@andrewlhorton.bsky.social
Grandfather and MND sufferer. Left of centre. I once was a lawyer. I was also once a mono-rail driver among other things. From Tweed Heads Australia currently on the Central Coast NSW.
DM's will likely be ignored.
DM's will likely be ignored.
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Hilariously, the AFR is showing just how absurd is the scare campaign against the super tax changes.
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
They give an eg where someone's super goes from $2m to $3.18m in a year!
Yep a $1.18m increase.
How much extra tax?
$1,528!
OMG!! THAT'S OUTRAG... err... oh actually that's bugger all
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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The ‘Adult crime, Adult time’ LNP slogan was a load of shite. A Broncos player crashed a car while high as a kite and unlicensed, injuring others. Walks out of court with a fine that is less than a ‘failure to wear seatbelt’ fine.
One rule for the famous, another for the rest of us idiots
One rule for the famous, another for the rest of us idiots
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
The ‘Adult crime, Adult time’ LNP slogan was a load of shite. A Broncos player crashed a car while high as a kite and unlicensed, injuring others. Walks out of court with a fine that is less than a ‘failure to wear seatbelt’ fine.
One rule for the famous, another for the rest of us idiots
One rule for the famous, another for the rest of us idiots
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Coal billionaire Gina Rinehart has called for slashing the public service.
With both major parties paid by fossil fuels, it’s public servants doing their jobs that can get in the way.
It’s also worth remembering she’s a full conspiracy theorist (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/home-rinehar...
With both major parties paid by fossil fuels, it’s public servants doing their jobs that can get in the way.
It’s also worth remembering she’s a full conspiracy theorist (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/home-rinehar...
Rinehart pushes sham Covid-19 "remedies"...protects herself - The Klaxon
An outback mega-mine owned by Gina Rinehart and run by a notorious climate denier has been spruiking Covid-19 misinformation.
theklaxon.com.au
December 6, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Coal billionaire Gina Rinehart has called for slashing the public service.
With both major parties paid by fossil fuels, it’s public servants doing their jobs that can get in the way.
It’s also worth remembering she’s a full conspiracy theorist (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/home-rinehar...
With both major parties paid by fossil fuels, it’s public servants doing their jobs that can get in the way.
It’s also worth remembering she’s a full conspiracy theorist (ICYMI): theklaxon.com.au/home-rinehar...
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Chief economist Greg Jericho explains why the RBA needs to cut interest rates next week. The best time to do it was six months ago. The next best time is next week.
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Chief economist Greg Jericho explains why the RBA needs to cut interest rates next week. The best time to do it was six months ago. The next best time is next week.
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‼️EXTREME HEAT WAVE
Starting from tomorrow a brutal heat wave will sweep Southern Africa specially Zimbabwe,Mozambique and Malawi with up to 40/45C for 10+ and also very hot nights:potentially the worst heat wave in SE Africa history,many records will be crushed
Starting from tomorrow a brutal heat wave will sweep Southern Africa specially Zimbabwe,Mozambique and Malawi with up to 40/45C for 10+ and also very hot nights:potentially the worst heat wave in SE Africa history,many records will be crushed
December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
‼️EXTREME HEAT WAVE
Starting from tomorrow a brutal heat wave will sweep Southern Africa specially Zimbabwe,Mozambique and Malawi with up to 40/45C for 10+ and also very hot nights:potentially the worst heat wave in SE Africa history,many records will be crushed
Starting from tomorrow a brutal heat wave will sweep Southern Africa specially Zimbabwe,Mozambique and Malawi with up to 40/45C for 10+ and also very hot nights:potentially the worst heat wave in SE Africa history,many records will be crushed
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Article on Australian economy which makes sense.
What doesn't make sense is why the RBA is punishing such an efficient Treasurer who, unlike other countries has kept the economy on an even keel while 'Conservative media [with Dutton's help] claim income going ◀️'
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
What doesn't make sense is why the RBA is punishing such an efficient Treasurer who, unlike other countries has kept the economy on an even keel while 'Conservative media [with Dutton's help] claim income going ◀️'
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong | Greg Jericho
It’s time the reserve started undoing the damage it’s done before even public spending can’t keep the economy growing
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Article on Australian economy which makes sense.
What doesn't make sense is why the RBA is punishing such an efficient Treasurer who, unlike other countries has kept the economy on an even keel while 'Conservative media [with Dutton's help] claim income going ◀️'
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
What doesn't make sense is why the RBA is punishing such an efficient Treasurer who, unlike other countries has kept the economy on an even keel while 'Conservative media [with Dutton's help] claim income going ◀️'
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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‘We’re not going away’: the man who led NZ’s biggest Māori rights march vows to fight on
‘We’re not going away’: the man who led NZ’s biggest Māori rights march vows to fight on
Eru Kapa-Kingi has become the most recognised face of a movement against the government’s policy direction for Māori
Māori activist Eru Kapa-Kingi may have just led a historic march on Indigenous rights in New Zealand but he is reluctant to take credit for it.
“We just opened the door, and [thousands] stepped through,” Kapa-Kingi tells the Guardian from his Auckland home, two weeks after a rally he helped mobilise became the largest protest in support of Māori rights and one of the biggest demonstrations in New Zealand’s history.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:04 AM
‘We’re not going away’: the man who led NZ’s biggest Māori rights march vows to fight on
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Payman's meeting w Minerals Council of Aust was reported by The Nightly 6 days ago - 'Fatima Payman looms as a potential kingmaker' for Nature Positive bill. Other media chose to ignore Payman's key role & instead ran an inane 'Albo v Plibersek' soap opera #auspol thenightly.com.au/politics/aus...
WA peak bodies urge PM to kill off EPA deal
Labor and the Greens are edging toward a shock deal to create a new Environment Protection Agency as they look to pass the bill in Federal Parliament’s frantic final sitting week of the year.
thenightly.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Payman's meeting w Minerals Council of Aust was reported by The Nightly 6 days ago - 'Fatima Payman looms as a potential kingmaker' for Nature Positive bill. Other media chose to ignore Payman's key role & instead ran an inane 'Albo v Plibersek' soap opera #auspol thenightly.com.au/politics/aus...
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Kind of weird how as profits are falling so too is inflation.
Almost like there might be a connection…
Almost like there might be a connection…
December 2, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Kind of weird how as profits are falling so too is inflation.
Almost like there might be a connection…
Almost like there might be a connection…
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Can the AFR also do an "exclusive" on how "big super" delivers much better returns than retail funds?
December 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Can the AFR also do an "exclusive" on how "big super" delivers much better returns than retail funds?
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I’d like it if Australian political commentators could find a way to not draw on the US election when discussing the approaching federal election here.
We have a genuine democracy, the two events are not comparable.
But they will, constantly, because it’s easy.
#AusPol
We have a genuine democracy, the two events are not comparable.
But they will, constantly, because it’s easy.
#AusPol
December 1, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I’d like it if Australian political commentators could find a way to not draw on the US election when discussing the approaching federal election here.
We have a genuine democracy, the two events are not comparable.
But they will, constantly, because it’s easy.
#AusPol
We have a genuine democracy, the two events are not comparable.
But they will, constantly, because it’s easy.
#AusPol
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Why is power so expensive in Australia?
National Electricity Market hit a period where renewable energy could meet over 100%of electricity demand in September this year. But at the time,renewables were actually meeting 71% of demand.
Feed in cost to retailers 4c KWh
Cost to consumers 45c KWh
#AEMO
National Electricity Market hit a period where renewable energy could meet over 100%of electricity demand in September this year. But at the time,renewables were actually meeting 71% of demand.
Feed in cost to retailers 4c KWh
Cost to consumers 45c KWh
#AEMO
December 1, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Why is power so expensive in Australia?
National Electricity Market hit a period where renewable energy could meet over 100%of electricity demand in September this year. But at the time,renewables were actually meeting 71% of demand.
Feed in cost to retailers 4c KWh
Cost to consumers 45c KWh
#AEMO
National Electricity Market hit a period where renewable energy could meet over 100%of electricity demand in September this year. But at the time,renewables were actually meeting 71% of demand.
Feed in cost to retailers 4c KWh
Cost to consumers 45c KWh
#AEMO
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Hey, Dave. You might have come off a little cooler with ‘da kidz’ if you hadn’t just cut support pill testing at gigs and festivals in Queensland. 🎶
November 30, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Hey, Dave. You might have come off a little cooler with ‘da kidz’ if you hadn’t just cut support pill testing at gigs and festivals in Queensland. 🎶
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Hey everyone, please don't engage with fake accounts impersonating me.
@prguy.bsky.social is my only account on here.
You can verify this by viewing my profile on Twitter (X).
@prguy.bsky.social is my only account on here.
You can verify this by viewing my profile on Twitter (X).
