Simon Katterl
@simonkkatterl.bsky.social
He/him | CEO, Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland | Mental Health Law, Regulation & Human Rights Advocate | Bylines in the Guardian & the Age | Research: https://shorturl.at/DpKkE
A legacy defining instance of small dxxck energy.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 AM
A legacy defining instance of small dxxck energy.
It is unbelievable that corporate Democrats can say this.
Carvilles strategy is to play dead for midterms that won't be free.
Can you imagine how ridiculous people who said this of Hitler in 1933 as he corrupted the legal system, undertook political progress and dismantled democratic institutions?
Carvilles strategy is to play dead for midterms that won't be free.
Can you imagine how ridiculous people who said this of Hitler in 1933 as he corrupted the legal system, undertook political progress and dismantled democratic institutions?
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
It is unbelievable that corporate Democrats can say this.
Carvilles strategy is to play dead for midterms that won't be free.
Can you imagine how ridiculous people who said this of Hitler in 1933 as he corrupted the legal system, undertook political progress and dismantled democratic institutions?
Carvilles strategy is to play dead for midterms that won't be free.
Can you imagine how ridiculous people who said this of Hitler in 1933 as he corrupted the legal system, undertook political progress and dismantled democratic institutions?
It's unclear if they have the mettle for this, but the Democrats should be ousting Schumer immediately if they care about a Constitutional republic. He's completely unfit for this moment.
youtu.be/dXwJr3NavzI?...
youtu.be/dXwJr3NavzI?...
DEMS MUST OUST SCHUMER NOW!
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
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January 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
It's unclear if they have the mettle for this, but the Democrats should be ousting Schumer immediately if they care about a Constitutional republic. He's completely unfit for this moment.
youtu.be/dXwJr3NavzI?...
youtu.be/dXwJr3NavzI?...
I would contrast McCullum with Geelong Coach Chris Scott.
While McCullum has fairly predictable/religiously consistent approach, Scott will always keep the other coach guessing and try to exploit weaknesses, giving them new looks, slowly deconstructing them.
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While McCullum has fairly predictable/religiously consistent approach, Scott will always keep the other coach guessing and try to exploit weaknesses, giving them new looks, slowly deconstructing them.
youtube.com/shorts/wpe-c...
"I take offence to that, Nas!"
YouTube video by Sky Sports Cricket
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January 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I would contrast McCullum with Geelong Coach Chris Scott.
While McCullum has fairly predictable/religiously consistent approach, Scott will always keep the other coach guessing and try to exploit weaknesses, giving them new looks, slowly deconstructing them.
youtube.com/shorts/wpe-c...
While McCullum has fairly predictable/religiously consistent approach, Scott will always keep the other coach guessing and try to exploit weaknesses, giving them new looks, slowly deconstructing them.
youtube.com/shorts/wpe-c...
The moral contortions we're forced into as we remain part of AUKUS.
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The moral contortions we're forced into as we remain part of AUKUS.
Our closest security partner, flagrantly violating the "rules based order". AUKUS will go down as one of the worst, and most slow moving, policy disasters in Australian history.
youtu.be/E-XvHEBuSLQ?...
youtu.be/E-XvHEBuSLQ?...
Venezuela declares a state of emergency after explosions around capital | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Our closest security partner, flagrantly violating the "rules based order". AUKUS will go down as one of the worst, and most slow moving, policy disasters in Australian history.
youtu.be/E-XvHEBuSLQ?...
youtu.be/E-XvHEBuSLQ?...
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“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Federal Government announces gas reservation policy
80 per cent of Australia’s gas is currently exported – including two thirds of gas produced on the east coast. This has
thepoint.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
The Cth Parlinfo website feels like it hasn't had a UX review since the dismissal.
December 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Cth Parlinfo website feels like it hasn't had a UX review since the dismissal.
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The release of the mid-year fiscal and economic outlook (MYEFO) has revealed the cost of changes to superannuation tax concessions and the PRRT’s ongoing failure to deliver fair returns to Australians.
Read Greg Jericho's full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251217-...
Read Greg Jericho's full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251217-...
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The release of the mid-year fiscal and economic outlook (MYEFO) has revealed the cost of changes to superannuation tax concessions and the PRRT’s ongoing failure to deliver fair returns to Australians.
Read Greg Jericho's full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251217-...
Read Greg Jericho's full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/251217-...
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social, am reading the great paper on how we could raise more than $70B through relatively simple wealth taxes. Does this exclude taxing the resource (mining/gas) sector, meaning more could be raised?
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australiainstitute.org.au
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social, am reading the great paper on how we could raise more than $70B through relatively simple wealth taxes. Does this exclude taxing the resource (mining/gas) sector, meaning more could be raised?
australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/u...
australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/u...
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“Existing tax settings allow for (and in some ways facilitate) growing inequality, mounting evidence shows the role of inequality in reducing economic growth,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
December 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“Existing tax settings allow for (and in some ways facilitate) growing inequality, mounting evidence shows the role of inequality in reducing economic growth,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
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Few issues unite progressive and conservative voters. Ending corruption is one of the few exceptions.
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Few issues unite progressive and conservative voters. Ending corruption is one of the few exceptions.
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Miners exaggerating tax. Again.
What's new is that this is so demonstrably false.
Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know.
Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
What's new is that this is so demonstrably false.
Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know.
Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Miners exaggerating tax. Again.
What's new is that this is so demonstrably false.
Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know.
Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
What's new is that this is so demonstrably false.
Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know.
Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Leaving aside that its hard to believe her that "it was just about the jeans", her view that being silent was the justified result to "negative press" fails to grapple w the fact that she should have spoken up to clarify for the PoC communities impacted.
www.theage.com.au/culture/cele...
www.theage.com.au/culture/cele...
