@micmac29.bsky.social
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January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Defence has a $55 billion per year budget and repeat procurement scandals - they need fearless oversight, not a Commissioner who puts himself in the Defence hierarchy every time he wears that uniform.
June 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Defence has a $55 billion per year budget and repeat procurement scandals - they need fearless oversight, not a Commissioner who puts himself in the Defence hierarchy every time he wears that uniform.
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Last year, Japan resold at least $11bn worth of Australian gas.
Japan onsells more Australian gas than eastern Australia uses, and more than our forecast domestic gas shortages.
We don’t need new gas projects. We just need to use our own gas better.
(Source: IEEFA)
Japan onsells more Australian gas than eastern Australia uses, and more than our forecast domestic gas shortages.
We don’t need new gas projects. We just need to use our own gas better.
(Source: IEEFA)
May 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Last year, Japan resold at least $11bn worth of Australian gas.
Japan onsells more Australian gas than eastern Australia uses, and more than our forecast domestic gas shortages.
We don’t need new gas projects. We just need to use our own gas better.
(Source: IEEFA)
Japan onsells more Australian gas than eastern Australia uses, and more than our forecast domestic gas shortages.
We don’t need new gas projects. We just need to use our own gas better.
(Source: IEEFA)
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Sky News has radicalised the Liberal Party. Just like Fox News radicalised MAGA.
Tony Barry nails it.
As long as Sky After Dark remains the Liberal Party’s policy incubator, expect more trash-tier pre-selections and policy ideas straight from the bin.
Extinction awaits.
As long as Sky After Dark remains the Liberal Party’s policy incubator, expect more trash-tier pre-selections and policy ideas straight from the bin.
Extinction awaits.
May 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Sky News has radicalised the Liberal Party. Just like Fox News radicalised MAGA.
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In 1974 I had responsibility for design of the Whitlam policy on child care building on the 1972 Child Care ACT. 1976- 1982 I ran the Liberal government child care program. Commonwealth funding of child care was exclusivel to local government & not for profits. No scandals
May 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
In 1974 I had responsibility for design of the Whitlam policy on child care building on the 1972 Child Care ACT. 1976- 1982 I ran the Liberal government child care program. Commonwealth funding of child care was exclusivel to local government & not for profits. No scandals
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Heretical idea, but for-profit operators have no place in health, education, child care
and aged care.
and aged care.
May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Heretical idea, but for-profit operators have no place in health, education, child care
and aged care.
and aged care.
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Absolutely gobsmacking to me the number of Labor supporters who are able to excuse what's going on in Gaza to fit their view of domestic politics.
If you're one of them PLEASE unfollow and block me. If you respond with any kind of justification, I'll be blocking you & thinking you're a shit person
If you're one of them PLEASE unfollow and block me. If you respond with any kind of justification, I'll be blocking you & thinking you're a shit person
May 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Absolutely gobsmacking to me the number of Labor supporters who are able to excuse what's going on in Gaza to fit their view of domestic politics.
If you're one of them PLEASE unfollow and block me. If you respond with any kind of justification, I'll be blocking you & thinking you're a shit person
If you're one of them PLEASE unfollow and block me. If you respond with any kind of justification, I'll be blocking you & thinking you're a shit person
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Thankfully, if there is one thing I (non-Catholic) learned going to Catholic schools, it is that Catholics are very good at politely not doing what the Catholic Church tells them to do.
At the request of MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools), Catholic schools have today sent this email to parents asking them to please vote LNP.
April 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Thankfully, if there is one thing I (non-Catholic) learned going to Catholic schools, it is that Catholics are very good at politely not doing what the Catholic Church tells them to do.
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Unsurprising there's now a "debate" about welcomes to country, it's just another aspect of the strongly regressive cultural movement across the western world, away from generosity and towards meanness. That, in turn, reflects anxiety. Fearful people are mean, simple as that.
April 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Unsurprising there's now a "debate" about welcomes to country, it's just another aspect of the strongly regressive cultural movement across the western world, away from generosity and towards meanness. That, in turn, reflects anxiety. Fearful people are mean, simple as that.
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Only Independents with the balance of power in a minority government will deliver the ban on gambling advertising that an overwhelming majority of Australians want.
The major parties lack the courage to do it.
The major parties lack the courage to do it.
Albanese used captain’s call to avoid messy brawl over gambling ads
This was the fourth time the prime minister had blocked controversial policies to avoid rocking the boat as he prepared for the campaign.
www.theage.com.au
April 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Only Independents with the balance of power in a minority government will deliver the ban on gambling advertising that an overwhelming majority of Australians want.
The major parties lack the courage to do it.
The major parties lack the courage to do it.
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Dr Monique Ryan fires back at Speers’ claim that media don’t write things for politicians
“Some of the RW press in this country should come with a verification from the Lib Party coz I do think that much of what is put in the press has been fed to it by my political opponents”🔥
“Some of the RW press in this country should come with a verification from the Lib Party coz I do think that much of what is put in the press has been fed to it by my political opponents”🔥
April 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Dr Monique Ryan fires back at Speers’ claim that media don’t write things for politicians
“Some of the RW press in this country should come with a verification from the Lib Party coz I do think that much of what is put in the press has been fed to it by my political opponents”🔥
“Some of the RW press in this country should come with a verification from the Lib Party coz I do think that much of what is put in the press has been fed to it by my political opponents”🔥
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Great podcast episode from Matt Bevan "If you're Listening" #ABC
Comparison between France and Australia is disturbingly thorough.
#auspol
youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
Comparison between France and Australia is disturbingly thorough.
#auspol
youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
France has spent decades preparing for Trump | If You're Listening | ABC In-depth
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Great podcast episode from Matt Bevan "If you're Listening" #ABC
Comparison between France and Australia is disturbingly thorough.
#auspol
youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
Comparison between France and Australia is disturbingly thorough.
#auspol
youtu.be/Px9qhDGv300?...
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It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
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There's not enough lipstick in the world for this pig
March 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There's not enough lipstick in the world for this pig
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Indeed, capitalist consumerism is mostly to blame for the individualistic narcissism Kelly professes to be worried about. Even successive Popes have been banging on about this for years, and about the climate crisis, but curiously the Catholic Boys Weekly thinks they are also too woke.
March 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Indeed, capitalist consumerism is mostly to blame for the individualistic narcissism Kelly professes to be worried about. Even successive Popes have been banging on about this for years, and about the climate crisis, but curiously the Catholic Boys Weekly thinks they are also too woke.
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Trump’s parents migrated to USA. Marco Rubio’s parents migrated there. Elon Musk a foreigner. Prob others in Trump circle of sycophants. Yet his toughest MAGA appeal is anti-immigration.
March 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Trump’s parents migrated to USA. Marco Rubio’s parents migrated there. Elon Musk a foreigner. Prob others in Trump circle of sycophants. Yet his toughest MAGA appeal is anti-immigration.
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Rational analysis & argument as to why Victorian Govt should not demolish 44 of Melbourne’s social housing towers;
-dislocated communities
-embodied carbon lost
-$1.5bill cost & waste
-time
-secrecy
-ignorance of best international practices
aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
-dislocated communities
-embodied carbon lost
-$1.5bill cost & waste
-time
-secrecy
-ignorance of best international practices
aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Demolition should be the last resort for Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers – retrofit and upgrade instead
When coupled with strategic new building, the case for upgrading and retrofitting Melbourne's public housing towers – which are currently slated for demolition – is demonstrated to be “technically fe...
aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Rational analysis & argument as to why Victorian Govt should not demolish 44 of Melbourne’s social housing towers;
-dislocated communities
-embodied carbon lost
-$1.5bill cost & waste
-time
-secrecy
-ignorance of best international practices
aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
-dislocated communities
-embodied carbon lost
-$1.5bill cost & waste
-time
-secrecy
-ignorance of best international practices
aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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One of our best builder/developer clients fell victim to the COVID downturn & was declared bankrupt.
Not impressed to see liquidator gouging remaining assets, charging $700/hr & $210/hr for a typist (all excl GST!)
Absolute vultures, at the expense of all the out-of-pocket small business debtors
Not impressed to see liquidator gouging remaining assets, charging $700/hr & $210/hr for a typist (all excl GST!)
Absolute vultures, at the expense of all the out-of-pocket small business debtors
February 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
One of our best builder/developer clients fell victim to the COVID downturn & was declared bankrupt.
Not impressed to see liquidator gouging remaining assets, charging $700/hr & $210/hr for a typist (all excl GST!)
Absolute vultures, at the expense of all the out-of-pocket small business debtors
Not impressed to see liquidator gouging remaining assets, charging $700/hr & $210/hr for a typist (all excl GST!)
Absolute vultures, at the expense of all the out-of-pocket small business debtors
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Hugh White’s Quarterly Essay of last year is looking more and more prescient. AUKUS is a catastrophic mistake for Australia as it presupposes Washington has a clear or coherent strategy in East Asia.
February 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Hugh White’s Quarterly Essay of last year is looking more and more prescient. AUKUS is a catastrophic mistake for Australia as it presupposes Washington has a clear or coherent strategy in East Asia.
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Can I suggest that since the ABC is acknowledging that News Corp are "agenda driven" in attacking the ABC, that they acknowledge News Corp is "agenda driven" on everything, and therefore the ABC should not amplify News Corp's political agenda and platform their staff?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
ABC Chair Kim Williams responds to News Corp claims of budget wastage
ABC Chair Kim Williams has labelled claims that the public broadcaster costs Australians 'more than the price of a Netflix subscription' as 'inaccurate, unbalanced and agenda-driven'.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Can I suggest that since the ABC is acknowledging that News Corp are "agenda driven" in attacking the ABC, that they acknowledge News Corp is "agenda driven" on everything, and therefore the ABC should not amplify News Corp's political agenda and platform their staff?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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Maybe we should send a flurry of emails and make phone calls to senior ABC management to demand that they get rid of Pezzullo.
I’m sure they’ll act as swiftly as they did with Lattouf
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I’m sure they’ll act as swiftly as they did with Lattouf
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If the ABC is going to give softball interviews to "former Home Affairs secretary" Mike Pezzullo, they should really disclose to readers that he was sacked from that job for 14 breaches of the Code of Conduct
February 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Maybe we should send a flurry of emails and make phone calls to senior ABC management to demand that they get rid of Pezzullo.
I’m sure they’ll act as swiftly as they did with Lattouf
🙄
I’m sure they’ll act as swiftly as they did with Lattouf
🙄
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Article by PP McGuinness today is probably the nadir of the SMH/Age (though most of her columns usually are). Pro-AFD, no mentions of their Nazi-ism, implications Muslims are responsible for specific crimes with no evidence, suggestions they support terrorism, attacks on multiculturalism etc. Awful.
February 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Article by PP McGuinness today is probably the nadir of the SMH/Age (though most of her columns usually are). Pro-AFD, no mentions of their Nazi-ism, implications Muslims are responsible for specific crimes with no evidence, suggestions they support terrorism, attacks on multiculturalism etc. Awful.
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The Daily Telegraph prepared for a story featuring an ‘undercover Jewish man’ using covert recording eyewear. CCTV footage and internal files seen by Crikey show it didn’t go as planned.
Inside News Corp’s backfired 'UNDERCOVERJEW' operation
The Daily Telegraph planned a story featuring an ‘undercover Jewish man’ using covert recording eyewear. CCTV footage shows it didn’t go as planned.
www.crikey.com.au
February 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Daily Telegraph prepared for a story featuring an ‘undercover Jewish man’ using covert recording eyewear. CCTV footage and internal files seen by Crikey show it didn’t go as planned.
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Very worrying. There is of course a serious problem with anti-semitism in Australian society. But changing the definition of anti-semitism to outlaw protests by university students against the conflict in Gaza will do nothing to stop hatred in our community www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Inquiry urges Australian universities to ‘closely align’ with controversial definition of antisemitism
Report tabled by Labor MP Josh Burns finds there is an ‘urgent need for reform’ to ensure safety of Jewish students
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Very worrying. There is of course a serious problem with anti-semitism in Australian society. But changing the definition of anti-semitism to outlaw protests by university students against the conflict in Gaza will do nothing to stop hatred in our community www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...