Alex White
@alexjpwhite.bsky.social
Working hard for Australia
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NIMBYs are annoying but there's around 9,400,000 empty houses in the USA so probably NIMBYs aren't really the main problem?
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
NIMBYs are annoying but there's around 9,400,000 empty houses in the USA so probably NIMBYs aren't really the main problem?
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Accent Research principal Shaun Ratcliff said as well as gender and age, the other common denominator behind the One Nation vote was financial stress."
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Accent Research principal Shaun Ratcliff said as well as gender and age, the other common denominator behind the One Nation vote was financial stress."
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
I wonder who's asking for a debate about immigration?
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wonder who's asking for a debate about immigration?
Kehoe is correct that there is a monopoly problem in Australia but he is telling on himself when he focuses on two areas (law and medicine) where there a fair bit of competition rather than supermarkets, newspapers and publishing or banking where there are real monopolies and cartels.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Kehoe is correct that there is a monopoly problem in Australia but he is telling on himself when he focuses on two areas (law and medicine) where there a fair bit of competition rather than supermarkets, newspapers and publishing or banking where there are real monopolies and cartels.
Not to worry. Financial capital is stepping in to help out
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Not to worry. Financial capital is stepping in to help out
Very good that Commbank is being called out. Now we need some action.
The Big Banks have obviously continued their immoral and unethical business practices since the Banking Royal Commission.
www.afr.com/companies/fi...
The Big Banks have obviously continued their immoral and unethical business practices since the Banking Royal Commission.
www.afr.com/companies/fi...
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Very good that Commbank is being called out. Now we need some action.
The Big Banks have obviously continued their immoral and unethical business practices since the Banking Royal Commission.
www.afr.com/companies/fi...
The Big Banks have obviously continued their immoral and unethical business practices since the Banking Royal Commission.
www.afr.com/companies/fi...
Sadly Reuters producing junk articles that uncritically repeat unverifiable nonsense from people and companies with a vested financial interest in helping people dodge wealth tax and "sources on LinkedIn" 🫠
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Sadly Reuters producing junk articles that uncritically repeat unverifiable nonsense from people and companies with a vested financial interest in helping people dodge wealth tax and "sources on LinkedIn" 🫠
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It is absolutely essential to oppose the rollout of AI into management decisions. Machines should not control people.
www.afr.com/work-and-car...
www.afr.com/work-and-car...
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It is absolutely essential to oppose the rollout of AI into management decisions. Machines should not control people.
www.afr.com/work-and-car...
www.afr.com/work-and-car...
The IMF, the global agent of neoliberal capital, is trying to shake down Australia with its usual two-step: "Fix tax and cut spending." Translation: Cut services for the many to fund tax cuts for the few. It's an institutionalised money funnel to the plutocracy.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The IMF, the global agent of neoliberal capital, is trying to shake down Australia with its usual two-step: "Fix tax and cut spending." Translation: Cut services for the many to fund tax cuts for the few. It's an institutionalised money funnel to the plutocracy.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
Can't wait for an alternative OS that's easy to use and isn't filled with a trillion dollar program that fabricates half its responses
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Can't wait for an alternative OS that's easy to use and isn't filled with a trillion dollar program that fabricates half its responses
Remember when the banking royal commission found Commbank had engaged significant misconduct and the executives promised they were committed to reform?
www.linkedin.com/posts/fsunio...
www.linkedin.com/posts/fsunio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Remember when the banking royal commission found Commbank had engaged significant misconduct and the executives promised they were committed to reform?
www.linkedin.com/posts/fsunio...
www.linkedin.com/posts/fsunio...
Worley is a global engineering company, this behaviour by the CEO and board of exorbitant and unjustified executive payouts appears to be an example of looting and self-dealing.
www.afr.com/companies/in...
www.afr.com/companies/in...
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Worley is a global engineering company, this behaviour by the CEO and board of exorbitant and unjustified executive payouts appears to be an example of looting and self-dealing.
www.afr.com/companies/in...
www.afr.com/companies/in...
Australia is a low taxing country and yet many of the Business Council of Australia's member corporations don't pay any company tax.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Australia is a low taxing country and yet many of the Business Council of Australia's member corporations don't pay any company tax.
There's a few things to say about this worker shortage.
1. we need continued and stronger investment in our TAFEs, the sovereign training capability for Australia. We won't solve this by expecting TAFEs to do more with the same funding.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
1. we need continued and stronger investment in our TAFEs, the sovereign training capability for Australia. We won't solve this by expecting TAFEs to do more with the same funding.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
There's a few things to say about this worker shortage.
1. we need continued and stronger investment in our TAFEs, the sovereign training capability for Australia. We won't solve this by expecting TAFEs to do more with the same funding.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
1. we need continued and stronger investment in our TAFEs, the sovereign training capability for Australia. We won't solve this by expecting TAFEs to do more with the same funding.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
What is unsaid by Richard Holden is that the best way to promote competition within the supermarket sector is to break up Coles and Woolworths.
This would also have the additional benefit of reducing their excessive political power.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
This would also have the additional benefit of reducing their excessive political power.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What is unsaid by Richard Holden is that the best way to promote competition within the supermarket sector is to break up Coles and Woolworths.
This would also have the additional benefit of reducing their excessive political power.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
This would also have the additional benefit of reducing their excessive political power.
www.afr.com/policy/econo...
I wonder what happens when big businesses like Westpac are left to find the balance...
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I wonder what happens when big businesses like Westpac are left to find the balance...
"it was clearly time to get the elaborate machinery of manufactured bewilderment and sour indignation up and running again"
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"it was clearly time to get the elaborate machinery of manufactured bewilderment and sour indignation up and running again"
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This is worth a read. It also grapples with the fundamental question of "what next?" How will Mamdani work with the equivalent of the New York City Council "deep state"?
www.jphilll.com/p/zohran-mam...
www.jphilll.com/p/zohran-mam...
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is worth a read. It also grapples with the fundamental question of "what next?" How will Mamdani work with the equivalent of the New York City Council "deep state"?
www.jphilll.com/p/zohran-mam...
www.jphilll.com/p/zohran-mam...