Angus Ralton
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The largest number of foreign doctors working in the German health sector are now Syrians who came to Germany as refugees 10 years ago.
The largest number of foreign doctors working in the German health sector are now Syrians who came to Germany as refugees 10 years ago.
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
In case you missed it ...
The largest number of foreign doctors working in the German health sector are now Syrians who came to Germany as refugees 10 years ago.
The largest number of foreign doctors working in the German health sector are now Syrians who came to Germany as refugees 10 years ago.
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When will the govt admit the whole privatised system is a callous failure
“Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies
Employment department’s annual report shows just 11.7% of jobseekers ended up with jobs lasting at least 26 weeks last year
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When will the govt admit the whole privatised system is a callous failure
“Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Australia’s private employment services are failing to get jobseekers into long-term work, despite costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, department documents show”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Redefining ‘Net Zero’
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Redefining ‘Net Zero’
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"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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BREAKING: Wind power just supplied 150% of South Australia’s electricity demand. Fossil fuels? A heroic 1.5%. Thoughts and prayers to everyone who said “renewables will never keep the lights on.” Must be hard watching your entire argument get blown away.
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Wind power just supplied 150% of South Australia’s electricity demand. Fossil fuels? A heroic 1.5%. Thoughts and prayers to everyone who said “renewables will never keep the lights on.” Must be hard watching your entire argument get blown away.
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
reneweconomy.com.au/wind-hits-re...
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It's Monday. Parliament is back. And @amyremeikis.bsky.social has her live blog going on @thepointau.bsky.social
Get on it!
live.thepoint.com.au
Get on it!
live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Albanese government vows to pass environment laws
The Albanese government has returned to parliament determined to do a deal to pass its environmental legislation and wants to do it with the Coalition, which is barely holding it together. All the da...
live.thepoint.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It's Monday. Parliament is back. And @amyremeikis.bsky.social has her live blog going on @thepointau.bsky.social
Get on it!
live.thepoint.com.au
Get on it!
live.thepoint.com.au
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Puberty blockers are ‘safe, effective and reversible’, finds independent research which was commissioned by the New South Wales government in Australia.
www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/10/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/10/p...
Puberty blockers are 'safe, effective and reversible', study finds
Puberty blockers are safe, effective, and reversible according to an independent review commissioned by the NSW government in Australia.
www.thepinknews.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Puberty blockers are ‘safe, effective and reversible’, finds independent research which was commissioned by the New South Wales government in Australia.
www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/10/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/10/p...
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A wee little thing we have been working on over the past few month is now up and going - @thepointau.bsky.social.
Where to go for @amyremeikis.bsky.social's live blog, for analysis, fact checks, and details about things that might not be in "the news" but should be
thepoint.com.au
Where to go for @amyremeikis.bsky.social's live blog, for analysis, fact checks, and details about things that might not be in "the news" but should be
thepoint.com.au
The Point
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A wee little thing we have been working on over the past few month is now up and going - @thepointau.bsky.social.
Where to go for @amyremeikis.bsky.social's live blog, for analysis, fact checks, and details about things that might not be in "the news" but should be
thepoint.com.au
Where to go for @amyremeikis.bsky.social's live blog, for analysis, fact checks, and details about things that might not be in "the news" but should be
thepoint.com.au
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So Australia signed a deal to mine and sell critical minerals to the USA. Good, are we actually going to sell the resources and tax appropriately or just give it all away to foreign companies… again? #auspol
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So Australia signed a deal to mine and sell critical minerals to the USA. Good, are we actually going to sell the resources and tax appropriately or just give it all away to foreign companies… again? #auspol
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#ClimateReality in #Australia brought to you by #ClimateCriminals @australianlabor.bsky.social and leader @albomp.bsky.social.
#auspol
#auspol
Thanks to Murray and his ALP pals, weather reports like this will become increasingly scary and weird
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#ClimateReality in #Australia brought to you by #ClimateCriminals @australianlabor.bsky.social and leader @albomp.bsky.social.
#auspol
#auspol
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Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has referred NT Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby to the NT's corruption watchdog over alleged government interference in the media activities of the NT Supreme Court.
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NT attorney-general accused of court interference
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October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has referred NT Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby to the NT's corruption watchdog over alleged government interference in the media activities of the NT Supreme Court.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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It’s a great shame our National Press Club didn’t proceed with address by Pulitzer winning war correspondent Chris Hedges. His insights into IDF manipulation of media messaging are instructive. Western media is easily played. And the IDF murders non-compliant in situ journalists.
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s a great shame our National Press Club didn’t proceed with address by Pulitzer winning war correspondent Chris Hedges. His insights into IDF manipulation of media messaging are instructive. Western media is easily played. And the IDF murders non-compliant in situ journalists.
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This isn’t data, it’s a warning. Serious 30 month and 9 month rainfall deficiency in the Mt Lofties, SE SA and the Otways…levels which in the past have led to catastrophic bushfires. Prepare people…clean up, repair, save cash and insure. And join community agencies now. #auspol
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This isn’t data, it’s a warning. Serious 30 month and 9 month rainfall deficiency in the Mt Lofties, SE SA and the Otways…levels which in the past have led to catastrophic bushfires. Prepare people…clean up, repair, save cash and insure. And join community agencies now. #auspol
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As someone who has managed 5 prisons I can assure everyone that drug addiction is a health problem, not a criminal problem!
Locking up people that are addicted to drugs literally harms all of us.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
Locking up people that are addicted to drugs literally harms all of us.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
Drug addiction is a health problem, not a criminal problem!
Australia, like our US and British nuclear submarine cousins, is fond of locking people up. Australia has returned to mass incarceration we…
medium.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
As someone who has managed 5 prisons I can assure everyone that drug addiction is a health problem, not a criminal problem!
Locking up people that are addicted to drugs literally harms all of us.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
Locking up people that are addicted to drugs literally harms all of us.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
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Now that the International Court of Justice has found that countries are legally responsible for addressing climate change, Pacific Islanders are trying to turn the finding into action. #auspol #climate
Countering Trump, Pacific Islanders are leading on climate change
The leaders of the Pacific Islands are forging a united front against President Donald Trump’s climate denialism and leading the world in the battle against the climate crisis.
johnmenadue.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
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15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
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Victoria has taken another major step towards becoming the first Australian state to establish a Treaty with First Peoples, after the Statewide Treaty Bill passed the lower house of Parliament this week.
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
Historic Victorian treaty bill passes lower house as VALS condemns Opposition pledge to repeal
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service has condemned the Opposition’s plan to repeal the legislation if elected, describing it as a “step backwards” for First Peoples.
www.sbs.com.au
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Victoria has taken another major step towards becoming the first Australian state to establish a Treaty with First Peoples, after the Statewide Treaty Bill passed the lower house of Parliament this week.
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...
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Imagine writing this AUKUS puff piece saying “Rolls-Royce dismisses critics” of its UK nuclear reactor program and … forgetting … to mention the UK audit authority’s finding that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.” www.smh.com.au/world/europe...
‘We will get there’: Nuclear company key to submarine plans rejects AUKUS doubts
Rolls-Royce has expanded its workforce to build the nuclear power systems for the vessels – and is searching for more trainees, including Australians.
www.smh.com.au
October 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Imagine writing this AUKUS puff piece saying “Rolls-Royce dismisses critics” of its UK nuclear reactor program and … forgetting … to mention the UK audit authority’s finding that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.” www.smh.com.au/world/europe...