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AtoukTalaZugZug
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I keep my toothbrush in the fridge

I'm here to read and learn from those in the world who are much more articulate than myself

My first live concert was seeing John and Benita

Santa is real
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing." John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
Approximately 44,000 Australians who have a debt with Centrelink have overpaid it, some by $20,000 or more www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Revealed: some Australians have overpaid their Centrelink debt by more than $20,000
Exclusive: Services Australia spokesperson says automatic BPay payments and Centrelink being unable to contact customers may be to blame
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Just so you know, because many of you don't.

Billionaires aren't free.

All that money comes from ripoff bills, underpaid wages and dodged taxes.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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sydneyev.bsky.social
Mind the language. Typical anti ev arguments. Well actually…..#EV #Solar
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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alexip718.com
Anyways, I don't care if the feds see this, today is a good day to follow independent, worker-owned, and reader-funded media:

go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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jetsensunday.bsky.social
If you rearrange the letters in ANTIFA they spell SHEIN, coincidence?
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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maximumwelfare.bsky.social
Crikey contacted the minister for social services for comment, who directed us to the minister for employment and workplace relations. The minister for employment and workplace relations directed us to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, which provided Crikey with a short statement that did not respond to the EJA report.
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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australia.theguardian.com
Optus suffers fresh triple-zero outage in NSW as police check welfare of callers
Optus suffers fresh triple-zero outage in NSW as police check welfare of callers
Telco says nine triple-zero calls failed during outage in Dapto region and apologises to customers * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Optus is investigating a fresh triple-zero outage, this time in the Dapto region of NSW. The telco said an issue with a mobile phone tower in Dapto had affected calls made between 3am and 12.20pm on Sunday, including those to the triple-zero network. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social
So...... you DON'T need to scrimp on welfare?

"Gallagher says a key reason for the almost $18 billion improvement is that more Australians are in secure jobs and earning higher wages, which means increased tax revenue for the government."

#RaiseTheRate
#NobodyDeservesPoverty
Budget deficit about $18b lower than forecast last year M By Maani Truu Australia was about $10 billion in the red last financial year, a substantial improvement on forecasts in the March pre-election federal budget, which predicted a deficit of $27.6 billion for the same period. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher will announce the Final Budget Outcome for 2024-25 later today. Gallagher says a key reason for the almost $18 billion improvement is that more Australians are in secure jobs and earning higher wages, which means increased tax revenue for the government. "These results haven't happened by accident, rather, they are the product of careful decisions like banking the majority of revenue upgrades, finding more than $100 billion in savings, and keeping spending growth under control," she says. After delivering back-to-back budget surpluses for the first time in a decade, Labor's 2024-25 budget forecasted deficits for the next 10 years. "Today's figures show that the deficit in our third year is around a fifth of the forecast we inherited from the Coalition, and around a third of the forecast before the election earlier this year," Chalmers says. "It's a reminder that we have one of the strongest budgets in the G20."
September 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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disirregardless.bsky.social
I would vote for any candidate from any party who promises to send all of these smug cunts to prison
#Auspol
#RoboDebt
#NACC
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
Sidenote: Did you know that the NACC employs over 200 people, spends over $50m per year, has 5 offices, and in over two years of operations hasn't landed a single major corruption finding?
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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independentaus.bsky.social
Trump’s push to brand anti-fascism as terrorism may be enough to encourage a global revival of resistance.
~ Tom Tanuki

Trump's war on anti-fascism will challenge anti-fascism to outlast him
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Trump's war on anti-fascism will challenge anti-fascism to outlast him
Trump’s push to brand anti-fascism as terrorism may just encourage a global revival of resistance.
independentaustralia.net
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social
Reminder - indexation is not an increase

#NobodyDeservesPoverty
#RaiseTheRate
A social media graphic from "nobody deserves poverty" showing an infographic about Australian welfare payments. The main text reads: "September's welfare indexation is in and ALL payments are still well below the poverty line...." Below this is a table showing pension rates for single and partnered individuals, with columns for "Previous Amount," "20 Sep 2025," and "Increase." A social media graphic from "nobody deserves poverty." The text reads: "Disabled and Aged Pensioners are expected to survive on $84 a day ($63 if you have a partner)." Below this is a table showing pension rates for single and partnered individuals. A social media graphic from "nobody deserves poverty." The text reads: "JobSeeker is $56 a day." It also says, "Youth Allowance $47 a day, because it's cheaper to live and look for work when you're under 21 right?" Below the text is a table of "Allowance Rates (JobSeeker Payment, Special Benefit)" with columns for different family situations and payment amounts. A social media graphic from "nobody deserves poverty." The main text reads: "Rent assistance only goes to 14% of welfare recipients and tops out at $107 a week." Below that, it says, "Couples get up to $101.50 a week between them." A table titled "Rent Assistance - for payments under the Social Security Act" lists different family situations and their maximum payments.
September 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social
Quarterly indexation has landed
Remember indexation is not an increase, especially when it's less than the increase in essentials like food and shelter and, as always, #NobodyDeservesPoverty
Jobseeker will be $793.60/fn or $396.80 a week
#RaiseTheRate
Image of a social media post with a protest graphic. Large, bold orange text fills the top of the image and reads, "September's welfare indexation is in and ALL payments are still well below the poverty line...." Below the text is a table titled "Pensions" with "Adult Pension Rates" for single and partnered individuals, showing amounts from "Previous Amount" and "20 Sep 2025," along with the "Increase." The table shows a total of $1,178.70 per fortnight for a single person and $888.50 per fortnight for partnered individuals. In the bottom right corner, there is a circular orange logo with white text that says "nobody deserves poverty" and "AUWU." Image of a social media post with a protest graphic. At the top is a table titled "Pensions" with "Adult Pension Rates" for single and partnered individuals, showing amounts from "Previous Amount" and "20 Sep 2025," along with the "Increase." Below the table, a large, bold orange text reads "Disabled and Aged Pensioners are expected to survive on $84 a day ($63 if you have a partner)". In the bottom right corner, there is a circular orange logo with white text that says "nobody deserves poverty" and "AUWU." Image of a social media post with a protest graphic. At the top is a table titled "Allowance Rates (JobSeeker Payment, Special Benefit)" showing amounts for various family situations from "Previous Amount" and "20 Sep 2025," along with the "Increase." Below the table, a large, bold orange text reads "JobSeeker is $56 a day." Below this, smaller black text states "Youth Allowance $47 a day, because it's cheaper to live and look for work when you're under 21 right?" In the bottom right corner, there is a circular orange logo with white text that says "nobody deserves poverty" and "AUWU. Image of a social media post with a protest graphic. At the top is a table titled "Rent Assistance - for payments under the Social Security Act" with a sub-heading "Maximum Payment." The table shows amounts for various "Family Situation" categories from "Previous Amount" and "20 Sep 2025," along with the "Increase." Below the table, a large, bold orange text reads "Rent assistance only goes to 14% of welfare recipients and tops out at $107 a week." Below this, smaller black text says "Couples get up to $101.50 a week between them." In the bottom right corner, there is a circular orange logo with white text that says "nobody deserves poverty" and "AUWU."
August 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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cameronwilson.bsky.social
Scoop: another expert has resigned from Australia's teen social media tech trial, as some on its advisory board describe an increasingly acrimonious relationship with the trial's organisers and question the significance of its findings.
How Australia’s teen social media ban tech trial was derailed by expert turmoil and secrecy
Expert participants had high expectations for the government’s $6.5 million Age Assurance Technology trial. Now, some have quit their advisory roles and others are questioning how seriously to take its results.
www.crikey.com.au
August 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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purplepingers.bsky.social
The commodification of housing should be abolished
August 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
They never, ever mention WHY Energy is unaffordable, or housing, or the NHS, or Adult Social Care, or Child Social Care.

Because the problem is always the same, billionaires sucking billions out of the system in 'profit' into their tax havens.
August 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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purplepingers.bsky.social
The worst rental in Coburg
youtu.be/GoyBurmXnPc
The Worst Rental in Coburg
YouTube video by PurplepingersTV
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August 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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imogenib.bsky.social
#RaiseTheRate

Where are the jobs? Less full time jobs in the Australian economy than ever before. People need to live. #economy #auspol
thegreatwombatso.bsky.social TheGreatWombatso @thegreatwombatso.bsky.social · Jul 22
It really is hard. I remember when I had to juggle the system that's designed to leave people crushed while those with more than they require are insulated.

The Fair Go is a myth.
July 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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kudelka.bsky.social
TASSAL: It’s Tasmanian for botulism. tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/senior-...
Official flagged possible botulism link to dead birds.
A Tasmanian government official queried whether the deaths of 20 birds at a salmon farm could have been due to botulism caused by rancid fish feed.
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
July 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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chronicleflask.katday.com
This isn’t the female gaze. This is the male gaze. It’s men who are obsessed with the physicality of other men. Women, in the main, would much rather see a man who looks like he’d make himself a stack of buttered toast and let you steal a slice
Screenshot: No room for wokeness! @Wokenessisevil Notice how no one, not a single soul, has ever complained about the female gaze in entertainment. [photos show Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) with ripped muscles]
July 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Meiselas: First off—people who are alpha don’t go around calling themselves alpha.

Look, where I grew up, my dad would say: Being a man means standing by your word.

Being a man means you push back against the bully, and you uplift people. You don’t punch down at marginalized communities.
July 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social
Cool, if you expect them to rise then we expect unemployment payments to rise as compensation for being fodder for your "economy"

"Chalmers says unemployment figures ‘unwelcome but unsurprising’, expects numbers to rise"

#NobodyDeservesPoverty
#RaiseTheRate

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
24m ago 07.40 AEST Chalmers says unemployment figures ‘unwelcome but unsurprising’, expects numbers to rise The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, just spoke to RN Breakfast from the G20 summit in South Africa about yesterday’s surprising jobs data, which showed Australia’s unemployment rate rising to 4.3% in June. Chalmers said: This is unwelcome, but it’s also unsurprising. We’ve been saying for some time, including in our own budget forecast, that we expect a modest tick up in the unemployment rate. But it remains the case that over the last three years, the labour market in Australia has been a real source of strength at an uncertain time in the world. And here at the G20, there are only two economies, including ours, where last year we saw continued growth, inflation with a two in front of it, and unemployment in the low fours. Chalmers said he did not expect unemployment to hit the 5% mark, with a current forecast “somewhere around the middle fours”.
July 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM