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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)
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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)
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“Parental education is a really important factor, far more than economic factors,” Zajac said. “First-in-family students find it harder to navigate the university system. You have to know how to apply, where to apply, what you can expect if you apply.”
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First-in-family uni students should be recognised as disadvantaged or risk being left behind, report says
People without university-educated parents are 36% likely to enrol in degree, compared with 59% of students whose parents are tertiary educated
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Parental education is a really important factor, far more than economic factors,” Zajac said. “First-in-family students find it harder to navigate the university system. You have to know how to apply, where to apply, what you can expect if you apply.”
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On the podcast: Most political reporting on the Coalition’s net zero bust up has missed the real story buried within the leaks, as @ketanjoshi.co explains.
'They don’t feel it’s worth protecting our citizens': Ketan Joshi cuts through this week’s climate bullshit
www.crikey.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
On the podcast: Most political reporting on the Coalition’s net zero bust up has missed the real story buried within the leaks, as @ketanjoshi.co explains.
“This isn’t just personal misconduct. School violence is a breach of social trust,” the university said... “We believe universities have a responsibility to uphold community values.”
Korea school bully ban ‘turns universities into moral gatekeepers’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/korea-s...
Korea school bully ban ‘turns universities into moral gatekeepers’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/korea-s...
Korea school bully ban ‘turns universities into moral gatekeepers’
Many universities already factor school violence records into admissions ahead of nationwide roll-out but scholars fear move reinforces inequalities
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“This isn’t just personal misconduct. School violence is a breach of social trust,” the university said... “We believe universities have a responsibility to uphold community values.”
Korea school bully ban ‘turns universities into moral gatekeepers’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/korea-s...
Korea school bully ban ‘turns universities into moral gatekeepers’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/korea-s...
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The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe.
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Thank you and goodbye.
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Thank you and goodbye.
The golden age of Japanese cinema: 5 Tatsuya Nakadai films you must see
Tatsuya Nakadai, the last star of the golden age of Japanese cinema, has died at 92.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The great Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai has died, aged 92. Alongside fellow actor Toshiro Mifune (1920–97), Nakadai was, for many, the face of Japanese cinema across the globe.
theconversation.com/the-golden-a...?
Thank you and goodbye.
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Thank you and goodbye.
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'This is, unmistakably, a precarious moment. For the first time in eight decades, questions once thought consigned to history are being asked, and we must be resolute in answering them.'
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Ignore these neo-Nazis at our peril: Evil left unchallenged will be normalised
They lie and hijack the ANZAC legend while defiling the memory of almost 40,000 Australians who died fighting Nazi Germany.
www.smh.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
'This is, unmistakably, a precarious moment. For the first time in eight decades, questions once thought consigned to history are being asked, and we must be resolute in answering them.'
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But they’re too young for social media…make it make sense www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Possible life sentences for children under Victorian crime crackdown
Children aged 14 and above will face adult sentences in adult courts if caught committing violent crimes such as home invasions, in sweeping new reforms by the Allan government.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
But they’re too young for social media…make it make sense www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
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~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
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Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
independentaustralia.net
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests.
~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
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~ Tom de Kadt
Tasmania will be a richer state when it protects its native forests
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Powerful, intelligent, articulate condemnation of Western news media and US influence by an Egyptian woman in convo with CNN's Clarissa Ward, at the border with #Gaza. Superb. #USPolitics #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #JournalismMatters
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Powerful, intelligent, articulate condemnation of Western news media and US influence by an Egyptian woman in convo with CNN's Clarissa Ward, at the border with #Gaza. Superb. #USPolitics #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine #JournalismMatters
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Yet again, Australia proves itself the gateway to the Wound of Creation, forever leaking forth unholy terrors such as this, mutant spiders, bloodthirsty magpies, and Yahoo Serious.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yet again, Australia proves itself the gateway to the Wound of Creation, forever leaking forth unholy terrors such as this, mutant spiders, bloodthirsty magpies, and Yahoo Serious.
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Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states
Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states
www.newscientist.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
Reynolds has commenced bankruptcy proceedings against both Higgins and Sharaz.
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‘Where’s the $2.4 million?’: Brittany Higgins’ bankruptcy order delayed by court technicality
Higgins and her husband, David Sharaz, have been ordered to pay Higgins’ former boss, former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, upwards of $341,000 in damages.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reynolds has commenced bankruptcy proceedings against both Higgins and Sharaz.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Labor should have addressed right wing bias in Aus media when they first got in. Instead, they’ve left the Murdoch toadies in charge at the abc, and done nothing about the concentration of media ownership.
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Labor should have addressed right wing bias in Aus media when they first got in. Instead, they’ve left the Murdoch toadies in charge at the abc, and done nothing about the concentration of media ownership.
public money is being rapidly funnelled out of the care system into the hands of private companies...
The directors of these companies were earning up to 60 times more than the average wage, with frontline care workers often paid below the living wage.
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The directors of these companies were earning up to 60 times more than the average wage, with frontline care workers often paid below the living wage.
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Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
public money is being rapidly funnelled out of the care system into the hands of private companies...
The directors of these companies were earning up to 60 times more than the average wage, with frontline care workers often paid below the living wage.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The directors of these companies were earning up to 60 times more than the average wage, with frontline care workers often paid below the living wage.
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Governments should also directly tackle excessive fees charged by some private specialists...there is no limit on what specialists can charge patients. A small minority have clearly gone too far…average fees more than three times what the government pays them.
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Specialist doctor fees are far too high. Australia’s next national health funding deal is a chance to change that | Peter Breadon
With initial consults now costing hundreds of dollars, we must embrace a national plan to boost targeted training, cover gaps and curb excessive charges
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November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Governments should also directly tackle excessive fees charged by some private specialists...there is no limit on what specialists can charge patients. A small minority have clearly gone too far…average fees more than three times what the government pays them.
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What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy?
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy?
— First Dog on the Moon
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— First Dog on the Moon
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What should concern us most about Grokipedia isn’t that Musk’s ideological imprint is visible: it’s that he’s shown how easy it is to do this at scale...If knowledge itself becomes another asset to be owned?
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
We tried Elon Musk’s Wikipedia clone. It’s as racist as you’d expect
The world’s richest man promised the truth. Instead, we get conspiracy theories, plagiarism and distortions about Australia Day, Indigenous Australians and Hitler.
www.smh.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What should concern us most about Grokipedia isn’t that Musk’s ideological imprint is visible: it’s that he’s shown how easy it is to do this at scale...If knowledge itself becomes another asset to be owned?
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...
www.smh.com.au/technology/w...