@raine-52.bsky.social
Australian who cares about health , education and welfare.
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Australia Institute research shows a 25 per cent tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion every year, while incentivising producers to prioritise the supply of gas to domestic customers.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tIpzaM
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tIpzaM
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Australia Institute research shows a 25 per cent tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion every year, while incentivising producers to prioritise the supply of gas to domestic customers.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tIpzaM
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tIpzaM
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If anything 'untoward' happens to Muslim Australians &/or their places of worship, Pauline Hanson should be held legally accountable & charged with hate speech & the inciting of it. In fact, why hasn't she been already?
This racism has to be stopped at its source, which, in her own words, is her.
This racism has to be stopped at its source, which, in her own words, is her.
Muslim leaders' three requests as Australia's largest mosque receives new threatening letter
It comes amid unease and safety concerns in Muslim communities across the country ahead of Ramadan.
www.sbs.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 AM
If anything 'untoward' happens to Muslim Australians &/or their places of worship, Pauline Hanson should be held legally accountable & charged with hate speech & the inciting of it. In fact, why hasn't she been already?
This racism has to be stopped at its source, which, in her own words, is her.
This racism has to be stopped at its source, which, in her own words, is her.
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Stephen Colbert responds to CBS disputing his claims that he was barred from airing the James Talarico interview:
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
February 18, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Stephen Colbert responds to CBS disputing his claims that he was barred from airing the James Talarico interview:
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
"And for the lawyers to release this without even talking to me is really surprising. I don’t even know what to do with this crap. Hold on."
He then picks it up with a dog poop bag.
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David Pocock ... the antithesis of Pauline Hanson.
February 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
David Pocock ... the antithesis of Pauline Hanson.
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Dear Premier Jacinta Allan, to clear the air about alleged CFMEU corruption in Victoria’s infrastructure Big Build please amend the IBAC Act to give this investigator the coercive powers it needs. Corruption is conducted in criminal secrecy. 👇
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Dear Premier Jacinta Allan, to clear the air about alleged CFMEU corruption in Victoria’s infrastructure Big Build please amend the IBAC Act to give this investigator the coercive powers it needs. Corruption is conducted in criminal secrecy. 👇
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New polling has revealed that One Nation and Greens voters strongly support a 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read more: https://theaus.in/4aUI9oK
Read more: https://theaus.in/4aUI9oK
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
New polling has revealed that One Nation and Greens voters strongly support a 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read more: https://theaus.in/4aUI9oK
Read more: https://theaus.in/4aUI9oK
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They are back, and some of them met Herzog in Melbourne.
February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
They are back, and some of them met Herzog in Melbourne.
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A report that Comm Bank is spending $200m on sponsoring the Olympics. My post on how isn't it weird how such things are never reported as something that will cause fees/prices to rise, but a wage increase?? Horrors!!
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Why do the media treat rising wages as dangerous — but $200m sponsorships aren’t?
Perhaps the most screwed aspect of how the media covers economics and business is how profits and business expenses are written about as though they are glorious things with no losers, while wages gro...
thepoint.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
A report that Comm Bank is spending $200m on sponsoring the Olympics. My post on how isn't it weird how such things are never reported as something that will cause fees/prices to rise, but a wage increase?? Horrors!!
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Not that it was ever in doubt, but the gas companies' jimmies are very rustled, so here you go:
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
David Pocock is right: more tax is raised from beer than from petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT)
Senator David Pocock has produced viral social media content claiming that Australia’s beer tax raises more revenue than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Can more public mo...
thepoint.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Not that it was ever in doubt, but the gas companies' jimmies are very rustled, so here you go:
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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I’m doing my part. Why can’t the gas industry
David Pocock is right: more tax is raised from beer than from petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT)
Senator David Pocock has produced viral social media content claiming that Australia’s beer tax raises more revenue than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Can more public mo...
thepoint.com.au
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I’m doing my part. Why can’t the gas industry
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It has been happening for awhile but now we are aware we have to fight Zionists with our voices, our placards and our VOTES.
It has been happening for awhile but now we are aware we have to fight Zionists with our voices, our placards and our VOTES.
The International Times (@inttimes) on Threads
JUST IN:
🇮🇱 Benjamin Netanyahu announced that there is going to be a media war between the Zionists and the world
www.threads.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM
www.threads.com/@inttimes/po...
It has been happening for awhile but now we are aware we have to fight Zionists with our voices, our placards and our VOTES.
It has been happening for awhile but now we are aware we have to fight Zionists with our voices, our placards and our VOTES.
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“The time for action is now. The ongoing delays torment those who are losing their jobs, livelihoods or simply remaining silent due to a lack of protection and support. When whistleblowers don’t speak up, everyone suffers."
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/4bYxw5y
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/4bYxw5y
February 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“The time for action is now. The ongoing delays torment those who are losing their jobs, livelihoods or simply remaining silent due to a lack of protection and support. When whistleblowers don’t speak up, everyone suffers."
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/4bYxw5y
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/4bYxw5y
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Every whistleblower I've ever spoken to believed (correctly) they were doing their public duty, bc others failed.
None wanted to become a "whistleblower".
Yet they're punished by systems designed to destroy them.
Labor promised to protect them but have only tormented them with inaction & gaslighting
None wanted to become a "whistleblower".
Yet they're punished by systems designed to destroy them.
Labor promised to protect them but have only tormented them with inaction & gaslighting
After speaking to hundreds of whistleblowers, it's clear our laws are failing them
Since launching Australia's first dedicated whistleblower legal service in 2023, we’ve heard from hundreds of whistleblowers wanting to speak up about corruption, corporate misconduct, human rights ab...
thepoint.com.au
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Every whistleblower I've ever spoken to believed (correctly) they were doing their public duty, bc others failed.
None wanted to become a "whistleblower".
Yet they're punished by systems designed to destroy them.
Labor promised to protect them but have only tormented them with inaction & gaslighting
None wanted to become a "whistleblower".
Yet they're punished by systems designed to destroy them.
Labor promised to protect them but have only tormented them with inaction & gaslighting
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Democrats Find Their Backbone Against Trump While Bernie Sanders Inspires North Carolina and The First Dominoes Of Epstein Accountability Start To Fall
Great News That Already Ruined Trump’s Week—and It’s Only Monday
Between Obama’s sharp rebuke, DHS collapsing under Kristi Noem, and Democrats refusing to be bullied, the resistance is winning
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Democrats Find Their Backbone Against Trump While Bernie Sanders Inspires North Carolina and The First Dominoes Of Epstein Accountability Start To Fall
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“You don’t need to be Indigenous to engage with First Nations mobs and our ancient, sustainable Law in the twenty-first century. You simply need to be a decent, mindful human who cares about your neighbours and the earth.” - Melissa Lucashenko
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qA0trV
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qA0trV
February 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
“You don’t need to be Indigenous to engage with First Nations mobs and our ancient, sustainable Law in the twenty-first century. You simply need to be a decent, mindful human who cares about your neighbours and the earth.” - Melissa Lucashenko
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qA0trV
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qA0trV
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This guy sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. Wonder what happened to him
Here's @albomp.bsky.social back in 2019 conning us.
"Protect whistleblowers & expand their protections & the public interest test."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGf...
"Protect whistleblowers & expand their protections & the public interest test."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGf...
Here's 52 seconds of Albo pretending to care about whistleblower protection & govt. transparency
YouTube video by Nev Nuance
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This guy sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. Wonder what happened to him
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02... %26 Irritations
Profound words from John Menadue are what majority of Australians think and believe about Zionists and Israel.
Profound words from John Menadue are what majority of Australians think and believe about Zionists and Israel.
The Zionist lobby, antisemitism and Herzog
Australia’s political and media response to Gaza, including the invitation to Israel’s president, reflects the influence of pro-Israel lobbying and the shrinking space for lawful criticism.
johnmenadue.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02... %26 Irritations
Profound words from John Menadue are what majority of Australians think and believe about Zionists and Israel.
Profound words from John Menadue are what majority of Australians think and believe about Zionists and Israel.
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The 'stuff of life', the 'stuff' that really matters cannot, indeed, be bought ...
Grace Tame, keeping it as real as it can be ...
Grace Tame, keeping it as real as it can be ...
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
The 'stuff of life', the 'stuff' that really matters cannot, indeed, be bought ...
Grace Tame, keeping it as real as it can be ...
Grace Tame, keeping it as real as it can be ...
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Because DHS paramilitaries are masked, heavily armed, poorly trained, and have been terrorizing Americans for months. Because Americans don't want to vote at gunpoint. #holdfast
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Because DHS paramilitaries are masked, heavily armed, poorly trained, and have been terrorizing Americans for months. Because Americans don't want to vote at gunpoint. #holdfast
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A brutal culture ...
Cassandra Pybus' in "Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse" recounts an entry in the insipid, self-serving, self-entitled arsehole George Robinson's journals, about how he noticed how bereft & desperately sad the adult Lutruwitans were when they lost their kids. 1/2
Cassandra Pybus' in "Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse" recounts an entry in the insipid, self-serving, self-entitled arsehole George Robinson's journals, about how he noticed how bereft & desperately sad the adult Lutruwitans were when they lost their kids. 1/2
Memories of the Stolen Generations, as the govt announces millions in funding for survivors
The federal government has announced $87 million for more support for survivors of the Stolen Generations.
www.sbs.com.au
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 AM
A brutal culture ...
Cassandra Pybus' in "Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse" recounts an entry in the insipid, self-serving, self-entitled arsehole George Robinson's journals, about how he noticed how bereft & desperately sad the adult Lutruwitans were when they lost their kids. 1/2
Cassandra Pybus' in "Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse" recounts an entry in the insipid, self-serving, self-entitled arsehole George Robinson's journals, about how he noticed how bereft & desperately sad the adult Lutruwitans were when they lost their kids. 1/2
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I don’t think the Liberals will win going full MAGA-anti-immigration. Australia has compulsory voting which buttresses against extremism. However, they will and already are doing a huge amount of damage to the migrant community in the meantime, and everyone should care about that, including media.
February 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I don’t think the Liberals will win going full MAGA-anti-immigration. Australia has compulsory voting which buttresses against extremism. However, they will and already are doing a huge amount of damage to the migrant community in the meantime, and everyone should care about that, including media.
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
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This is not a unique take across Australia
ABC TV causing a near riot at my house, running a Tony Abbott interview instead of Gardening Australia
February 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This is not a unique take across Australia
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Of course, said anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense: A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs….
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Of course, said anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense: A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs….