Tim Wade
@timwadepolitics.bsky.social
A political junkie supporting interested in Australian and Victorian politics
What game were the Norm Smith panel watching? No votes for Charlie Cameron? He broke the game open
September 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
What game were the Norm Smith panel watching? No votes for Charlie Cameron? He broke the game open
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Australians can’t get best practice care for brain tumours. It’s been around for 30y, but proton therapy is not available in Australia.
The Vic govt abandoned plans for proton therapy at Peter Mac - the SA govt has failed to finish a facility.
The federal govt must step in.
The Vic govt abandoned plans for proton therapy at Peter Mac - the SA govt has failed to finish a facility.
The federal govt must step in.
August 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Australians can’t get best practice care for brain tumours. It’s been around for 30y, but proton therapy is not available in Australia.
The Vic govt abandoned plans for proton therapy at Peter Mac - the SA govt has failed to finish a facility.
The federal govt must step in.
The Vic govt abandoned plans for proton therapy at Peter Mac - the SA govt has failed to finish a facility.
The federal govt must step in.
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The gambling industry is targeting our kids. The govt said it doesn't want to put platforms before people when it banned children's access to social media, but it is failing to protect young people being preyed on by sports gambling companies.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904002...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904002...
A predatory industry is targeting our kids and the government is staying silent
Gambling is a public health crisis.
www.canberratimes.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The gambling industry is targeting our kids. The govt said it doesn't want to put platforms before people when it banned children's access to social media, but it is failing to protect young people being preyed on by sports gambling companies.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904002...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904002...
Fascinating but really it should be titled “How Australia developed a superior way of scaring cricket”
Why Australia Says Cricket Scores Backwards
YouTube video by Cricket Machine
youtube.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Fascinating but really it should be titled “How Australia developed a superior way of scaring cricket”
10 places named after John Batman
- Batman's Hill
- John Batman Gardens
- 1 railway station
- 7 roads: Ave, St (3), Rd (2), Drive
Let's remember our history and those shaped it and all their strengths & weaknesses. Let's commemorate 9 other people who shaped Melbourne including indigenous people!
- Batman's Hill
- John Batman Gardens
- 1 railway station
- 7 roads: Ave, St (3), Rd (2), Drive
Let's remember our history and those shaped it and all their strengths & weaknesses. Let's commemorate 9 other people who shaped Melbourne including indigenous people!
wondering if it is time to stop putting the name of a man who killed indigenous people all over the city of Melbourne. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab...
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
The truth about John Batman: Melbourne’s founder and ‘murderer of the blacks’
John Batman, the beloved founder of Melbourne, is widely considered to have been sympathetic towards Aboriginal people. This reputation stems largely from his famous attempt (unique in Australian hist...
theconversation.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
10 places named after John Batman
- Batman's Hill
- John Batman Gardens
- 1 railway station
- 7 roads: Ave, St (3), Rd (2), Drive
Let's remember our history and those shaped it and all their strengths & weaknesses. Let's commemorate 9 other people who shaped Melbourne including indigenous people!
- Batman's Hill
- John Batman Gardens
- 1 railway station
- 7 roads: Ave, St (3), Rd (2), Drive
Let's remember our history and those shaped it and all their strengths & weaknesses. Let's commemorate 9 other people who shaped Melbourne including indigenous people!
wondering if it is time to stop putting the name of a man who killed indigenous people all over the city of Melbourne. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab...
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
The truth about John Batman: Melbourne’s founder and ‘murderer of the blacks’
John Batman, the beloved founder of Melbourne, is widely considered to have been sympathetic towards Aboriginal people. This reputation stems largely from his famous attempt (unique in Australian hist...
theconversation.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
wondering if it is time to stop putting the name of a man who killed indigenous people all over the city of Melbourne. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab...
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
John Batman is historic figure in Melbourne, so I am OK with having his name on 1 location, but 10!
really excited about Treaty and I need to learn more!
Latest joint statement on Treaty negotiations
Negotiations for Victoria’s first Statewide Treaty are well advanced and in the final stages of drafting an agreement. The Victorian Government will introduce the Statewide Treaty Bill to Parliament o...
firstpeoplesvic.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
really excited about Treaty and I need to learn more!
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U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol captured arrest on video
August 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol captured arrest on video
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I heard that psychopaths are not affected by punishment, and only respond to rewards. This may not be related...
The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I heard that psychopaths are not affected by punishment, and only respond to rewards. This may not be related...
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Birds of a feather…..
This mother fuc*er is part of a huge flock.
This mother fuc*er is part of a huge flock.
August 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Birds of a feather…..
This mother fuc*er is part of a huge flock.
This mother fuc*er is part of a huge flock.
Australia is a sucker for giving miners such low taxes
We pay far too much for electricity and gas in this country. Every time we open a bill we see evidence of government failure.
The govt must stop allowing multinationals to sell off our gas while paying little or no tax, while we pay more for our gas than the people who buy it overseas.
The govt must stop allowing multinationals to sell off our gas while paying little or no tax, while we pay more for our gas than the people who buy it overseas.
‘Steam out their ears’: Australians fired up about gas exports
A plan being considered by Labor to set aside export gas for domestic use has almost no political opposition.
www.afr.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Australia is a sucker for giving miners such low taxes
Oh hell no! The Weagles should not be rewarded for such poor management with all the resources they have. Give them a 2nd round pick at most
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Oh hell no! The Weagles should not be rewarded for such poor management with all the resources they have. Give them a 2nd round pick at most
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If we want to fix our democracy, we NEED ranked choice voting.
Find out more at fairvoteillinois.org.
Find out more at fairvoteillinois.org.
July 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If we want to fix our democracy, we NEED ranked choice voting.
Find out more at fairvoteillinois.org.
Find out more at fairvoteillinois.org.
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Over the weekend, musical satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer died at his home in Massachusetts, according to a longtime friend. He was 97.
July 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Over the weekend, musical satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer died at his home in Massachusetts, according to a longtime friend. He was 97.
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UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon
The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and divid
jacobin.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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‘Don’t forget’: mural brings attention to the January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump
‘Don’t forget’: mural brings attention to the January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump
A giant new mural, titled Wall of Shame, has launched in Brooklyn, New York, to remind people of the alleged crimes committed by more than 1,500 Maga loyalists
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
‘Don’t forget’: mural brings attention to the January 6 rioters pardoned by Trump
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Under my private member’s bill - the Clean Up Politics Act - we’d know in real time when, where, and why Ministers and senior public servants meet with lobbyists.
Trust in government is at an all time low. I’ll keep putting the Bill before Parliament until we get progress.
Trust in government is at an all time low. I’ll keep putting the Bill before Parliament until we get progress.
Richard Marles’ chief of staff disclosed long-term relationship with lobbyist from firm with defence clients
Exclusive: News of relationship comes amid pressure to toughen regulation of political lobbying to ensure trust in democracy
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Under my private member’s bill - the Clean Up Politics Act - we’d know in real time when, where, and why Ministers and senior public servants meet with lobbyists.
Trust in government is at an all time low. I’ll keep putting the Bill before Parliament until we get progress.
Trust in government is at an all time low. I’ll keep putting the Bill before Parliament until we get progress.
no wonder Test cricket is struggling! Look at this match in Grenada - finishing early with so few overs bowled today
July 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
no wonder Test cricket is struggling! Look at this match in Grenada - finishing early with so few overs bowled today
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The allegations about children being preyed on by a paedophile in Melbourne childcare centres are horribly distressing.
Oversight and regulation of childcare varies between states and territories. The regulators are under-funded and they're not transparent enough.
Oversight and regulation of childcare varies between states and territories. The regulators are under-funded and they're not transparent enough.
July 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The allegations about children being preyed on by a paedophile in Melbourne childcare centres are horribly distressing.
Oversight and regulation of childcare varies between states and territories. The regulators are under-funded and they're not transparent enough.
Oversight and regulation of childcare varies between states and territories. The regulators are under-funded and they're not transparent enough.
Just because you pretend climate change is not real doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Key climate change reports removed from US government websites
The national climate assessments help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of a warming world
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just because you pretend climate change is not real doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Work is work and should be paid!
End Placement Poverty
End Placement Poverty
Are you a student in Kooyong who’s struggled with an unpaid prac placement?
YouTube video by Dr Monique Ryan MP
youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Work is work and should be paid!
End Placement Poverty
End Placement Poverty
Very smart analysis
It’s time, Sussan Ley: What Gough Whitlam can teach her about saving a lost party
Labor was reduced to a rump in 1966. Here’s how it came back to win the 1972 election.
www.theage.com.au
June 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Very smart analysis