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Seamus Billings
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Education, pro climate and fairness,
HFC 🏉 Dad of 2. Wurundjeri Country
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They could have at least apologised for not cutting 6 weeks ago…

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: RBA cuts interest rate to 3.6%
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Trump's budget gives ICE more funds than most countries' militaries.

ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses.

Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed.

94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies.

Priorities.
July 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Editorial: Scott Morrison, the man who conceived of AUKUS, is the single worst leader the country has ever had. He is a man without ambition for anything but himself, a man as useful as a briefing paper is to a chimp. http://satpa.pe/Lp70rNg
The curse of AUKUS
Probably it is worth remembering a little about Scott Morrison, the man who conceived AUKUS. He is the single worst leader the country has ever had, unique in his venality and unseriousness. He is a man without ambition for anything but himself, a man as useful as a briefing paper is to a chimp.
satpa.pe
July 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
RBA leaving rates on hold is great news, said NOBODY.
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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While Trump blusters about "law & order," a reminder that his administration has dropped or halted nearly 150 corporate enforcement actions.

And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

The hypocrisy is staggering.
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
All these amazing Australians of the year. Congratulations. Then was SCOMO awarded for his work during Covid, who was paid to do a job and chose not to do it.
#itsnotarace #idontholdahose
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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“The problem with factions is they consume passion and intellectual energy, which should be devoted to solving our existential crises, especially climate change,” writes Barry Jones. https://trib.al/iLQHqwS
trib.al
June 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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While the media drone on about how hard it is for people with most than $3 million in super to lose some of their tax breaks, in reality the vast majority of Australians have less than $200k in super. The median for a 60 year old woman is just $158k, which means half of women have less than that!
June 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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MAGA was way more upset about the price of eggs than they are about losing access to healthcare.

And that is how you know it’s a cult.
June 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Will the Liberal Party finally shift back to the centre?

The Nationals’ extremist agenda has gutted the Liberals' base, both have been relegated to observers in parliament. Independents held strong in once Liberal heartland, and voters sent a clear message.

Maybe, the Liberals will start listening
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Wrote about this being a strong possibility and yup - the Nationals have had a massive dummy spit and broken up the Coalition. Marching both parties even closer to obscurity. Absolutely amazing.
May 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Every public school in Victoria (like those in every other state except ACT) was already underfunded according to their agreed SRS & Jacinta Allen does this? WTF? www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
Victoria secretly slices $2.4b from public schools
Confidential documents show Premier Jacinta Allan signed off on a plan to delay state school funding reforms by three years.
www.smh.com.au
May 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Another brilliant article from John Hewson

‘It should finally be recognised that Sky News & certain newspapers are no longer news services & they are in part responsible for the resounding thrashing of Peter Dutton & his team’

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
The Coalition and the real hate media
As editor of the British tabloid rag The Sun in the 1980s, Kelvin MacKenzie had a favourite description of how to make the lives of public figures unpleasant – his journalists were instructed to “stic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Tim Wilson will be a clear and constant reminder of why so many of us don't vote for the Liberal Party #auspol
May 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Unless Gina Rinehart is actually advocating the Trumpian rigging of electoral boundaries and elections themselves, she has to be the most stupid woman in Australia. Quite an effort.
May 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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As a resident of Deakin, I will say this:
F***ing finally!
May 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Never thought I’d see it. Don’t let the door slap you on the way out, Mr Sukkar. #auspol
May 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good morning to everyone except the grumpy retired cop. #auspol #ausvotes #binday’25
May 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#Newpoll Dutton's net -28 is the 2nd worst final federal poll Newspoll netsat for a leader ever beating only Andrew Peacock (-37 in 1990). In 1990 Hawke was also -10 ... but Peacock did win the 2PP!
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Get your gob around this AotearoaNZ‼️
There is NO COINCIDENCE here, there is just the fucking obvious that we’re too afraid to stare down. Get your stare on team…Or get your regressive MAGA hat on, your choice @chrishipkins.bsky.social @maramadavidson.bsky.social @mihiforbes.bsky.social #nzpol
#AoNZ #NZpol You know what to do, blow this up Aoteoroa! Hana's haka and David Atlas Seymour get a feature. Please help us ward of a fossil fuel Atlas/Dutton LNP government at #AusPol election on saturday....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecqD...
What is the Atlas network?
YouTube video by Regenerators
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May 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The Coalition’s costings have revealed plans for cuts to the Commonwealth Prac Payment, Initial Teacher Education, and student debt relief, moves that will negatively impact teaching students and teaching graduates at a time when we have a national teacher shortage. Read more: bit.ly/4lWw3Po
May 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM