Pinnacledrop54
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Pinnacledrop54
@pinnacledrop54.bsky.social
Love EV's, renewable energy, espresso & pour-over...
Interested in, and a very robust commentator on Aust. Politics & Corporate Media (I can be harsh!). Will block M”GA, T”sla/M”sk simps, baseload dinosaurs, religious nuts & cookers with great relish!
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‘Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the PM’s office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.’

Arise, Caucus MPs! You have nothing to lose but your chains!

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Broad, unspoken consensus': silent Labor MPs want action on gambling
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Hard to understand a govt that blocks teenagers from social media but has *no* issue with them accessing online gambling platforms at all, or with them being bombarded with ads for online gambling.
Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole
The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids actually spend their time.
www.theage.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Since the mid 1990s, Norway has imposed a 56 per cent "special tax" for oil and gas companies, alongside a 22 per cent corporate tax rate.

Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.

I hope you will too.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Chris Bowen calls out Kevin Hogan for only half-quoting the comments of the CEO of Rio Tinto, Bowen completes the quote which shows a demand for more Renewables.
Bowen “…so desperate, they actually have to cut a sentence halfway to make their case!”🔥 #QT
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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If you are posting on or engaging with content on X, you are working as a volunteer laborer helping this specific man earn money and political influence.

Any person, group or organisation that is still there and helping keep you there: you have to make them get out, not give them reason to stay
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"

"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"

"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Victorian Liberals will repeal the State's new Indigenous Treaty legislation if they ever get elected to govern.

What a pack of shitheads!

No wonder no-one wants to vote for them.
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Treaty vote has passed in Parliament of Victoria, Australia.

#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe 🖤💛❤️

#auspol #springst
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Happy anniversary to those who celebrate 🥳
October 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Loving Lily Allen's new music. 👏👏👏
No-one does whimsical melancholy like her.
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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This is pretty cool. I would love to see what more could be done though.
Once Australia’s second priciest city, Melbourne has become more affordable. What happened – and will it last?
More homes and less property investor activity has seen Victoria’s capital rise up the affordability rankings
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Here’s a test for the Federal Government- will they vote for integrity and the Commonwealth or not? 🤔
Australia politics live: Monique Ryan pushes to ban MPs taking ‘lucrative’ private sector lobby jobs straight after leaving parliament
Follow the latest updates live
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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“However, when measuring crime on a per capita basis, Melbourne’s crime rate is actually lower today (18,097 per 100,000) compared to 2017 (18,334 per 100,000)”
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Graeme Samuel who was tasked by Sussan Ley to Review env. laws says he’s “frustrated” & “angry” Ley all of a sudden turned her back on the reforms & says it’s “bitterly disappointing” LNP offered a briefing & then went quiet🙄
“I say absolutely & then I’ve got nothing further”💥 #Abc
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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The govt is yet to release the exposure draft of its EPBC reforms — keeping community in the dark on vital environmental legislation.

Without transparency or consultation, we can’t deliver the strong protections nature needs. Once again, this govt chooses secrecy over integrity.

#auspol #EPBC
October 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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The electorate voted for a senate that has a majority of ALP and Greens.

Murray Watt and the ALP are choosing instead to write laws that will please the LNP and mining companies.

This is not the outcome a majority of Australians voted for.
I’m getting weary of this. This government is representative of what the people of this place want. The argument is with all of us. Turning it into a constant personalised political snipe belittles the nature of the problem.
Thanks to Murray and his ALP pals, weather reports like this will become increasingly scary and weird
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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You can't trust anything the Liberals say on climate change.
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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The fabulous Cathy Wilcox has nailed this pathetic shitshow visit by Albanese to meet Trump.

#auspol
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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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
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A man desperate to stay on the public teat.
Barnaby Joyce unable to cope goes bonkers on #abc730 with desperate attempt to avoid answering, only to find himself in yet another train wreck
Joyce “This is sounding very Trumpian by you. I’m not Zelenskyy ok?”🤔
Ferguson “This is not a conversation about Tomahawk missiles”💥
October 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The AGE continues its "I Hate Melb" series #6533. Some of these journalists need therapy.
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM