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If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
June 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If one is censured by a nation's Parliament for behaviour officially found to be "corrosive of trust in government", and is referred to an anti-corruption commission for misleading its Cabinet about the "crude and cruel" Robodebt scheme, how is one then eligible for said country's highest honour?
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In Tasmania, salmon farmers can choose their own level of disclosure about the volume and location of antibiotic treatment.
"Which means the public have no verifiable knowledge about whether, or how much, antibiotics have been used."
Great piece from @joshuablackjb.bsky.social.
"Which means the public have no verifiable knowledge about whether, or how much, antibiotics have been used."
Great piece from @joshuablackjb.bsky.social.
May 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In Tasmania, salmon farmers can choose their own level of disclosure about the volume and location of antibiotic treatment.
"Which means the public have no verifiable knowledge about whether, or how much, antibiotics have been used."
Great piece from @joshuablackjb.bsky.social.
"Which means the public have no verifiable knowledge about whether, or how much, antibiotics have been used."
Great piece from @joshuablackjb.bsky.social.
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We need a National Anti Corruption Commission free from any suggestion of conflict of interest. Commissioner Brereton considers Defence corruption referrals while holding the rank of Major General. He wears the uniform, attends events and says nothing to see. I disagree.
April 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We need a National Anti Corruption Commission free from any suggestion of conflict of interest. Commissioner Brereton considers Defence corruption referrals while holding the rank of Major General. He wears the uniform, attends events and says nothing to see. I disagree.
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They came to lay flowers, and left a business card at the altar of remembrance.
April 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
They came to lay flowers, and left a business card at the altar of remembrance.
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Colour me shocked that Ol' Dutts & Pup Paterson will roll out the red carpet for the disgraced Mike Pezzullo who - let's recall - was sacked after an independent inquiry made scathing findings against him that he'd misused his position & breached the Public Service Code of Conduct at least 14 times.
April 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Colour me shocked that Ol' Dutts & Pup Paterson will roll out the red carpet for the disgraced Mike Pezzullo who - let's recall - was sacked after an independent inquiry made scathing findings against him that he'd misused his position & breached the Public Service Code of Conduct at least 14 times.
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"It remains a pretty shocking aspect of this country: the amount of money we provide to help rich kids get even further ahead of poor kids."
Right now public schools won't be fully funded until 2034 (3 terms away if it holds) - denying an entire generation of kids proper schooling. It's a disgrace
Right now public schools won't be fully funded until 2034 (3 terms away if it holds) - denying an entire generation of kids proper schooling. It's a disgrace
Sean Kelly nails it. ‘Choice’ favours only those who already have choice (aka the rich). www.smh.com.au/national/bot...
Both sides of politics are focused on one group of voters
The parties are rolling out policies on education, healthcare and housing. But they’re persuading voters that “choices” are more important than “equality”.
www.smh.com.au
April 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"It remains a pretty shocking aspect of this country: the amount of money we provide to help rich kids get even further ahead of poor kids."
Right now public schools won't be fully funded until 2034 (3 terms away if it holds) - denying an entire generation of kids proper schooling. It's a disgrace
Right now public schools won't be fully funded until 2034 (3 terms away if it holds) - denying an entire generation of kids proper schooling. It's a disgrace
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As I spend this weekend finalising an Information Commissioner submission to get public access to the full report of Ms Lynelle Briggs AO on Mr Pezzullo, I’m stunned to read that Mr Dutton thinks Pezzullo should be re-engaged in a public service national security role🤦♂️. #auspol
April 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
As I spend this weekend finalising an Information Commissioner submission to get public access to the full report of Ms Lynelle Briggs AO on Mr Pezzullo, I’m stunned to read that Mr Dutton thinks Pezzullo should be re-engaged in a public service national security role🤦♂️. #auspol
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Ghastly fucking spud. I’m going to crack a bottle of the good stuff when this gurning creep loses his seat. #auspol #duckfutton
Dutton refers to the CSIRO as a "green environmental group". Does he think it's an insult to call Australia's pre-eminent science org environmentally responsible?! Under Dutton, the Coalition is no better than Pauline Hanson's One Nation. #auspol #AusVotes25 #science #Climate #environmentalism
April 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ghastly fucking spud. I’m going to crack a bottle of the good stuff when this gurning creep loses his seat. #auspol #duckfutton
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We have to do better.