Sydney Sweeney makes concession on ‘great genes’ ad controversy
The actress first broke her silence three months after the controversial advertisements went live, and it was not well received.
www.theage.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Leaving aside that its hard to believe her that "it was just about the jeans", her view that being silent was the justified result to "negative press" fails to grapple w the fact that she should have spoken up to clarify for the PoC communities impacted.
www.theage.com.au/culture/cele...
www.theage.com.au/culture/cele...
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So, while the police gets new powers to stop and frisk whoever they want (it’s gonna be brown men and all kinds of women they want to harass) Nazis get to march across the CBD.
Cool beans, Victoria!
Cool beans, Victoria!
“The report also contains several case studies, including a 2022 incident where a man says he and a group of other “prominent professionals from African backgrounds” were chatting outside a restaurant when approached by police, who asked why they were loitering.”
Have to avoid Melb CBD now, great!
Have to avoid Melb CBD now, great!
Police liken it to random breath tests, but warrantless pat-down powers across Melbourne’s CBD are creating racial profiling fears
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So, while the police gets new powers to stop and frisk whoever they want (it’s gonna be brown men and all kinds of women they want to harass) Nazis get to march across the CBD.
Cool beans, Victoria!
Cool beans, Victoria!
Unfortunate that Susan Ley's efforts to undertake collaborative leadership within her party are panned as weak leadership.
Collaborative leadership/governance of an org can work, but if bad actors prioritise their self-interest it crumbles.
Prompts calls for Dutton-style leadership.
#Insiders
Collaborative leadership/governance of an org can work, but if bad actors prioritise their self-interest it crumbles.
Prompts calls for Dutton-style leadership.
#Insiders
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Unfortunate that Susan Ley's efforts to undertake collaborative leadership within her party are panned as weak leadership.
Collaborative leadership/governance of an org can work, but if bad actors prioritise their self-interest it crumbles.
Prompts calls for Dutton-style leadership.
#Insiders
Collaborative leadership/governance of an org can work, but if bad actors prioritise their self-interest it crumbles.
Prompts calls for Dutton-style leadership.
#Insiders
Reposted by Simon Katterl
The Federal Government has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime.
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Federal Government has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime.
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Medicare Mentre Health Centres are part of the solution, but they can't be in place of peer-led options, and we need to ensure they are evaluated.
My comments in the Brisbane Times.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
My comments in the Brisbane Times.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
Hundreds of millions has been spent to fix mental health crisis. But will it work?
Over 40 Medicare Mental Health Centres have opened across Australia in the last year, including 12 in Queensland. We visited one on Brisbane’s north side to find out what they’re all about, and who th...
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Medicare Mentre Health Centres are part of the solution, but they can't be in place of peer-led options, and we need to ensure they are evaluated.
My comments in the Brisbane Times.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
My comments in the Brisbane Times.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...
Deliciously, that is exactly the level of thinking that led them to lose the first test.
#NeverChange
#NeverChange
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Deliciously, that is exactly the level of thinking that led them to lose the first test.
#NeverChange
#NeverChange
We're conditioned to prioritise politeness over marginalised perspectives.
Today's Senate event, where Senators Payman, Faruqi, & Thorpe spoke up against workplace racism & misogyny, shows how wrong that instinct.
The Senate's silence was horrifying.
youtu.be/c4oe1EXro6s?...
Today's Senate event, where Senators Payman, Faruqi, & Thorpe spoke up against workplace racism & misogyny, shows how wrong that instinct.
The Senate's silence was horrifying.
youtu.be/c4oe1EXro6s?...
Pauline Hanson wears burqa in the Senate in repeat of 2017 stunt | 9 News Australia
YouTube video by 9 News Australia
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November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're conditioned to prioritise politeness over marginalised perspectives.
Today's Senate event, where Senators Payman, Faruqi, & Thorpe spoke up against workplace racism & misogyny, shows how wrong that instinct.
The Senate's silence was horrifying.
youtu.be/c4oe1EXro6s?...
Today's Senate event, where Senators Payman, Faruqi, & Thorpe spoke up against workplace racism & misogyny, shows how wrong that instinct.
The Senate's silence was horrifying.
youtu.be/c4oe1EXro6s?...
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🚨 The Productivity Commission has confirmed what we already know: Australia’s mental health system is failing - and half a million people are being left behind.
People with psychosocial disability need support outside the NDIS.
Read the article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
People with psychosocial disability need support outside the NDIS.
Read the article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
🚨 The Productivity Commission has confirmed what we already know: Australia’s mental health system is failing - and half a million people are being left behind.
People with psychosocial disability need support outside the NDIS.
Read the article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
People with psychosocial disability need support outside the NDIS.
Read the article: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Qld has the highest rates of involuntary treatment among the Australian states & this has steadily increased since 2016.
Internationally, Australia has the 2nd highest rate of involuntary treatment & our rate is x15 that of Italy. Non ha alcun senso!"
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Internationally, Australia has the 2nd highest rate of involuntary treatment & our rate is x15 that of Italy. Non ha alcun senso!"
archive.li/GeLHZ
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November 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Qld has the highest rates of involuntary treatment among the Australian states & this has steadily increased since 2016.
Internationally, Australia has the 2nd highest rate of involuntary treatment & our rate is x15 that of Italy. Non ha alcun senso!"
archive.li/GeLHZ
Internationally, Australia has the 2nd highest rate of involuntary treatment & our rate is x15 that of Italy. Non ha alcun senso!"
archive.li/GeLHZ