Marni Mead
@marnimead.bsky.social
I like music (and food, and gin)
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This week the Liberals have scrapped their commitment to net zero in an effort to keep the Coalition united.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/grattan...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This week the Liberals have scrapped their commitment to net zero in an effort to keep the Coalition united.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/grattan...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/grattan...
Shakes head. I honestly don't have an issue with governments of either persuasion properly responding to genuine concerns about things like energy costs, but ditching net zero isn't the answer.
Liberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’
Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Shakes head. I honestly don't have an issue with governments of either persuasion properly responding to genuine concerns about things like energy costs, but ditching net zero isn't the answer.
I love this. Who says Australia has no culture 😂
Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne
The biggest ever ensemble of bagpipers gathered in Melbourne's Fed Square to play tribute to AC/DC, smashing a world record.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I love this. Who says Australia has no culture 😂
I love The Shovel 😂
Our Donald Trump Christmas card is back!
This is a tremendous Christmas card. Very beautiful.
Many, many people are saying it. We're getting a lot of good reports about it.
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This is a tremendous Christmas card. Very beautiful.
Many, many people are saying it. We're getting a lot of good reports about it.
Get one here: theshovel.bigcartel.com/product/trump-card
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I love The Shovel 😂
No surprises here....
No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds
Wide-ranging review finds no convincing connection after Trump said women should ‘fight like hell’ to avoid painkiller
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
No surprises here....
The public servant nerd in me can’t wait to watch this.
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The public servant nerd in me can’t wait to watch this.
Well this is a bit sad 😢
ALP heavyweight Graham 'Richo' Richardson dies, aged 76
The PM leads tributes for the former minister who was a political powerbroker from the time he dived headlong into Labor's factional brawls in the 1960s to his final days.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Well this is a bit sad 😢
I guess that’s what happens when you keep jacking up the excise and don’t put money into enforcement 🤷🏻♀️
Illegal tobacco burns $3.3bn hole in Australia’s tax revenue, crime agency says
ACIC report says total impact of illicit trade on economy amounted to $4bn in a year amid debate over cigarette excise
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I guess that’s what happens when you keep jacking up the excise and don’t put money into enforcement 🤷🏻♀️
Maybe the tide is starting to turn?....
Democratic election wins send Trump – and Republicans – a message: Americans blame them for government shutdown
The Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown. But in US politics, the president owns the economy, for better or worse.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Maybe the tide is starting to turn?....
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Intergenerational inequality is growing. Here are 5 ways young people are getting the short end of the stick.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Intergenerational inequality is growing. Here are 5 ways young people are getting the short end of the stick.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-chart...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-chart...
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The National Party has agreed unanimously to re-commit to its target of making the Liberal Party completely unelectable by 2050, saying it will continue to put forward ridiculous climate policies until every urban Coalition seat is lost.
Nationals Commit to Liberals Achieving Net Zero Seats by 2050 — The Shovel
"If we continue to take into consideration what Australians want done on climate, and then do the exact opposite of that, we can get a lot of those suburban seats changing hands pretty quickly"
theshovel.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The National Party has agreed unanimously to re-commit to its target of making the Liberal Party completely unelectable by 2050, saying it will continue to put forward ridiculous climate policies until every urban Coalition seat is lost.
Housing is unoquivically the biggest driver of intergenerational inequity. Time to talk turkey on tax reform (among other things).
What you need to know about why house prices aren't coming down
The nation has not yet embraced the idea that housing needs to be more affordable, or that it's the most important economic and social issue facing the country.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Housing is unoquivically the biggest driver of intergenerational inequity. Time to talk turkey on tax reform (among other things).
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
No Joy, only Division: It’s just the stupidest stupid we’ve yet seen - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Claims a boomer wearing a T-shirt with one of his favourite bands, which has a history of being loved in Australia, is antisemetic makes a joke of actual antisemitism – and makes it harder to address ...
www.indailysa.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Lovely interview on PBS @actualbenfolds.bsky.social - even from all the way over here what happening makes me sad.
PBS News Hour live episode, Oct. 30, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Lovely interview on PBS @actualbenfolds.bsky.social - even from all the way over here what happening makes me sad.
For completeness, here’s the full speech. Almost as if he’s refuting the use of tariffs the way someone is right now…..
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For completeness, here’s the full speech. Almost as if he’s refuting the use of tariffs the way someone is right now…..
Awww did someone get their feelings hurt hearing a different perspective?….
US and Canada spar over ad of Reagan denouncing tariffs that led to derailed trade talks
Ontario premier says he plans to run ad featuring speech that sparked Trump’s ire again during World Series but campaign will end Monday
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Awww did someone get their feelings hurt hearing a different perspective?….
Let’s dance to Joy Division
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Let’s dance to Joy Division
Not a bad back yard
Ancient SA landscape shines as the only Aussie pick in Lonely Planet’s global Best in Travel 2026
“South Australians know the Flinders Ranges & Outback is one of the world’s best destinations, and now it’s official.”
glamadelaide.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Not a bad back yard
Courtesy of The Satire Ministry
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Courtesy of The Satire Ministry
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“Sure, it was disappointing to lose the 'Duke of York' title, but it turns out in one of the former colonies, America, I can finally be King!" chaser.com.au/world/epstei...
October 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“Sure, it was disappointing to lose the 'Duke of York' title, but it turns out in one of the former colonies, America, I can finally be King!" chaser.com.au/world/epstei...
I mean you could provide affordable health care, paid maternity leave and subsidised childcare as a start…
White House issues warning over US fertility rate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr deemed declining U.S. fertility rates a "national security threat," saying birth rates are not high enough to stabilize the population.
www.newsweek.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I mean you could provide affordable health care, paid maternity leave and subsidised childcare as a start…