A young homeless person dying every 4 days in our country is unacceptable. We still don't even have a national housing & homelessness plan.
Youth homelessness can't be ignored in major parties' fight for first homebuyer votes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
A young homeless person dying every 4 days in our country is unacceptable. We still don't even have a national housing & homelessness plan.
Youth homelessness can't be ignored in major parties' fight for first homebuyer votes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Every four days a young homeless person dies. Advocates want urgent reform
Every four days a homeless person aged between 15 and 24 dies, and the majority of deaths are due to suicide.
www.abc.net.au
April 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We have to do better.
A young homeless person dying every 4 days in our country is unacceptable. We still don't even have a national housing & homelessness plan.
Youth homelessness can't be ignored in major parties' fight for first homebuyer votes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
A young homeless person dying every 4 days in our country is unacceptable. We still don't even have a national housing & homelessness plan.
Youth homelessness can't be ignored in major parties' fight for first homebuyer votes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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www.queenslandconservation.org.au/lnp_candidat... LNP set alarm bells ringing for environmental groups & local communities, after Leichhardt candidate Jeremy Neal suggested his own electorate, home to the Daintree Rainforest, Cape York and the Torres Strait, could be used as a nuclear waste dump.
LNP candidate suggests his own community should host nuclear waste dump
The LNP has set alarm bells ringing after Leichhardt candidate Jeremy Neal suggested his own electorate, home to the Daintree Rainforest, Cape York and the Torres Strait, could be used as a nuclear wa...
www.queenslandconservation.org.au
April 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
www.queenslandconservation.org.au/lnp_candidat... LNP set alarm bells ringing for environmental groups & local communities, after Leichhardt candidate Jeremy Neal suggested his own electorate, home to the Daintree Rainforest, Cape York and the Torres Strait, could be used as a nuclear waste dump.
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When asked what agencies the Coalition will cut if elected, Jacinta Price said "we won't know until we're in government"
They don't even know what they want to cut, they just know they want to slash APS jobs & public services for the sake of it
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893922... #auspol
They don't even know what they want to cut, they just know they want to slash APS jobs & public services for the sake of it
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893922... #auspol
Jacinta Price's answer when asked which departments a Dutton govt would cut from is telling
The Coalition's DOGE-y agenda has tanked, so where does that leave Jacinta Price?
www.canberratimes.com.au
April 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
When asked what agencies the Coalition will cut if elected, Jacinta Price said "we won't know until we're in government"
They don't even know what they want to cut, they just know they want to slash APS jobs & public services for the sake of it
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893922... #auspol
They don't even know what they want to cut, they just know they want to slash APS jobs & public services for the sake of it
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893922... #auspol
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The Coalition wants to gut vehicle efficiency standards & hand out a 12-month fuel excise sugar hit - a short-term bribe over a long-term fix.
Standards deliver more efficient cars to cut emissions, reduce fuel imports, and save Aussies thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Standards deliver more efficient cars to cut emissions, reduce fuel imports, and save Aussies thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Coalition to abolish 'ute tax' fuel efficiency standards
Peter Dutton says a scheme to cut the emissions of cars and encourage electric vehicle uptake will be abolished under a Coalition government.
www.abc.net.au
April 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Coalition wants to gut vehicle efficiency standards & hand out a 12-month fuel excise sugar hit - a short-term bribe over a long-term fix.
Standards deliver more efficient cars to cut emissions, reduce fuel imports, and save Aussies thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Standards deliver more efficient cars to cut emissions, reduce fuel imports, and save Aussies thousands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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The Nationals leader has just said children who commit crimes should have their civil rights "put aside" if anyone was wondering how the campaign was going.
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Nationals leader has just said children who commit crimes should have their civil rights "put aside" if anyone was wondering how the campaign was going.
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The Coalition has fixed its women problem by replacing Ben Britton, who says women can’t be soldiers, with Nathaniel Smith, who says abortion should remain in the Crimes Act. Much better. #AusVotes25
April 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Coalition has fixed its women problem by replacing Ben Britton, who says women can’t be soldiers, with Nathaniel Smith, who says abortion should remain in the Crimes Act. Much better. #AusVotes25
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Dutton had claimed that sacking the 41,000+ public servants would save the Govt $30B and he'd use this to fund his other campaign promises. So, where does that funding come from now? Dutton is both incompetent and dangerous. 🤔 #auspol #AusVotes25 #DicksonVotes #DumpDutton
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Dutton had claimed that sacking the 41,000+ public servants would save the Govt $30B and he'd use this to fund his other campaign promises. So, where does that funding come from now? Dutton is both incompetent and dangerous. 🤔 #auspol #AusVotes25 #DicksonVotes #DumpDutton
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"Some centres charge families as much as $220 a day, or more than $1,000 a week, yet the documents paint a picture of a sector in crisis ... More than 70 per cent of the childcare industry is owned by for-profit corporations."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Childcare giants exposed in disturbing document dump
Some of the country's largest childcare operators are named in a damning cache of regulatory documents the NSW government and regulator tried to keep hidden from the public.
www.abc.net.au
April 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"Some centres charge families as much as $220 a day, or more than $1,000 a week, yet the documents paint a picture of a sector in crisis ... More than 70 per cent of the childcare industry is owned by for-profit corporations."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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He'll always own this though
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
He'll always own this though
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Kooyong Liberal 'renter wanting to get into the housing market' Amelia Hamer has been outed as a were-landlord.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two properties
Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.
www.theage.com.au
April 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Kooyong Liberal 'renter wanting to get into the housing market' Amelia Hamer has been outed as a were-landlord.
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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April 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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April 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Australians for Natural Gas revealed as a front for Tamboran - a foreign fracking company harming the NT water table & planning emissions equivalent to putting 30 million extra cars on the road.
This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
'Textbook astroturfing': Coalition pollster working with gas campaign
The Coalition's internal pollster is helping orchestrate a campaign to boost public support for the gas industry ahead of the federal election in what has been described as "textbook astroturfing".
www.abc.net.au
April 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Australians for Natural Gas revealed as a front for Tamboran - a foreign fracking company harming the NT water table & planning emissions equivalent to putting 30 million extra cars on the road.
This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
This is astroturfing 101: fake community, real pollution.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
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A med student found guilty of raping another student has had no conviction recorded bc the judge decided not to pass sentence (no conviction, no criminal record, no fine, no custodial sentence) Why? Because "he's young and talented"! WTAF! 🤬 #VAW #SexualAssault www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
April 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A med student found guilty of raping another student has had no conviction recorded bc the judge decided not to pass sentence (no conviction, no criminal record, no fine, no custodial sentence) Why? Because "he's young and talented"! WTAF! 🤬 #VAW #SexualAssault www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
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Op'n education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson: “One of the big problems is our national curriculum and we simply need to fix it.” That curriculum was signed off under the former Coalition government 3 years ago by acting education minister Stuart Robert. #Auspol
theconversation.com/election-dia...
theconversation.com/election-dia...
Election Diary: Dutton flags intervention in what he sees as ‘woke’ education, but how much could he actually do?
Comparison with American politics has continued with Peter Dutton flagging intervention into school curriculum’s to combat ‘woke’ in a move Labor has called DOGE-Y.
theconversation.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Op'n education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson: “One of the big problems is our national curriculum and we simply need to fix it.” That curriculum was signed off under the former Coalition government 3 years ago by acting education minister Stuart Robert. #Auspol
theconversation.com/election-dia...
theconversation.com/election-dia...
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Some news from the Division of Wannon: Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan appears to be running scared of debating independent Alex Dyson, pulling out of an election debate in the regional Victorian seat www.standard.net.au/story/893128...
'Questions of local importance': Debate off the cards for Wannon front-runners
'We're still open to a debate any day of the week.'
www.standard.net.au
April 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Some news from the Division of Wannon: Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan appears to be running scared of debating independent Alex Dyson, pulling out of an election debate in the regional Victorian seat www.standard.net.au/story/893128...