Patti Brook
@pattibrook.bsky.social
Semi retired TV and radio producer in Perth, Australia.
Mainly at the ABC.
News and politics are my thing. I wish we were governed like a Scandinavian country. My own views obvs
Mainly at the ABC.
News and politics are my thing. I wish we were governed like a Scandinavian country. My own views obvs
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@mikepbowers.bsky.social "I felt like I knew the Prime Minister, ridiculous I know I really didn’t, but he called me ‘young Bowers’
I stopped telling my friends at school that I knew the Prime Minister, they used to give me too much grief."
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
I stopped telling my friends at school that I knew the Prime Minister, they used to give me too much grief."
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
The point.com.au
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@mikepbowers.bsky.social "I felt like I knew the Prime Minister, ridiculous I know I really didn’t, but he called me ‘young Bowers’
I stopped telling my friends at school that I knew the Prime Minister, they used to give me too much grief."
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
I stopped telling my friends at school that I knew the Prime Minister, they used to give me too much grief."
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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New Zealand introduced an EV tax. Within three months, EV sales fell from 45 to 15 per cent. In the search for revenue lost from fuel excise, Australia wants to avoid making the same mistake. satpa.pe/uIVC3Fo
Inside Labor’s plan to tax EVs
Labor’s plan to tax electric vehicles has stalled on the conflicting goals of budget repair and emissions reduction.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New Zealand introduced an EV tax. Within three months, EV sales fell from 45 to 15 per cent. In the search for revenue lost from fuel excise, Australia wants to avoid making the same mistake. satpa.pe/uIVC3Fo
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Kath and Jenny lost their sons following illegal robodebts, the ongoing secrecy of the NACC is compounding their trauma. They deserve answers and accountability.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Kath and Jenny lost their sons following illegal robodebts, the ongoing secrecy of the NACC is compounding their trauma. They deserve answers and accountability.
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This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity.
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Norway struck oil in the 60s. Now it has trillions. This is how Australia compares
Norway struck oil in the 1960s. Now, almost a quarter of its national budget is funded through its sovereign wealth fund. How does Australia compare with taxing its resources?
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This shows just how stupid, shortsighted, captured and corrupt Australia's political class are, they have torched our potential collective prosperity.
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Will they do the same with a rare and precious minerals boom?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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“incredibly stupid”, “absolutely disgraceful”…
Despite ANU’s own socially responsible investment policy, the university invested in and profited from Elbit systems shares - “a key enabler of the Israel Defense Forces in its commission of war crimes”. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Despite ANU’s own socially responsible investment policy, the university invested in and profited from Elbit systems shares - “a key enabler of the Israel Defense Forces in its commission of war crimes”. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments
Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“incredibly stupid”, “absolutely disgraceful”…
Despite ANU’s own socially responsible investment policy, the university invested in and profited from Elbit systems shares - “a key enabler of the Israel Defense Forces in its commission of war crimes”. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Despite ANU’s own socially responsible investment policy, the university invested in and profited from Elbit systems shares - “a key enabler of the Israel Defense Forces in its commission of war crimes”. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Greens have just secured a Senate inquiry into the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, exposing one of the most regressive tax breaks in Australia’s system which is inflating house prices by incentivising speculative investment in property!
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Greens have just secured a Senate inquiry into the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, exposing one of the most regressive tax breaks in Australia’s system which is inflating house prices by incentivising speculative investment in property!
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Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Exclusive: As jobseekers continue to have payments suspended, advocates call for the regime to be stopped until it’s proven to be lawful
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
“The numbers are so unimaginably high, it is actually easy to lose sight of how crazy this all is,” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org @antipovertycentre.org
#NobodyDeservsePoverty
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Even the big iron ore miner, Fortecue, says its time to rein in Australia’s $10 billion per year expenditure on diesel fuel subsidies…imagine all the housing, renewables and cheap education we could have if we took #climate or tax policy seriously.
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Fortescue: Fuel Tax Credit makes diesel 'artificially cheap', overhaul needed for climate
A Fortescue executive has called for a major overhaul of Australia’s $11 billion fuel tax credit scheme, arguing it undermines the nation’s climate goals by making diesel “artificially cheap”.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Even the big iron ore miner, Fortecue, says its time to rein in Australia’s $10 billion per year expenditure on diesel fuel subsidies…imagine all the housing, renewables and cheap education we could have if we took #climate or tax policy seriously.
