Ty Mick
@tymick.bsky.social
Educator, learner, politics follower. Opinions my own and I’m happy to change them as I learn more. I’m not angry, just disappointed.
Imagine being the express fast bowler in a test match, bowling to no. 8 and your captain will not give you a slip. Regardless of short ball tactics this is disrespectful.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Imagine being the express fast bowler in a test match, bowling to no. 8 and your captain will not give you a slip. Regardless of short ball tactics this is disrespectful.
If the headline is a question the answer the article can usually be rewritten as “No.”
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Is fluoride in water toxic? Here's what decades of research tells us
Large studies conclude there is no evidence to back up community concerns that fluoride in water at recommended levels may affect the cognition or IQ of children.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If the headline is a question the answer the article can usually be rewritten as “No.”
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If pub tests were taken as seriously as NAPLAN this would be headlines for months
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Gambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for now
The announcement comes six months after the ABC first reported the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission chair had accepted corporate hospitality from bookmakers.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If pub tests were taken as seriously as NAPLAN this would be headlines for months
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In pandering to industry lobbies ALP alienate literally everyone on the environment front and walk into the most obvious hephalump trap.
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Live: Coalition says it’s in no rush to pass Labor's environmental reforms
Shadow Environment Minister Angie Bell says Labor's proposed environmental protection laws don't strike the right balance. Follow live.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In pandering to industry lobbies ALP alienate literally everyone on the environment front and walk into the most obvious hephalump trap.
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Do taxpayers now have equity in Glencore? I guess it’s only socialism when poor people are thrown a few scraps.
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Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open
The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Do taxpayers now have equity in Glencore? I guess it’s only socialism when poor people are thrown a few scraps.
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Business groups warn that making the world inhabitable beyond 2060 may harm profit margins.
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Breaking: Australia vows to cut emissions 62 to 70 per cent by 2035
Australia will vow to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, lifting its sights further as the world strives to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Business groups warn that making the world inhabitable beyond 2060 may harm profit margins.
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This iteration of the LNP looking to continue the policy of transferring wealth from the poorest to the richest.
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Australians too dependent on government, says Sussan Ley
In her first major economic speech, the opposition leader hits out at universal subsidies and says "dependency" has affected Australia's "national character".
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September 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This iteration of the LNP looking to continue the policy of transferring wealth from the poorest to the richest.
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I’m running as fast as I can but I can’t keep pace with the Overton Window.
Mhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/sapol-investigating-post-celebrating-charlie-kirk-death/105777946?utm_source=abc_news_app
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SA Police investigating social media post allegedly made by employee celebrating death of Charlie Kirk
SA Police says it is investigating an employee's social media posts, after they allegedly made a post celebrating the assassination of the US right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m running as fast as I can but I can’t keep pace with the Overton Window.
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Surely seizing the vessel, interrogating the crew would be more beneficial in the greater action against drug cartels? Is this beyond their capability?
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Three dead after US strikes alleged Venezuelan drug vessel
United States President Donald Trump says the American military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the US.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Surely seizing the vessel, interrogating the crew would be more beneficial in the greater action against drug cartels? Is this beyond their capability?
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After all, what would learned people who research things know about anything?
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Live: Albanese dismisses tax warning as 'academic' speak
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to ABC Radio National ahead of the return of parliament for another sitting fortnight. Follow live.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After all, what would learned people who research things know about anything?
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Nationals should stick to their core business of shilling for the coal overlords.
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Nationals push for Senate inquiry into decision to resume US beef imports
The National Party wants an inquiry into the decision to lift biosecurity controls on US beef imports, claiming the federal government ignored its own scientific advice.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Nationals should stick to their core business of shilling for the coal overlords.
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Why is it that when nobody is buying what they’re selling they think they’re entitled to handouts and special treatment to make up for it? Change your product or get a new job.
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Inner Sydney nightlife revival needs more than later hours: industry
More support is needed to get Sydney's nightlife back on its feet, hospitality owners in the inner west say, as a proposal to extend trading hours passes council.
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June 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Why is it that when nobody is buying what they’re selling they think they’re entitled to handouts and special treatment to make up for it? Change your product or get a new job.
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Like a dog returning to it’s own vomit. Journalists continue to find ways to excuse and validate Trump.
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If Trump secures a peace deal, it will be a genuine foreign policy win
If Donald Trump — who has failed to meet his campaign promises to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine — can broker a peace deal between Israel and Iran, he will have achieved a genuine foreign policy suc...
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June 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Like a dog returning to it’s own vomit. Journalists continue to find ways to excuse and validate Trump.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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Just a wild guess but I’m predicting business leaders will suggest more ‘flexible’ IR laws, more gas and a reduction in ‘red tape’. (ie health & safety, environmental protections & dismissal regulations).
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Albanese opens search for ideas to shape second-term agenda
The PM has used a speech to the National Press Club to announce an expert round table focused on economic growth and productivity.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Just a wild guess but I’m predicting business leaders will suggest more ‘flexible’ IR laws, more gas and a reduction in ‘red tape’. (ie health & safety, environmental protections & dismissal regulations).
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
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The premise and framing of this article is awkward and forced. It reads like the writer was given a directive to write an advertisement for the opposition party.
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Sped-up machete ban has the hallmarks of a premier in survival mode
The government is struggling to define and stick to its political narrative, while grappling with a law-and-order problem.
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May 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The premise and framing of this article is awkward and forced. It reads like the writer was given a directive to write an advertisement for the opposition party.
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