Laurie Patton
@theluckygeneral.bsky.social
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I don’t subscribe to the belief that @abcnewsbot.bsky.social is biased. But headlines like this don’t help. Who says democracy needs saving?
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I don’t subscribe to the belief that @abcnewsbot.bsky.social is biased. But headlines like this don’t help. Who says democracy needs saving?
Surely we can do better?
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Surely we can do better?
Another much needed regional housing initiative - better than another block of apartments.
But what about the government and community services that create a viable community.
More proof we need a national decentralisation plan.
But what about the government and community services that create a viable community.
More proof we need a national decentralisation plan.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Another much needed regional housing initiative - better than another block of apartments.
But what about the government and community services that create a viable community.
More proof we need a national decentralisation plan.
But what about the government and community services that create a viable community.
More proof we need a national decentralisation plan.
Australia ranks 14th globally in average GDP. We are one of the richest countries on the planet. But ‘average’ masks the fact that in such a prosperous nation we have a huge disparity in wealth and income. Redressing that imbalance is the challenge and the best way to increase real wage levels.
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Australia ranks 14th globally in average GDP. We are one of the richest countries on the planet. But ‘average’ masks the fact that in such a prosperous nation we have a huge disparity in wealth and income. Redressing that imbalance is the challenge and the best way to increase real wage levels.
IMO, they are too high, too close together (balconies with no sunlight) and we are condemning people who’d prefer a house to a life in an apartment.
From the prospectus…
“introduce a 2% affordable housing requirement to the site…”.
Seven out of 277! Developers 1, people 0.
From the prospectus…
“introduce a 2% affordable housing requirement to the site…”.
Seven out of 277! Developers 1, people 0.
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
IMO, they are too high, too close together (balconies with no sunlight) and we are condemning people who’d prefer a house to a life in an apartment.
From the prospectus…
“introduce a 2% affordable housing requirement to the site…”.
Seven out of 277! Developers 1, people 0.
From the prospectus…
“introduce a 2% affordable housing requirement to the site…”.
Seven out of 277! Developers 1, people 0.
We are in the middle of nowhere on the NSW South Coast rail line. There’s zero mobile phone coverage. If a train came off the rails, or some other accident occurred, someone would have to hike out of here. People could die waiting for help
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
We are in the middle of nowhere on the NSW South Coast rail line. There’s zero mobile phone coverage. If a train came off the rails, or some other accident occurred, someone would have to hike out of here. People could die waiting for help
And there you have it, the cancerous efforts of the property sector - at a time when housing affordability is a national issue.
Let’s encourage outsiders to scoop up spare housing stock in regional centres and jack up the rent to offset their investment loan. Great!
Let’s encourage outsiders to scoop up spare housing stock in regional centres and jack up the rent to offset their investment loan. Great!
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
And there you have it, the cancerous efforts of the property sector - at a time when housing affordability is a national issue.
Let’s encourage outsiders to scoop up spare housing stock in regional centres and jack up the rent to offset their investment loan. Great!
Let’s encourage outsiders to scoop up spare housing stock in regional centres and jack up the rent to offset their investment loan. Great!
It’s now a case of ABC - any bank but the Commonwealth! Why do we allow our essential service industries to subcontract vital systems management to foreign controlled enterprises?
October 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It’s now a case of ABC - any bank but the Commonwealth! Why do we allow our essential service industries to subcontract vital systems management to foreign controlled enterprises?
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney
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September 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney
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Americans live in 300+ cities. Few are as big as Hobart! Which is why their homes cost around half the price we pay in our major capital cities…
September 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Americans live in 300+ cities. Few are as big as Hobart! Which is why their homes cost around half the price we pay in our major capital cities…
Talk about arrogance! Why do we bother with local councillors if they have no say in how councils are run?
September 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Talk about arrogance! Why do we bother with local councillors if they have no say in how councils are run?
Really looking forward to this session.
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney…
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Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney…
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August 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Really looking forward to this session.
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney…
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Register for the United Nations at 80 conference - October 22 in Sydney…
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So, how many of the one percent of us with more than three million in super invest in risky startups?
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
So, how many of the one percent of us with more than three million in super invest in risky startups?
Four million homes have solar panels. People have invested millions of dollars in renewable energy only to be gouged by the power companies. Now down to four cents when they take your excess electricity. Around 30 cents when they sell to you. It’s time to regulate the market.
August 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Four million homes have solar panels. People have invested millions of dollars in renewable energy only to be gouged by the power companies. Now down to four cents when they take your excess electricity. Around 30 cents when they sell to you. It’s time to regulate the market.
Leanne Smith is our featured guest for "Upholding Dignity: 80 Years of Human Rights Progress Through the UN." Leanne has spent years championing human rights around the world.
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference…
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Register for the United Nations at 80 conference…
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July 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Leanne Smith is our featured guest for "Upholding Dignity: 80 Years of Human Rights Progress Through the UN." Leanne has spent years championing human rights around the world.
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference…
www.unaansw.org.au/conference
Register for the United Nations at 80 conference…
www.unaansw.org.au/conference
Register here: www.unaansw.org.au/conference
July 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The first photo is credited with helping end the Vietnam conflict. Hopefully, the second will do the same wrt Gaza.
July 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The first photo is credited with helping end the Vietnam conflict. Hopefully, the second will do the same wrt Gaza.
It’s time to explain what is a welcome to country. It’s pretty simple. “Country” in this context means where I come from (or my place). It’s a long established greeting to people from another geographical area. It is not, as some seem to think, a welcome to Australia!
July 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s time to explain what is a welcome to country. It’s pretty simple. “Country” in this context means where I come from (or my place). It’s a long established greeting to people from another geographical area. It is not, as some seem to think, a welcome to Australia!
Negotiating 101. Meet on your turf. Trump wants to make Albanese come to the White House so he can dominate the exchange.
June 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Negotiating 101. Meet on your turf. Trump wants to make Albanese come to the White House so he can dominate the exchange.
Halfway between Canberra and Sydney on the main east coast highway. No mobile signal! What of you break down or have an accident?
June 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Halfway between Canberra and Sydney on the main east coast highway. No mobile signal! What of you break down or have an accident?
Bureaucracy wins. Change looses. Musk’s desire to cut government spending was largely ideological, but whatever his motivation he’s discovered that elected officials (and their offsides) are no match for entrenched bureaucracies. The same challenge many an Australian politician has encountered.
May 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Bureaucracy wins. Change looses. Musk’s desire to cut government spending was largely ideological, but whatever his motivation he’s discovered that elected officials (and their offsides) are no match for entrenched bureaucracies. The same challenge many an Australian politician has encountered.
No comment required…
May 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
No comment required…
In case anyone hasn’t twigged to the fact that the global economy (and hence our economy) is run by a bunch of stock brokers in New York, the ‘world’s most powerful man’ has been told!
April 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
In case anyone hasn’t twigged to the fact that the global economy (and hence our economy) is run by a bunch of stock brokers in New York, the ‘world’s most powerful man’ has been told!
The political equivalent of the Men’s Shed.
March 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The political equivalent of the Men’s Shed.