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Sad about Phillip Adams getting sacked by the Australian after all these decades. Kinda glad tho that the increasingly ugly propaganda sheet has lost another of its fig leaves. It is not a respectable enterprise, and a small handful of good people can’t make it so.
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Sad about Phillip Adams getting sacked by the Australian after all these decades. Kinda glad tho that the increasingly ugly propaganda sheet has lost another of its fig leaves. It is not a respectable enterprise, and a small handful of good people can’t make it so.
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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1/ Gutted Vocational trading TAFE leading to generational skills shortages necessitating unprecedented levels of skilled immigration & resulting in sectoral rorts
2/ Created massive inequalities in school education funding that gutted public education & exacerbated social division > 3
2/ Created massive inequalities in school education funding that gutted public education & exacerbated social division > 3
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
1/ Gutted Vocational trading TAFE leading to generational skills shortages necessitating unprecedented levels of skilled immigration & resulting in sectoral rorts
2/ Created massive inequalities in school education funding that gutted public education & exacerbated social division > 3
2/ Created massive inequalities in school education funding that gutted public education & exacerbated social division > 3
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Related - he turned the flag into a white pride symbol.
September 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Related - he turned the flag into a white pride symbol.
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Howard's rebranding of naked greed - one of the seven deadly sins - as 'aspiration', something he and other politicians viewed as praiseworthy, is a long-lasting piece of bastardry. It let people feel ok about being selfish & grasping. Now we have unassailable negative gearing & franking credits.
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Howard's rebranding of naked greed - one of the seven deadly sins - as 'aspiration', something he and other politicians viewed as praiseworthy, is a long-lasting piece of bastardry. It let people feel ok about being selfish & grasping. Now we have unassailable negative gearing & franking credits.
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He also systematically undermined the value of public education, painting it as a last resort and promoting the notion of "school choice", meaning anyone with a choice would never choose public ed. These attitudes dramatically widened the existing inequity His legacy here cannot be underestimated.
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
He also systematically undermined the value of public education, painting it as a last resort and promoting the notion of "school choice", meaning anyone with a choice would never choose public ed. These attitudes dramatically widened the existing inequity His legacy here cannot be underestimated.
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Netanyahu’s assault on the UN, ICC, & global law deepens Western moral exceptionalism. Backed by allies like Biden, this attack erodes global accountability. #auspol #UN #JusticeForPalestine
Netanyahu's assault on the UN - Pearls and Irritations
Beyond the Gaza war’s consequences, Netanyahu’s attack on the UN risks lasting damage by instilling Western moral exceptionalism
johnmenadue.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Netanyahu’s assault on the UN, ICC, & global law deepens Western moral exceptionalism. Backed by allies like Biden, this attack erodes global accountability. #auspol #UN #JusticeForPalestine
The problem with Nuclear…The hidden radioactive waste problem at the heart of net zero - BBC Science Focus Magazine
December 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The problem with Nuclear…The hidden radioactive waste problem at the heart of net zero - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Cooking the books & the Planet : The LNP Nuclear power fiasco.
Dutton’s ‘savings’ plan, where the numbers are as real as a nuclear reactor producing power in Australia before the 2040s.
#auspol
Dutton’s ‘savings’ plan, where the numbers are as real as a nuclear reactor producing power in Australia before the 2040s.
#auspol
Cunning showmanship on display as Coalition releases nuclear costs
In a world of comparing apples and oranges, the Coalition's claim that its nuclear plan would be hundreds of billions cheaper than Labor's looks to have come from comparing apples and elephants.
www.abc.net.au
December 13, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Cooking the books & the Planet : The LNP Nuclear power fiasco.
Dutton’s ‘savings’ plan, where the numbers are as real as a nuclear reactor producing power in Australia before the 2040s.
#auspol
Dutton’s ‘savings’ plan, where the numbers are as real as a nuclear reactor producing power in Australia before the 2040s.
#auspol
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Conspicuously absent from Peter Dutton's announcement yesterday is any plan to build the engineering, scientific & broader workforce to support a nuclear power industry. This is already a critical problem for Albo’s #AUKUS program. #fantasy #auspol
Secret Defence docs: we need a large civilian workforce for AUKUS nuclear submarine reactors - Michael West
A no longer secret Defence report highlights the high risks involved for civilian workforce to maintain nuclear reactors for AUKUS submarines
michaelwest.com.au
December 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Lemme tell ya - it ain't just the kids
Rupert Murdoch tried and failed to cut 3 of his 4 children out of his will, and give it all to one child.
Now apparently they all want him dead.
Now apparently they all want him dead.
December 12, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Lemme tell ya - it ain't just the kids
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I’m resistant to vigilantism bc the right has a history of platforming white men who kill Black ppl extrajudicially—Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Penny. This isn’t separate from legacy of public, celebrated lynchings. Should be careful aligning ourselves w/this approach.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...
Daniel Penny Will Join Trump and Vance at Army-Navy Football Game
Vice President-elect JD Vance said he invited Mr. Penny, a former Marine who had been charged in the death of a man he placed in a chokehold in a New York City subway car.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I’m resistant to vigilantism bc the right has a history of platforming white men who kill Black ppl extrajudicially—Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Penny. This isn’t separate from legacy of public, celebrated lynchings. Should be careful aligning ourselves w/this approach.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...
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Coalition spelling it out very clearly that their option is a lot more dirtier than the current plan.
The nuclear path leads to higher emissions.
The nuclear path leads to higher emissions.
December 13, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Coalition spelling it out very clearly that their option is a lot more dirtier than the current plan.
The nuclear path leads to higher emissions.
The nuclear path leads to higher emissions.
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Just had a fun chat with Eric Beecher and Jo Dyer on the Shot podcast about Lachlan suing Crikey and the depraved ruins of mass media. Look out for that this arvo!
December 13, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Just had a fun chat with Eric Beecher and Jo Dyer on the Shot podcast about Lachlan suing Crikey and the depraved ruins of mass media. Look out for that this arvo!
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Whoever this is, they’re tragically right.
December 13, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Whoever this is, they’re tragically right.
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Australians should probably be a little less smug about our healthcare as bulk billing doctors become rarer and rarer and gaps become wider. Where do you reckon this is going, exactly?
December 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Australians should probably be a little less smug about our healthcare as bulk billing doctors become rarer and rarer and gaps become wider. Where do you reckon this is going, exactly?
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Nationals leader standing up and calling for the most fricken water-hungry energy there is. Champion stuff
December 12, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Nationals leader standing up and calling for the most fricken water-hungry energy there is. Champion stuff
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Nancy Mace is a C word!
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Nancy Mace is a C word!
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During his campaign: “Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast.”
After the election: “I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.”
After the election: “I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.”
The president-elect is no longer so sure that he can ease the cost of everyday expenses for Americans.
Trump Is Starting to Walk Back His Vow to Bring Down Grocery Prices
Donald Trump didn't seem so sure that he could bring grocery prices down in an interview with Time for his "Man of the Year" cover story.
www.rollingstone.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:07 PM
During his campaign: “Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast.”
After the election: “I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.”
After the election: “I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.”