November 30, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Hey everyone, please don't engage with fake accounts impersonating me.
@prguy.bsky.social is my only account on here.
You can verify this by viewing my profile on Twitter (X).
@prguy.bsky.social is my only account on here.
You can verify this by viewing my profile on Twitter (X).
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Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
Agrivoltaics can increase grape yield by up to 60%
French agrivoltaics company Sun'Agri says that two of its facilities increased grape yields by 20% to 60% in 2024, compared to areas without solar panels. The PV modules helped regulate temperature fl...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
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There is no “could”
Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment
Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for self-enrichment
He’s said $42.45bn spent by the US for rural internet isn’t efficient. His Starlink company stands to benefit if he reduces that investment
Elon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is…
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
There is no “could”
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When making a MAGA cabinet, it's very important to strike a careful balance between billionaires, sex criminals, Russian assets, anti-vaxxers, and just plain unpleasant people.
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM
When making a MAGA cabinet, it's very important to strike a careful balance between billionaires, sex criminals, Russian assets, anti-vaxxers, and just plain unpleasant people.
Geez the scammers and grifters are coming in thick and fast with the following.
December 1, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Geez the scammers and grifters are coming in thick and fast with the following.
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Should be front page news
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
The New Energy Trade: Harnessing Australian renewables for global development
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Should be front page news
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
“World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds 🇦🇺 could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating 6-8 times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports”
www.superpowerinstitute.com.au/work/the-new...
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🚨After an eight-month legal battle a university professor - who gave evidence over the PwC tax leaks scandal - has obtained a secretive complaint PwC made against him. It reveals the complaint is a sham. Goes to the heart of PwC's ongoing global cover-up...
theklaxon.com.au/a3ok
theklaxon.com.au/a3ok
PwC bosses caught in sham “complaint” against top professor
After more than eight months a university professor has obtained a secretive “complaint” made against him by disgraced consulting giant PwC.
theklaxon.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
🚨After an eight-month legal battle a university professor - who gave evidence over the PwC tax leaks scandal - has obtained a secretive complaint PwC made against him. It reveals the complaint is a sham. Goes to the heart of PwC's ongoing global cover-up...
theklaxon.com.au/a3ok
theklaxon.com.au/a3ok
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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What I voted for—
No more human rights abuses incl against refugees/asylum seekers
Real action on climate change
An end to keeping people in poverty
What I got—
Genocide is ok
More human rights abuses especially against refugees/asylum seekers
More fossil fuels
Poverty entrenched
#auspol
No more human rights abuses incl against refugees/asylum seekers
Real action on climate change
An end to keeping people in poverty
What I got—
Genocide is ok
More human rights abuses especially against refugees/asylum seekers
More fossil fuels
Poverty entrenched
#auspol
a cartoon of a man sitting at a desk with the words " head-desk " written above him
ALT: a cartoon of a man sitting at a desk with the words " head-desk " written above him
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:33 PM
What I voted for—
No more human rights abuses incl against refugees/asylum seekers
Real action on climate change
An end to keeping people in poverty
What I got—
Genocide is ok
More human rights abuses especially against refugees/asylum seekers
More fossil fuels
Poverty entrenched
#auspol
No more human rights abuses incl against refugees/asylum seekers
Real action on climate change
An end to keeping people in poverty
What I got—
Genocide is ok
More human rights abuses especially against refugees/asylum seekers
More fossil fuels
Poverty entrenched
#auspol
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This makes me so furious I want to flip tables and scream
And given at the beginning of this month Ronald Greentree, the former head of GrainCorp, sold his property west of Coonamble for $42million, this “record fine” is probably just the cost of doing business.
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
And given at the beginning of this month Ronald Greentree, the former head of GrainCorp, sold his property west of Coonamble for $42million, this “record fine” is probably just the cost of doing business.
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Record fine for farmer who illegally bulldozed woodland
The NSW Land and Environment Court has imposed $2.1 million in fines for eight offences, with half to be paid by high-profile farmer Ron Greentree.
www.smh.com.au
November 29, 2024 at 11:06 PM
This makes me so furious I want to flip tables and scream
And given at the beginning of this month Ronald Greentree, the former head of GrainCorp, sold his property west of Coonamble for $42million, this “record fine” is probably just the cost of doing business.
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
And given at the beginning of this month Ronald Greentree, the former head of GrainCorp, sold his property west of Coonamble for $42million, this “record fine” is probably just the cost of doing business.
www.smh.com.au/environment/...