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
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This has been quickly rammed through by the government, and deserves media coverage
The government is amending legislation to allow them to cancel welfare payments of people who are merely ACCUSED of a crime. Deeply authoritarian and absolutely insane to administer
The government is amending legislation to allow them to cancel welfare payments of people who are merely ACCUSED of a crime. Deeply authoritarian and absolutely insane to administer
Government amendments providing new powers to stop welfare payments to fugitives subject to a warrant for a serious violent or sexual offence have been added to the Social Security and Other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 prior to passing Reps. parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/sea...
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This has been quickly rammed through by the government, and deserves media coverage
The government is amending legislation to allow them to cancel welfare payments of people who are merely ACCUSED of a crime. Deeply authoritarian and absolutely insane to administer
The government is amending legislation to allow them to cancel welfare payments of people who are merely ACCUSED of a crime. Deeply authoritarian and absolutely insane to administer
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"I had actually been diagnosed with malnutrition and scurvy.
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"I had actually been diagnosed with malnutrition and scurvy.
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social
Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...
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Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down theconversation.com/taking-from-...
Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down
Many older Australians enjoy incomes in their 60s of the average working 40 year-old. Younger people bear the brunt of this support. How did we get here?
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down theconversation.com/taking-from-...
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He is tech billionaire and major landowner... not a vaccines expert or a climate scientist
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bill Gates says climate crisis won’t cause ‘humanity’s demise’ in call to shift focus to ‘improving lives’
Billionaire’s statement comes a day after UN said humanity missed 1.5C climate target and warned of devastation
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
He is tech billionaire and major landowner... not a vaccines expert or a climate scientist
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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BREAKING: Wind power just supplied 150% of South Australia’s electricity demand. Fossil fuels? A heroic 1.5%. Thoughts and prayers to everyone who said “renewables will never keep the lights on.” Must be hard watching your entire argument get blown away.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Wind power just supplied 150% of South Australia’s electricity demand. Fossil fuels? A heroic 1.5%. Thoughts and prayers to everyone who said “renewables will never keep the lights on.” Must be hard watching your entire argument get blown away.
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
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If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times, add basic dental to medicare - its not rocket science @albomp.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The 'systemic failure' behind Australia's dental super surge
A 12-fold increase in Australians raiding their retirement nest eggs to fund expensive dental treatments in recent years has been labelled a "systemic failure".
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times, add basic dental to medicare - its not rocket science @albomp.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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BREAKING: At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and about 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes across Gaza, medical sources on the ground told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/11lhsx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/11lhsx
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and about 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes across Gaza, medical sources on the ground told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/11lhsx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/11lhsx
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In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
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‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
Period blood has long been thought of as ‘stinky and useless’, but startups are exploring using the fluid to test for a wide range of health conditions – including difficult-to-diagnose endometriosis
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Yes indeed: Mining giants must pay rent tax so Australians don’t miss out on critical minerals cash boom, MPs say
www.theguardian.com/australia-news…
www.theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Yes indeed: Mining giants must pay rent tax so Australians don’t miss out on critical minerals cash boom, MPs say
www.theguardian.com/australia-news…
www.theguardian.com/australia-news…
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So Australia signed a deal to mine and sell critical minerals to the USA. Good, are we actually going to sell the resources and tax appropriately or just give it all away to foreign companies… again? #auspol
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So Australia signed a deal to mine and sell critical minerals to the USA. Good, are we actually going to sell the resources and tax appropriately or just give it all away to foreign companies… again? #auspol
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What a deal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What a deal.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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This ghastly woman is like a parody of a tone deaf grifter yet she's actually enriching herself with taxpayer $$$
Job agency companies and bosses continue to make an extraordinary amount of money from a Mutual Obligations system we now know operates unlawfully
Here's the latest example of what they're doing with that public funding. Enjoy Sarina at the Louis Vuitton resort in St Tropez 👇
Here's the latest example of what they're doing with that public funding. Enjoy Sarina at the Louis Vuitton resort in St Tropez 👇
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This ghastly woman is like a parody of a tone deaf grifter yet she's actually enriching herself with taxpayer $$$
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Albanese offering up Australia's critical minerals and superannuation to the world's worst shakedown merchant like an obsequious toady was obviously what Donald wanted...
..Australia didn't 🤨
..Australia didn't 🤨
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Albanese offering up Australia's critical minerals and superannuation to the world's worst shakedown merchant like an obsequious toady was obviously what Donald wanted...
..Australia didn't 🤨
..Australia didn't 🤨
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Essential therapeutic viewing in the unreality of our times
I interviewed Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges for an hour about the Western media betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club of Australia, fascism and a violent empire in decline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatG...
Chris Hedges talks with Dave about journalism, censorship and empire
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Essential therapeutic viewing in the unreality of our times
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America