Toastman
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Love life and the right to people’s opinion but not comments of anger, hate or misinformation
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When food policy is determined by insatiable appetite for money the chance of good policy is very slim.
When food policy is determined by insatiable appetite for money the chance of good policy is very slim.
Australian diet set to worsen as national food policy is drawn up by profit-driven industry, experts warn
Many industries on new council are ‘associated with significant health harms’, one academic says
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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When food policy is determined by insatiable appetite for money the chance of good policy is very slim.
When food policy is determined by insatiable appetite for money the chance of good policy is very slim.
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Those magnificent public servants have gone. Eg John Menadue, Abul Rizvi. The LNP governments and their think tanks (IPA) saw to that.
It takes decades to build up that level of skills, knowledge and integrity.
Sold out to transnational corporations. johnmenadue.com/post/2023/05...
It takes decades to build up that level of skills, knowledge and integrity.
Sold out to transnational corporations. johnmenadue.com/post/2023/05...
The swarm: International consultancies
Predatory capitalism has become visible across the world as neo-liberalism becomes fully transnational. Consultancies working to authoritarian rules have consumed big business by making executives ric...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Those magnificent public servants have gone. Eg John Menadue, Abul Rizvi. The LNP governments and their think tanks (IPA) saw to that.
It takes decades to build up that level of skills, knowledge and integrity.
Sold out to transnational corporations. johnmenadue.com/post/2023/05...
It takes decades to build up that level of skills, knowledge and integrity.
Sold out to transnational corporations. johnmenadue.com/post/2023/05...
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Barnaby has just moved from one right wing party to another, maybe ON a little more extremely stupid😂
Barnaby has just moved from one right wing party to another, maybe ON a little more extremely stupid😂
Australia politics live: Barnaby Joyce quits National party after 30 years ‘with a heavy heart’
Follow live
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November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Barnaby has just moved from one right wing party to another, maybe ON a little more extremely stupid😂
Barnaby has just moved from one right wing party to another, maybe ON a little more extremely stupid😂
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Breaking News, Australians believe SkyNews over climate change and believe Science is something you learned out of a textbook at high school 🙄
Breaking News, Australians believe SkyNews over climate change and believe Science is something you learned out of a textbook at high school 🙄
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March
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November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Breaking News, Australians believe SkyNews over climate change and believe Science is something you learned out of a textbook at high school 🙄
Breaking News, Australians believe SkyNews over climate change and believe Science is something you learned out of a textbook at high school 🙄
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All NDIS providers need to be registered to stop cost blow outs but mainly to ensure unscrupulous people providing services are not exploiting the vulnerable and I’m sure there are many incidents we are aware of but there are many more that are never discovered 🤔
All NDIS providers need to be registered to stop cost blow outs but mainly to ensure unscrupulous people providing services are not exploiting the vulnerable and I’m sure there are many incidents we are aware of but there are many more that are never discovered 🤔
Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns
Providers report a median operating loss of nearly 4% in the last financial year – with losses totalling about 12% over five years
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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All NDIS providers need to be registered to stop cost blow outs but mainly to ensure unscrupulous people providing services are not exploiting the vulnerable and I’m sure there are many incidents we are aware of but there are many more that are never discovered 🤔
All NDIS providers need to be registered to stop cost blow outs but mainly to ensure unscrupulous people providing services are not exploiting the vulnerable and I’m sure there are many incidents we are aware of but there are many more that are never discovered 🤔
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SAVE THE CSIRO ✊️
Sign David Pocock's petition to stop the job cuts #auspol
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Sign David Pocock's petition to stop the job cuts #auspol
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David Pocock - Independent Senator for the ACT
TRUST. INTEGRITY. LEADERSHIP.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SAVE THE CSIRO ✊️
Sign David Pocock's petition to stop the job cuts #auspol
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Sign David Pocock's petition to stop the job cuts #auspol
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Totally agree 🤔
Totally agree 🤔
Labor MP Ed Husic urges own party to ‘pry open the jaws of Treasury’ after CSIRO announces job cuts
Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an ‘investment’
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Totally agree 🤔
Totally agree 🤔
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Ukraine has fully rejected Trump’s proposed peace plan on the basis that the plan is dumb as shit.
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ukraine has fully rejected Trump’s proposed peace plan on the basis that the plan is dumb as shit.
