Anna Berry
@annaberrybateman.bsky.social
Geo-politics junkie, content maker & proud mum. Opinions my own.
Feeling very proud of my sister Philippa Bateman - her beautiful film is opening the Festival du Cinema Aborigene Australien tonight in Paris. cinemaap.com #washMySoul #AustralianFilm
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Feeling very proud of my sister Philippa Bateman - her beautiful film is opening the Festival du Cinema Aborigene Australien tonight in Paris. cinemaap.com #washMySoul #AustralianFilm
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Richard Boyle didn’t embezzle funds, compromise national security, or engage in malfeasance. His ‘crime’ was blowing the whistle on unethical and egregious ATO debt recovery practices. He’s being prosecuted under broken whistleblower protection laws while Mark Dreyfus sits idle. #auspol
Whistleblower to whipping boy. Richard Boyle punished for playing by the rules - Michael West
Tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle has once again been denied justice, or rather, the High Court found whistleblower legislation lacking.
michaelwest.com.au
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Richard Boyle didn’t embezzle funds, compromise national security, or engage in malfeasance. His ‘crime’ was blowing the whistle on unethical and egregious ATO debt recovery practices. He’s being prosecuted under broken whistleblower protection laws while Mark Dreyfus sits idle. #auspol
The detail in all its devilry - thanks @browne90.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au
Rushed changes to federal political donation laws could hinder, not enhance, democracy, @australiainstitute.org.au
“The devil is in the detail – loopholes in how donations are defined could end up allowing vested interests an outsized level of influence” australiainstitute.org.au/post/rushed-...
“The devil is in the detail – loopholes in how donations are defined could end up allowing vested interests an outsized level of influence” australiainstitute.org.au/post/rushed-...
Rushed changes to federal political donation laws could hinder, not enhance, democracy
With the Albanese Government announcing it will attempt to rush through major changes to Australian elections, democracy experts at The Australia Institute warn that any changes should increase the co...
australiainstitute.org.au
November 16, 2024 at 4:09 AM
The detail in all its devilry - thanks @browne90.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au
Australian Liberal & Labor Parties in a panic about the rise of independents - their response - to reform electoral rules designed to lock duopoly in and lock new voices out. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor and Coalition accused of cooking up ‘secret deal’ on electoral rules as Clive Palmer signals court challenge
Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independents
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Australian Liberal & Labor Parties in a panic about the rise of independents - their response - to reform electoral rules designed to lock duopoly in and lock new voices out. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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We’re already sending $9B to the US & UK to expand their shipyards, but a new secret #AUKUS ‘cost sharing principles’ agreement suggests even more will be sent. And we’ve finding out about it from a US Govt #FOI, not from our own Govt 🤷♂️. #auspol
Trumped: $9B to US and UK shipyards ... but wait, there's more - Michael West
An FOI release from Washington reveals Australia is pouring more $9B of taxpayers’ money into the US and UK submarine shipyards. AUKUS
michaelwest.com.au
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Laura Tingle "It's just such a shame that beyond any issues of social cohesion, the cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy."
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Can Australia actually have a sensible debate about immigration?
The cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy. A looming election only appears likely to...
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Laura Tingle "It's just such a shame that beyond any issues of social cohesion, the cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy."
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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Agree. The block function here works MARVELLOUSLY well.
So there's a lot of this this morning, the people who ruined Twitter attempting to do the same over here. Just block them. You'll never have to think of them again.
November 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Agree. The block function here works MARVELLOUSLY well.
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Right well this is incredible
(Baffled, though, that Melvyn and his guests didn't discuss - or better still, re-enact - the Keynes vs Hayek rap). www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nE...
Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!
YouTube video by Radical Discourse
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Right well this is incredible
The 'seadumping' bill has gone through The Australian parliament - passed by both the major parties. A untested technology that sequesters carbon in our oceans! What the hell???
November 13, 2023 at 8:07 AM
The 'seadumping' bill has gone through The Australian parliament - passed by both the major parties. A untested technology that sequesters carbon in our oceans! What the hell???