Nick Merry
@nickmerry.bsky.social
Socially minded Geologist, Potter, Artist and hobby Beekeeper. Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
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The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the PRRT.
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
‘Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free higher education… we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.’
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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We need to bring back the ‘fit and proper person’ test for media owners.
Kerry Stokes isn’t.
Kerry Stokes isn’t.
Stokes being completely irresponsible - as expected #auspol
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We need to bring back the ‘fit and proper person’ test for media owners.
Kerry Stokes isn’t.
Kerry Stokes isn’t.
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As venues close and festivals cancel, our artists and arts sector is in desperate need of support.
We've just published a submission with 3 key ideas to save our arts industry.
• Culture passes
• Book bounty
• Remove tax on art prizes & grants
We've got five ideas for how to pay for it too. ⤵️
We've just published a submission with 3 key ideas to save our arts industry.
• Culture passes
• Book bounty
• Remove tax on art prizes & grants
We've got five ideas for how to pay for it too. ⤵️
Investing in joy. How to save our declining arts sector - submission
Australian artists, writers, musicians and other creative industries helped the nation survive the COVID pandemic, yet they've been left to decline, according to a submission by The Australia Institut...
australiainstitute.org.au
September 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
As venues close and festivals cancel, our artists and arts sector is in desperate need of support.
We've just published a submission with 3 key ideas to save our arts industry.
• Culture passes
• Book bounty
• Remove tax on art prizes & grants
We've got five ideas for how to pay for it too. ⤵️
We've just published a submission with 3 key ideas to save our arts industry.
• Culture passes
• Book bounty
• Remove tax on art prizes & grants
We've got five ideas for how to pay for it too. ⤵️
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered.... History has stopped.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
a woman says " you 're here now " in front of her face
ALT: a woman says " you 're here now " in front of her face
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered.... History has stopped.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
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Norway taxes their fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free university education.
In Australia, we give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.
📺 Executive Director @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
In Australia, we give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.
📺 Executive Director @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
August 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Norway taxes their fossil fuel industry and gives their kids free university education.
In Australia, we give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.
📺 Executive Director @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
In Australia, we give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.
📺 Executive Director @richarddenniss.bsky.social
#auspol
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Good!!! A farm is NOT MEANT TO BE IN YOUR SUPER!!!
The ONLY reason anyone would put a farm in their super IS TO AVOID PAYING TAX!!
The ONLY reason anyone would put a farm in their super IS TO AVOID PAYING TAX!!
July 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Good!!! A farm is NOT MEANT TO BE IN YOUR SUPER!!!
The ONLY reason anyone would put a farm in their super IS TO AVOID PAYING TAX!!
The ONLY reason anyone would put a farm in their super IS TO AVOID PAYING TAX!!
One of these things is not like the other.... ? But which one and why?
June 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One of these things is not like the other.... ? But which one and why?
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He killed more people than he saved
ROBODEBT ANYONE
ROBODEBT ANYONE
June 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
He killed more people than he saved
ROBODEBT ANYONE
ROBODEBT ANYONE
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Your child did not choose to be gay, but did choose to be honest with you about it. 🏳️🌈
Showing unconditional love and acceptance will have a huge positive impact on their life.
Showing unconditional love and acceptance will have a huge positive impact on their life.
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Your child did not choose to be gay, but did choose to be honest with you about it. 🏳️🌈
Showing unconditional love and acceptance will have a huge positive impact on their life.
Showing unconditional love and acceptance will have a huge positive impact on their life.
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Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back
May 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back
I finally managed to grow some pumpkins after many years of growing some amazingly healthy pumpkin vines .. but no pumpkins!!! (despite having 4 bee hives just 20m away!) .. anyway, do pumpkins count as a flower arrangement? 🤔 Here is my tribute to Autumn 🍂
May 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I finally managed to grow some pumpkins after many years of growing some amazingly healthy pumpkin vines .. but no pumpkins!!! (despite having 4 bee hives just 20m away!) .. anyway, do pumpkins count as a flower arrangement? 🤔 Here is my tribute to Autumn 🍂
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Piers Morgan: "When someone refuses to condemn Hamas after October 7, then I don’t take anything else they say seriously."
Francesca Albanese: 👇
Francesca Albanese: 👇
May 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Piers Morgan: "When someone refuses to condemn Hamas after October 7, then I don’t take anything else they say seriously."
Francesca Albanese: 👇
Francesca Albanese: 👇
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This is quite an extraordinary table from Streem showing how many seats each party would have won if their share of seats matched their share of media coverage during the campaign.
