Meanderer
@meandering12.bsky.social
Wandering and wondering. Mostly in Brisbane. Australia and UK current affairs. Cycling - with or without lycra. Weakness for old cars.
Shhh 🤫 don’t tell David Littleproud. His whole world view might fall apart! #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
Are Australians really paying more for electricity than other countries?
Australia’s electricity prices have gone up a long way over the past decade or so, but global energy trends have also pushed up bills in other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Shhh 🤫 don’t tell David Littleproud. His whole world view might fall apart! #auspol
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
Are Australians really paying more for electricity than other countries?
Australia’s electricity prices have gone up a long way over the past decade or so, but global energy trends have also pushed up bills in other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings.
Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.
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“Let’s be clear; the Libs have abandoned climate action & the need of businesses having certainty to invest,” Allegra @allegraspender.bsky.social said. “… they have refused to provide a stable political environment for businesses to make investments.” #AusPol
reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lur...
reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lur...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
“Let’s be clear; the Libs have abandoned climate action & the need of businesses having certainty to invest,” Allegra @allegraspender.bsky.social said. “… they have refused to provide a stable political environment for businesses to make investments.” #AusPol
reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lur...
reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lur...
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My column with a few quick graphs on today's unemployment figures #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
Overall unemployment falls, but the jobs market remains weak
The fall in unemployment rate effectively rules out any remaining chance of an interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank monetary policy board meets next month
thepoint.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My column with a few quick graphs on today's unemployment figures #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...
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Sophie Scamps has blasted the LNP saying they’ve “failed” to act for 25yrs, “failed to lead” & only “obstructed”
“I think it signals the death knell of the Liberal Party. They’ve been led around by the nose by the likes of Barnaby Joyce & Gina Rinehart for way too long”💥 #Today #auspol
“I think it signals the death knell of the Liberal Party. They’ve been led around by the nose by the likes of Barnaby Joyce & Gina Rinehart for way too long”💥 #Today #auspol
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Liberal Transitioning
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Liberal Transitioning
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
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In May 2025 Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie used his planning minister powers to refuse the Moonlight Range Wind Farm. It's now been revealed the community concern aspect of his decision was based on fabricated submissions. At best it's ministerial incompetence. At worst it's one for the CCC. #qldpol
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In May 2025 Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie used his planning minister powers to refuse the Moonlight Range Wind Farm. It's now been revealed the community concern aspect of his decision was based on fabricated submissions. At best it's ministerial incompetence. At worst it's one for the CCC. #qldpol
We should all recognise that public service broadcasting is an asset to the long term health of democracy. The UK and Australia have immeasurably benefited from having the BBC and ABC. Of course we should complain where they make mistakes, but we should all defend their continued existence #auspol
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We should all recognise that public service broadcasting is an asset to the long term health of democracy. The UK and Australia have immeasurably benefited from having the BBC and ABC. Of course we should complain where they make mistakes, but we should all defend their continued existence #auspol
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The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
Extract below from Working for the Brand.
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We couldn't prove anything until Mr Fitzgerald began his commission but 50 years ago the ancestors of the current Queensland government had the state riddled with corruption. So it's no surprise that the Hillbilly Dictator is still making front page news in 2025. #qldpol
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
We couldn't prove anything until Mr Fitzgerald began his commission but 50 years ago the ancestors of the current Queensland government had the state riddled with corruption. So it's no surprise that the Hillbilly Dictator is still making front page news in 2025. #qldpol
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This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
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This has never been about common sense:
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Liberal strife is really about winning – but not elections
One of the hardest things for people to understand with this latest Liberal Party implosion is that it’s not rational.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This has never been about common sense:
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Whatever happened to the Independent Review on Homelessness Response in Queensland? "The final report will be delivered by January 2025." #qldpol qldhomelessnessreview.com.au/independent-...
