of purpose, leadership and relevance.
johnmenadue.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Niki Savva’s Earthquake lays bare how the 2025 election delivered an historic defeat for the Liberals and exposed a party at odds with modern Australia, writes Mark Kenny.
#auspol #AustralianPolitics #election2025
#auspol #AustralianPolitics #election2025
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Tragedy + Opportunism = Newscorp.
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tragedy + Opportunism = Newscorp.
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Following the Bondi terror attack, many are pointing to Jillian Segal’s plan for solutions. But it doesn’t distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism.
The special envoy’s report doesn’t hold all the answers for defeating antisemitism
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Following the Bondi terror attack, many are pointing to Jillian Segal’s plan for solutions. But it doesn’t distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism.
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The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
The press has an important role to play in stabilising the nation, by, eg., highlighting examples of unity and cooperation between the Jewish and Muslim communities. As it stands, they all seem to be beating the drums of racial tension. It is irresponsible and it must stop.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The vast majority of Australians, everyone I've spoken to, my Jewish friends, my Muslim friends, want to just be good to one another in this moment, and avoid inflaming the endless blame cycle.
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
A loud minority want otherwise. Unfortunately they're among the loudest in the nation
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Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
The Billion-Dollar Balcony: ASIO's Sovereignty Failure
"This is the logic that produces a billion-dollar agency capable of tracking foreign intelligence officers across continents, yet unable to notice when a man investigated for ISIS connections lives in a house stocked with six rifles."
"This is the logic that produces a billion-dollar agency capable of tracking foreign intelligence officers across continents, yet unable to notice when a man investigated for ISIS connections lives in a house stocked with six rifles."
The Billion-Dollar Balcony: ASIO’s Sovereignty Failure
When another nation’s intelligence operatives are called in to assist with a domestic security catastrophe, the admission is plain: our billion-dollar spymasters cannot clean up their own mes…
urbanwronski.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Billion-Dollar Balcony: ASIO's Sovereignty Failure
"This is the logic that produces a billion-dollar agency capable of tracking foreign intelligence officers across continents, yet unable to notice when a man investigated for ISIS connections lives in a house stocked with six rifles."
"This is the logic that produces a billion-dollar agency capable of tracking foreign intelligence officers across continents, yet unable to notice when a man investigated for ISIS connections lives in a house stocked with six rifles."
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"They've made the school nativity play WOKE 😡😡"
Colin from Portsmouth.
Colin from Portsmouth.
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"They've made the school nativity play WOKE 😡😡"
Colin from Portsmouth.
Colin from Portsmouth.
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Ever wonder how some billionaires can get away with paying such low tax rates compared to working class Americans? Here’s their secret playbook and what we can do about it.
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ever wonder how some billionaires can get away with paying such low tax rates compared to working class Americans? Here’s their secret playbook and what we can do about it.
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Parliamentary perks, quirks and jerks.
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Parliamentary perks, quirks and jerks.
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Right up there with one of the best things @nickfeik.bsky.social has ever written.
A must read.
👉 nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win
*cough-former730host-cough*
A must read.
👉 nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win
*cough-former730host-cough*
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Right up there with one of the best things @nickfeik.bsky.social has ever written.
A must read.
👉 nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win
*cough-former730host-cough*
A must read.
👉 nickfeik.substack.com/p/a-rare-win
*cough-former730host-cough*
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When rules and reality collide, there's only one winner – not us (plus some future senate fun)
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
When rules and reality collide, there's only one winner – not us
That’s the thing about politics. It’s all in the rules because those who benefit from it all, write the rules.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When rules and reality collide, there's only one winner – not us (plus some future senate fun)
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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Here’s a poem called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
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In which Simon Jenkins appears to make some sense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours | Simon Jenkins
The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
In which Simon Jenkins appears to make some sense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too. It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Here’s a fun little tax policy brought in by Treasurer Scott Morrison - sell your home to “downsize” and you can put $300k into your super.
The catch? You don’t actually need to downsize and it doesn’t even need to be your home. So yeah, it’s a rort
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The catch? You don’t actually need to downsize and it doesn’t even need to be your home. So yeah, it’s a rort
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here’s a fun little tax policy brought in by Treasurer Scott Morrison - sell your home to “downsize” and you can put $300k into your super.
The catch? You don’t actually need to downsize and it doesn’t even need to be your home. So yeah, it’s a rort
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
The catch? You don’t actually need to downsize and it doesn’t even need to be your home. So yeah, it’s a rort
My column #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251213
I remember learning about the relative decline of Western Europe's population in high school economics in the mid-80s. The trend was already set then. Wish I'd kept the reference.
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I remember learning about the relative decline of Western Europe's population in high school economics in the mid-80s. The trend was already set then. Wish I'd kept the reference.
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Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "The death of bread and circuses"
The death of bread and circuses - The Shot
Iceland has become the fifth country to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest—following Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia—in the...
theshot.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Here's @boganintel.bsky.social. "The death of bread and circuses"
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Amid the tribal fury and competing media narratives @ajgardineresq.bsky.social gets the settings right on Anika Wells. It's bad, but there are worse
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hypocrisy-bl...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hypocrisy-bl...
Hypocrisy Blitzkrieg: Anika Wells' expenses meltdown opens can of worms - Michael West
The media pile-on over Anika Wells's excessive expenses has again underlined mass media and political hypocrisy.
michaelwest.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Amid the tribal fury and competing media narratives @ajgardineresq.bsky.social gets the settings right on Anika Wells. It's bad, but there are worse
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hypocrisy-bl...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/hypocrisy-bl...