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
May 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is quite an extraordinary table from Streem showing how many seats each party would have won if their share of seats matched their share of media coverage during the campaign.
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
You're not imagining it. The Murdoch press et al didn't shut up about Dutton. Lucky no-one was listening. #auspol
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Policy of the Day: Sharpen the teeth of our anti-corruption watchdog
Reform is needed if the NACC is to win the confidence of the Australian people.
Our research finds that Australians overwhelmingly believe that the NACC should be able to hold public hearings when they are in the public interest.
Reform is needed if the NACC is to win the confidence of the Australian people.
Our research finds that Australians overwhelmingly believe that the NACC should be able to hold public hearings when they are in the public interest.
April 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Policy of the Day: Sharpen the teeth of our anti-corruption watchdog
Reform is needed if the NACC is to win the confidence of the Australian people.
Our research finds that Australians overwhelmingly believe that the NACC should be able to hold public hearings when they are in the public interest.
Reform is needed if the NACC is to win the confidence of the Australian people.
Our research finds that Australians overwhelmingly believe that the NACC should be able to hold public hearings when they are in the public interest.
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Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/42Zryw1
https://go.nature.com/42Zryw1
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Nature - Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/42Zryw1
https://go.nature.com/42Zryw1
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It was surprising and disappointing that the Liberal candidate for Kooyong failed to turn up to the local Friends of the ABC event this week.
It’s increasingly clear that the Liberal Party has less and less interest in a strong, independent media.
It’s increasingly clear that the Liberal Party has less and less interest in a strong, independent media.
April 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It was surprising and disappointing that the Liberal candidate for Kooyong failed to turn up to the local Friends of the ABC event this week.
It’s increasingly clear that the Liberal Party has less and less interest in a strong, independent media.
It’s increasingly clear that the Liberal Party has less and less interest in a strong, independent media.
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i ask you to judge me by the enemies i have made and the unhinged things they say about me on sky news.
(the irony that the CEO of an astroturf misinformation vehicle would say these words on rupert murdoch’s network is not lost on me.)
(the irony that the CEO of an astroturf misinformation vehicle would say these words on rupert murdoch’s network is not lost on me.)
April 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
i ask you to judge me by the enemies i have made and the unhinged things they say about me on sky news.
(the irony that the CEO of an astroturf misinformation vehicle would say these words on rupert murdoch’s network is not lost on me.)
(the irony that the CEO of an astroturf misinformation vehicle would say these words on rupert murdoch’s network is not lost on me.)
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What our leaders say sets the tone for how Australians behave. If you’re wondering how we got to people feeling emboldened to boo a Welcome to Country in two different states on ANZAC Day, look no further than this man. To win votes Dutton emboldens racists. #auspol
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
Peter Dutton says he'll never stand in front of an Aboriginal flag as prime minister
The opposition leader stated that the flag's presence in press conferences is a symbol of division.
www.sbs.com.au
April 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What our leaders say sets the tone for how Australians behave. If you’re wondering how we got to people feeling emboldened to boo a Welcome to Country in two different states on ANZAC Day, look no further than this man. To win votes Dutton emboldens racists. #auspol
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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Tacky is as tacky does 😒
They came to lay flowers, and left a business card at the altar of remembrance.
April 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Tacky is as tacky does 😒
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Big Gas really is taking the piss. INPEX exports more gas each year than is consumed in NSW, Victoria and SA *combined*.
As @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes, there is no gas shortage in Australia; there is a gas export problem. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/demonst...
As @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes, there is no gas shortage in Australia; there is a gas export problem. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/demonst...
April 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Big Gas really is taking the piss. INPEX exports more gas each year than is consumed in NSW, Victoria and SA *combined*.
As @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes, there is no gas shortage in Australia; there is a gas export problem. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/demonst...
As @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes, there is no gas shortage in Australia; there is a gas export problem. #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/demonst...
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Pre polling starts today for #auspol. Please listen to Julia’s good tip, below.
Also, do remember to number all the boxes to the end, giving the wingnuts the bottom numbers. Otherwise i think vote becomes invalid. Which would be a tragic waste.
Also, do remember to number all the boxes to the end, giving the wingnuts the bottom numbers. Otherwise i think vote becomes invalid. Which would be a tragic waste.
April 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Pre polling starts today for #auspol. Please listen to Julia’s good tip, below.
Also, do remember to number all the boxes to the end, giving the wingnuts the bottom numbers. Otherwise i think vote becomes invalid. Which would be a tragic waste.
Also, do remember to number all the boxes to the end, giving the wingnuts the bottom numbers. Otherwise i think vote becomes invalid. Which would be a tragic waste.