Independent Review on Homelessness Response in Queensland
The Queensland Government has commissioned an Independent Review of the homelessness system and services response (the review). The review will provide an independent assessment of Queensland’s curren...
qldhomelessnessreview.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Whatever happened to the Independent Review on Homelessness Response in Queensland? "The final report will be delivered by January 2025." #qldpol qldhomelessnessreview.com.au/independent-...
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Despite the University of Newcastle's audited accounts showing a surplus of $61.3 million, the vice-chancellor says to focus on the unaudited figures that claim an 'underlying deficit.'
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Despite the University of Newcastle's audited accounts showing a surplus of $61.3 million, the vice-chancellor says to focus on the unaudited figures that claim an 'underlying deficit.'
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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Why is @woolworths.bsky.social selling American butter?
If you’re a #Woolies customer, please make sure you’re buying Aussie butter.
If you’re a #Woolies customer, please make sure you’re buying Aussie butter.
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Why is @woolworths.bsky.social selling American butter?
If you’re a #Woolies customer, please make sure you’re buying Aussie butter.
If you’re a #Woolies customer, please make sure you’re buying Aussie butter.
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“It’s not, ‘I’m a cheat, so I’ll be a cyclist’. That’s not how it works. I could not have achieved what I did in the sport if cycling was how it was in the past,” the 35-time Tour de France stage winner said
Mark Cavendish brands cycling “cleanest sport in the world” and says “idol” Lance Armstrong “lost more than anyone else”
“It’s not, ‘I’m a cheat, so I’ll be a cyclist’. That’s not how it works. I could not have achieved what I did in the sport if cycling was how it was in the past,” the 35-time Tour de France stage winn...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
“It’s not, ‘I’m a cheat, so I’ll be a cyclist’. That’s not how it works. I could not have achieved what I did in the sport if cycling was how it was in the past,” the 35-time Tour de France stage winner said
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"By flexing China’s near monopoly on rare earths and its purchasing power over U.S. soybeans, Mr. Xi won key concessions from Washington"
Trump is a terrible businessman and terrible negotiator. More people need to know this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Trump is a terrible businessman and terrible negotiator. More people need to know this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"By flexing China’s near monopoly on rare earths and its purchasing power over U.S. soybeans, Mr. Xi won key concessions from Washington"
Trump is a terrible businessman and terrible negotiator. More people need to know this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Trump is a terrible businessman and terrible negotiator. More people need to know this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
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Joyless.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Joyless.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Take out the data centre, and use the electricity to heat three hospitals instead
Greedy industries offer scraps of their own waste to underfunded and undervalued public services all the time, as a way of greenwashing their public image. You don't have to accept it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greedy industries offer scraps of their own waste to underfunded and undervalued public services all the time, as a way of greenwashing their public image. You don't have to accept it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Take out the data centre, and use the electricity to heat three hospitals instead
Greedy industries offer scraps of their own waste to underfunded and undervalued public services all the time, as a way of greenwashing their public image. You don't have to accept it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greedy industries offer scraps of their own waste to underfunded and undervalued public services all the time, as a way of greenwashing their public image. You don't have to accept it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It's 1940, and the British Prime Minister, Cabinet, BBC, War Office, and the Royal Society are all merrily broadcasting on Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
Because that's "where the conversation is...."
Because that's "where the conversation is...."
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's 1940, and the British Prime Minister, Cabinet, BBC, War Office, and the Royal Society are all merrily broadcasting on Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
Because that's "where the conversation is...."
Because that's "where the conversation is...."
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"The situation in America has become akin to the situation in China, where a person has to cobble together a view of the economy from a diversity of non-official sources," economist @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes.
As the US navigates a minefield with its eyes closed, the global economy holds its breath
www.crikey.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"The situation in America has become akin to the situation in China, where a person has to cobble together a view of the economy from a diversity of non-official sources," economist @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes.
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Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap it makes a profit selling it to other countries!
"We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions."
- Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
"We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions."
- Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap it makes a profit selling it to other countries!
"We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions."
- Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol
"We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions."
- Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol