Dr. Michael Faulkner
@regionalelder.bsky.social
Retired from paid work but active.
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This is the stuff which will resonate with voters, much as the rail crossing removals did ... ie. actually doing things. Mainstream media is now so far off the pace with identifying and informing people about this stuff it feels increasingly like the rest of us live in a parallel universe. Bizarre.
Important to remember that while the Murdoch and Ninefax outlets are under the covers 'fluffing up' the Libs, in the next few weeks the Vic Govt will deliver
- a whole new 5 stations & tunnel.
- a new river crossing/tunnel to the west.
And a month or two later
- a new, bigger Footscray hospital
- a whole new 5 stations & tunnel.
- a new river crossing/tunnel to the west.
And a month or two later
- a new, bigger Footscray hospital
Some hard hitting journalism in the Hun
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the stuff which will resonate with voters, much as the rail crossing removals did ... ie. actually doing things. Mainstream media is now so far off the pace with identifying and informing people about this stuff it feels increasingly like the rest of us live in a parallel universe. Bizarre.
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Here's a cartoon from a few years ago about ole Pauline
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Here's a cartoon from a few years ago about ole Pauline
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There ya have it Folks
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
There ya have it Folks
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Sword of Donocles
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Sword of Donocles
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Good luck!
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Good luck!
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
thepoint.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I seriously cannot get over how stupid it is to be cutting back on research right now #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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I'm loving Ed Unleashed
‘Pry open the jaws of Treasury’ to fund CSIRO amid hundreds of job losses, Labor MP Ed Husic tells own party
‘Pry open the jaws of Treasury’ to fund CSIRO amid hundreds of job losses, Labor MP Ed Husic tells own party
Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an ‘investment’
Ed Husic has challenged his own government to “pry open the jaws of Treasury” to boost funding for Australia’s national scientific agency after it announced up to 350 research jobs would be cut to deal with an imminent budgetary cliff.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) announced on Wednesday it would look to cut between 300 and 350 research unit roles as part of efforts to narrow its research scope and address an ageing property portfolio in need of urgent modernisation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I'm loving Ed Unleashed
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What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Just a note to journalists - there is no such thing as a moderate Liberal MP. I told you about this back in 2019. (And even that was a late note)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The moderate Liberal MP is extinct – Howard subjugated them years ago | Greg Jericho
It’s time to stop lionising the myth of the moderate Liberal; it’s just a nonsensical label
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Just a note to journalists - there is no such thing as a moderate Liberal MP. I told you about this back in 2019. (And even that was a late note)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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so funny seeing the media fete losers like Sarah Henderson (lost Corangamite despite Morrison throwing squillions of our dollars at the seat for her) and Dave Sharma (lost Wentworth twice despite Morrison announcing an embassy relocation for him) just because the Liberals give them senate seats.
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
so funny seeing the media fete losers like Sarah Henderson (lost Corangamite despite Morrison throwing squillions of our dollars at the seat for her) and Dave Sharma (lost Wentworth twice despite Morrison announcing an embassy relocation for him) just because the Liberals give them senate seats.
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At least Sophie Mirabella is relieved
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At least Sophie Mirabella is relieved
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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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At least Sophie Mirabella is relieved
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At least Sophie Mirabella is relieved
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Easy to believe this guy ignored someone who passed out in the Oval Office. He did ignore a guest at a Mar-a-Lago event who fell off the stage and split his head open and complained about the blood staining his marble floor. The lack of empathy is on-brand.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Easy to believe this guy ignored someone who passed out in the Oval Office. He did ignore a guest at a Mar-a-Lago event who fell off the stage and split his head open and complained about the blood staining his marble floor. The lack of empathy is on-brand.
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The boyfriend of a friend of my son's has spent several weeks in a psych ward due to Chat GPT induced psychosis. He isn't suicidal but AI encouraged him down a toxic and paranoid wormhole until he became completely delusional. Evil stuff.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The boyfriend of a friend of my son's has spent several weeks in a psych ward due to Chat GPT induced psychosis. He isn't suicidal but AI encouraged him down a toxic and paranoid wormhole until he became completely delusional. Evil stuff.
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Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps:
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps:
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
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The PRRT is one of Australia's main taxes on the gas industry....and it's completely broken.
Imagine what Australia could fund if the gas industry paid its fair share...free university? #auspol
Imagine what Australia could fund if the gas industry paid its fair share...free university? #auspol
October 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The PRRT is one of Australia's main taxes on the gas industry....and it's completely broken.
Imagine what Australia could fund if the gas industry paid its fair share...free university? #auspol
Imagine what Australia could fund if the gas industry paid its fair share...free university? #auspol
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Young Republican chats have leaked and SURPRISE! They are gross racist and anti-Semitic weirdoes who fantasies about gas chambers and raping people. One is already a state senator - you’ll never guess who the rest work for…
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Young Republican chats have leaked and SURPRISE! They are gross racist and anti-Semitic weirdoes who fantasies about gas chambers and raping people. One is already a state senator - you’ll never guess who the rest work for…
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The lights on the hill.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The lights on the hill.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Ahhh well.
Anyway, this is just pre-emptive bitch in case the PM forces Chalmers to negotiate with the Libs over superannuation rather than just band with the Greens & pass the bill as is.
Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.
(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)
Grow up and use the Greens to pass the policies you want.
(Prob tho, when the PM prefers politics to policy)
October 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Ahhh well.
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“I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.”
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.”
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
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The war in Gaza has killed 186 journalists as of Aug 11, 2025. This is the highest number ever recorded in any war. 🚨
It is more than the total journalists killed in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Yugoslav Wars, and Afghanistan combined. ⚖️📸💔
#HumanRights #PressFreedom
It is more than the total journalists killed in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Yugoslav Wars, and Afghanistan combined. ⚖️📸💔
#HumanRights #PressFreedom
August 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The war in Gaza has killed 186 journalists as of Aug 11, 2025. This is the highest number ever recorded in any war. 🚨
It is more than the total journalists killed in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Yugoslav Wars, and Afghanistan combined. ⚖️📸💔
#HumanRights #PressFreedom
It is more than the total journalists killed in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Yugoslav Wars, and Afghanistan combined. ⚖️📸💔
#HumanRights #PressFreedom
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Donald Trump suing Rupert Murdoch feels like the natural merging of two parallel rivers of sludge
July 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Donald Trump suing Rupert Murdoch feels like the natural merging of two parallel rivers of sludge