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The ‘Gap’ was designed to keep a lid on cost of greedy doctors, John Howard allowed gap insurance, cost of visiting a Dr increased dramatically overnight- to fix the problem, ban gap insurance, it’s not rocket science 🙄
The ‘Gap’ was designed to keep a lid on cost of greedy doctors, John Howard allowed gap insurance, cost of visiting a Dr increased dramatically overnight- to fix the problem, ban gap insurance, it’s not rocket science 🙄
Bulk-billing rates flatline, despite billions tipped into Medicare
Medicare figures quietly published online show bulk-billing has not improved from a year ago, despite billions being tipped into the scheme. As out-of-pocket costs rise, GPs are delivering 10,000 fewe...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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The ‘Gap’ was designed to keep a lid on cost of greedy doctors, John Howard allowed gap insurance, cost of visiting a Dr increased dramatically overnight- to fix the problem, ban gap insurance, it’s not rocket science 🙄
The ‘Gap’ was designed to keep a lid on cost of greedy doctors, John Howard allowed gap insurance, cost of visiting a Dr increased dramatically overnight- to fix the problem, ban gap insurance, it’s not rocket science 🙄
How does a trained social worker employed by welfare agency to look after children get it so wrong. A mother who is a diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder manipulated her child to hate her father - warrants investigation 🤔
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How does a trained social worker employed by welfare agency to look after children get it so wrong. A mother who is a diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder manipulated her child to hate her father - warrants investigation 🤔
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Totally agree 🤔
Totally agree 🤔
Labor MP Ed Husic urges own party to ‘pry open the jaws of Treasury’ after CSIRO announces job cuts
Husic, who oversaw CSIRO cuts as the former science minister, said some in government see scientific agency funding as a ‘cost’ not an ‘investment’
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Totally agree 🤔
Totally agree 🤔
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Report reveals hospitals waste $1.2b a year as funding stoush simmers: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-18/public-hospital-wastage-grattan-institute-report/106019006
Report reveals hospitals waste $1.2b a year as funding stoush simmers
A new report recommends Australia’s public hospitals stop wasting money and adopt efficiency measures seen in other countries amid governmental tensions over a new funding deal.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Report reveals hospitals waste $1.2b a year as funding stoush simmers: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-18/public-hospital-wastage-grattan-institute-report/106019006
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Sabotaging & smashing our biggest & best science & research organisations is exactly what our worst enemy would do. Why can't we have a govt which creates hope, creativity & cleverness & a better future instead of a festival of fossil fuel and Trump toadying? Boo. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Sabotaging & smashing our biggest & best science & research organisations is exactly what our worst enemy would do. Why can't we have a govt which creates hope, creativity & cleverness & a better future instead of a festival of fossil fuel and Trump toadying? Boo. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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It’s always a good time to remind people of this.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It’s always a good time to remind people of this.
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Labor light, what happened to the Labor party I voted for and a was very active member. This is appalling, sacrificing research money to fit within budget, another public institution falls to corporate ideology 😡 Corporatization only valid in private enterprise 🤔
Labor light, what happened to the Labor party I voted for and a was very active member. This is appalling, sacrificing research money to fit within budget, another public institution falls to corporate ideology 😡 Corporatization only valid in private enterprise 🤔
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Labor light, what happened to the Labor party I voted for and a was very active member. This is appalling, sacrificing research money to fit within budget, another public institution falls to corporate ideology 😡 Corporatization only valid in private enterprise 🤔
Labor light, what happened to the Labor party I voted for and a was very active member. This is appalling, sacrificing research money to fit within budget, another public institution falls to corporate ideology 😡 Corporatization only valid in private enterprise 🤔
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Today we joined forces with climate activists for a joint march to save our planet and Gaza. One thing the MSM never mentions is Ecocide the damage caused to the environment, the poisoning of soil, water, air as a result of constant wars and bombardments. Always money for war, never for peace😭
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today we joined forces with climate activists for a joint march to save our planet and Gaza. One thing the MSM never mentions is Ecocide the damage caused to the environment, the poisoning of soil, water, air as a result of constant wars and bombardments. Always money for war, never for peace😭
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“Donald Trump, thank you so much for calling us a hoax, because now you’ve empowered us and now you’ve made people listen to us even more. It actually helped us out,” Lacerda said as she urged the president to release the rest of the Epstein files.'
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Epstein survivor pushes for release of files in wake of new emails: ‘It will bring us closure’
Marina Lacerda, 37, recounts the abuse she experienced and what inspired her to speak publicly amid new revelations
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November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“Donald Trump, thank you so much for calling us a hoax, because now you’ve empowered us and now you’ve made people listen to us even more. It actually helped us out,” Lacerda said as she urged the president to release the rest of the Epstein files.'
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Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yes, sadly it is real.
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No more state funerals for mates! Especially Swiss gnomes
#auspol #scamoftheweek #minns #protests #gina #netzero #libs #richo #dropshield
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#auspol #scamoftheweek #minns #protests #gina #netzero #libs #richo #dropshield
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Net Zero, mates' state funerals, Nauru Dupe | Scam of the Week
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November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
No more state funerals for mates! Especially Swiss gnomes
#auspol #scamoftheweek #minns #protests #gina #netzero #libs #richo #dropshield
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#auspol #scamoftheweek #minns #protests #gina #netzero #libs #richo #dropshield
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The US, the land of the freely corrupt and home to scammers and liars - how far down the toilet will it descend 🥴
The US, the land of the freely corrupt and home to scammers and liars - how far down the toilet will it descend 🥴
Questions arise over strikingly similar signatures by Trump on recent pardons
Seemingly identical signatures appeared on clemency orders, which White House blamed on technical error
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November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The US, the land of the freely corrupt and home to scammers and liars - how far down the toilet will it descend 🥴
The US, the land of the freely corrupt and home to scammers and liars - how far down the toilet will it descend 🥴
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When it comes to pedophilia, there is no party line. Whether it’s a blue pedo, red pedo or independent pedo.
Lock them up. Every last one of them. The victims deserve justice.
Lock them up. Every last one of them. The victims deserve justice.
*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When it comes to pedophilia, there is no party line. Whether it’s a blue pedo, red pedo or independent pedo.
Lock them up. Every last one of them. The victims deserve justice.
Lock them up. Every last one of them. The victims deserve justice.
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Just so we're clear, the DOJ is fighting AGAINST the California redistricting effort WHICH VOTERS APPROVED, but is fine with the Texas redistricting that occurred WITHOUT voter input.
The corruption is real folks.
The corruption is real folks.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just so we're clear, the DOJ is fighting AGAINST the California redistricting effort WHICH VOTERS APPROVED, but is fine with the Texas redistricting that occurred WITHOUT voter input.
The corruption is real folks.
The corruption is real folks.