#134YearsInSolidarity
@laborforus.bsky.social
Irish-Australian. Analytical Marxist (Social Democrat), husband, father of a young man, believer in science, God & 'the light on the hill'.
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I see the guardian aus has allowed the millionaire economist to shit on the idea that working people can buy their 1 or 2 bedroom apartments quicker.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I see the guardian aus has allowed the millionaire economist to shit on the idea that working people can buy their 1 or 2 bedroom apartments quicker.
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What a great story.
This program is "keeping children off the streets and has "broken the cycle" of youth crime."
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
This program is "keeping children off the streets and has "broken the cycle" of youth crime."
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
As youth crime dominates headlines, this community has a solution
As Kununurra battles with a surge in youth crime, residents in Fitzroy Crossing are celebrating their success in reducing rates through a community-led initiative.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What a great story.
This program is "keeping children off the streets and has "broken the cycle" of youth crime."
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
This program is "keeping children off the streets and has "broken the cycle" of youth crime."
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
👇 Correct
Agreed, but the extraordinary thing is they will still be competitive. Endless talk about cost of power etc, aided by a lazy media more interested in confected drama than facts.
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
👇 Correct
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I often felt the last two or three years of his leadership he overstepped the mark, the shift to the right was probably always going to happen given how he drove economic policy in that direction, as for the University fees that Gough abolished, made no bloody sense...Dawkins owns a lot of that too.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I often felt the last two or three years of his leadership he overstepped the mark, the shift to the right was probably always going to happen given how he drove economic policy in that direction, as for the University fees that Gough abolished, made no bloody sense...Dawkins owns a lot of that too.
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l think Keating can take some pride in the Lib’s demise - he vilified Howard before, during and after government, setting in train both a notion of revenge and self loathing in JWH, which had the desired trickle down effect starting with Abbott, ending with Morrison - a policy vacuum train wreck.
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
l think Keating can take some pride in the Lib’s demise - he vilified Howard before, during and after government, setting in train both a notion of revenge and self loathing in JWH, which had the desired trickle down effect starting with Abbott, ending with Morrison - a policy vacuum train wreck.
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Now Jane Norman is interviewing Clare Armstrong (ex-News Corp, now #theirABC) who says "there are some nuances to be worked out"
"Nuances"? 🤯
Most of the Canberra Press Gallery seemed to be surprisingly, but rightly, critical of the announcement - but not the ABC...
#auspol
"Nuances"? 🤯
Most of the Canberra Press Gallery seemed to be surprisingly, but rightly, critical of the announcement - but not the ABC...
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The always awful Jane Norman.
No, it's not "a contested argument". It's absolute, proven, bullshit.
Do some reading. Tell the truth. FFS.
#auspol
No, it's not "a contested argument". It's absolute, proven, bullshit.
Do some reading. Tell the truth. FFS.
#auspol
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The always awful Jane Norman.
No, it's not "a contested argument". It's absolute, proven, bullshit.
Do some reading. Tell the truth. FFS.
#auspol
No, it's not "a contested argument". It's absolute, proven, bullshit.
Do some reading. Tell the truth. FFS.
#auspol
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I have a few mates I routinely go to the A-League with - but that's about it. I like the routine of it and pre-game banter. I need less as I age, but I do value those exclusively male moments as they are so very rare.
Each week I become more and more reclusive. It’s odd really. I don’t mind it when I do see people, but I go for weeks on end without talking to anyone other than neighbours. I’m at the point where only one chum invites me for brekkie now, and that’s when he visits from Melbourne. It’s interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have a few mates I routinely go to the A-League with - but that's about it. I like the routine of it and pre-game banter. I need less as I age, but I do value those exclusively male moments as they are so very rare.
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As mammals replaced dinosaurs, drop bears replaced drop crocs.
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
As mammals replaced dinosaurs, drop bears replaced drop crocs.
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Aust. peaked at 55% electricity from renewables in October on the path to meeting 2030 target. Libs are an irrelevant & unelectable rabble by dumping net zero #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Aust. peaked at 55% electricity from renewables in October on the path to meeting 2030 target. Libs are an irrelevant & unelectable rabble by dumping net zero #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
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News kid ➡️ news adult
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
News kid ➡️ news adult
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Yep - by that logic, nothing is working. Which may also be true.
I was a youth worker 50+ years ago. Youth crime was a huge issue along with the rise of acid and smack.
Arrest and incarceration didn't work then and won't work now.
Arrest and incarceration didn't work then and won't work now.
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Yep - by that logic, nothing is working. Which may also be true.
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"This paper was recently rejected by a philosophical journal on the grounds that the editor feared it had the 'potential to justify sexual gazes as part of a larger institution of oppression.'"
Sexual Objectification and Two Notions of Denial <sup>†</sup>
Following Martha Nussbaum’s influential work, it is widely assumed that objectification, mainly <i>sexual</i> objectification, often includes what she calls “denial of autonomy” and “denial of subject...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"This paper was recently rejected by a philosophical journal on the grounds that the editor feared it had the 'potential to justify sexual gazes as part of a larger institution of oppression.'"
If by 'work' you mean that it denies the offender their liberty, prevents them from causing additional harm in the community and signals community preferences - it certainly would. If you mean is it fair, reasonable or ethical - not even the Greeks can tell us that. The devil will be in the detail.
Does 'adult time for adult crime' actually work?
I haven't yet done the research.
My gut tells me it's populist bollocks, so I wonder...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I haven't yet done the research.
My gut tells me it's populist bollocks, so I wonder...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Children could face life sentences for serious offences under Victorian government ‘adult time’ plan
Youth offenders, aged as young as 14, could face 20-year jail terms for violent crimes under proposal
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If by 'work' you mean that it denies the offender their liberty, prevents them from causing additional harm in the community and signals community preferences - it certainly would. If you mean is it fair, reasonable or ethical - not even the Greeks can tell us that. The devil will be in the detail.
Win / Win 👏 Source: 7NEWS
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Influencer family leaves Australia over teen social media ban
The family with more than six million followers have decided to move overseas to keep their daughter online and protect their business.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Win / Win 👏 Source: 7NEWS
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November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The conservatives have always been the first to rip up constitutional conventions in this country. Why the media class have never understood this has been a mystery to me.
‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Second Dismissal
In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...
johnmenadue.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The conservatives have always been the first to rip up constitutional conventions in this country. Why the media class have never understood this has been a mystery to me.
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‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The Second Dismissal
In an extract from The Double Dismissal, Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking, distinguished fellow of the Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University, and Dr Matt Harvey, senior lecturer at Victor...
johnmenadue.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Conventions were torn up like confetti, Fraser refused to resign as PM despite the no-confidence motion against him & Kerr refused to acknowledge the motion or receive the Speaker. The critical role played by Justice Anthony Mason re-emerges at this point’ #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
'Equality of Opportunity' ❤️
Read ALP National President Wayne Swan's full speech on the 50th Anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government at the link below 👇
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
'Equality of Opportunity' ❤️