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Honestly cannot wait until I’ve heard the last from Clive Palmer and his ‘Bugle of Bigots’ this election.
May 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars | Arwa Mahdawi
Why would anyone want a car that’s too big for parking spaces, or that’s a menace to other road users? Arwa Mahdawi has a theory
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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We need to tax gas companies properly so the Australian people get a fair share of our resources.

Beer, spirits, and tobacco tax all raise more revenue than the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax.

#auspol #Budget25
March 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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A posthumous memoir by the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, which detailed his fight against autocracy and corruption in Russia and was published eight months after he died in prison, won a National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.
Aleksei Navalny Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover
“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Very key point made here. Any "shortage" is due solely to exports. We don't need more gas, we need to send less to Japan which has so much it exports our gas to other countries!

(also worth charging the companies to mine our gas and also to tax them properly)

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Forget more gas supply, expert argues. Stop exporting so much
Among the many crises facing the nation in recent years, the east coast gas shortage has been among the most divisive from a political, economic and social perspective.
www.abc.net.au
February 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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February 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM