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Four leaders unwriting the rule of law
One of the most disturbing recent global trends has been the attempts by governments to attack the independence of the judiciary.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Trump is not an aberration www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Trump is not an aberration
It would be comforting to think Donald Trump is an outlier, that this, too, will pass. Alas, while Trump is abhorrent, he is not an aberration. His administration is the fulfilment of conservative Ame...
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March 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Dutton’s weaponisation of citizenship
There is a powerful irony in Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s proposal to change the Constitution to enable the government, not the courts, to strip dual Australian citizens of their citizenship.
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March 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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In his budget reply, Peter Dutton said the Coalition would force gas exporters to divert uncontracted gas to Australian customers, demonstrating there is no gas shortage in Australia.
“There is... no need to approve new gas projects if exports are limited," @markogge.bsky.social
“There is... no need to approve new gas projects if exports are limited," @markogge.bsky.social
Peter Dutton confirms excessive gas exports hurt Australia
In his budget reply speech, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton confirmed what Australia Institute research has long shown – the gas export industry is hurting Australians.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
In his budget reply, Peter Dutton said the Coalition would force gas exporters to divert uncontracted gas to Australian customers, demonstrating there is no gas shortage in Australia.
“There is... no need to approve new gas projects if exports are limited," @markogge.bsky.social
“There is... no need to approve new gas projects if exports are limited," @markogge.bsky.social
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You'll hear a lot of things about independents, crossbenchers and minor parties in the next 5 weeks. One thing's for sure: there's no such thing as a safe seat.
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Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat
The surge of successful independent MPs at the 2022 election shows no sign of changing – and in fact may grow more powerful still.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
You'll hear a lot of things about independents, crossbenchers and minor parties in the next 5 weeks. One thing's for sure: there's no such thing as a safe seat.
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Warning: If Trumpist Dutton and the LNP win the May 3 federal election the ABC will be destroyed (defunded, subscription only .. privatised). In the US Trump has cancelled Voice of America and now threatens PBS and NPR (National Public Radio).
March 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Warning: If Trumpist Dutton and the LNP win the May 3 federal election the ABC will be destroyed (defunded, subscription only .. privatised). In the US Trump has cancelled Voice of America and now threatens PBS and NPR (National Public Radio).
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What we learned from that caravan hoax is that division in this country comes far more from media and populist politics than it does from ordinary people. Anti semitism has been weaponised by media and the right to still protest and wedge the left. That’s the true evil.
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What we learned from that caravan hoax is that division in this country comes far more from media and populist politics than it does from ordinary people. Anti semitism has been weaponised by media and the right to still protest and wedge the left. That’s the true evil.
The Guardian view on Trump and media: attention is power. Can Democrats grab it?
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Guardian view on Trump and media: attention is power. Can Democrats grab it?
Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state
March 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state
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Power of the climate vote
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been waxing eloquent about his strategy to reclaim seats lost in the last election and to prevent the loss of more. Yet he has consistently failed to address any of ...
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March 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Why Australia’s response to China must be measured www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Why Australia’s response to China must be measured
On February 14, exactly one week before China’s naval flotilla began live-fire drills off the coast of Eden, New South Wales, Japan’s defence minister released information about his nation’s interacti...
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March 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Coalition leads ‘obstructionist’ forces on climate www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Coalition leads ‘obstructionist’ forces on climate
Climate Change Authority head Matt Kean joins critics of the Coalition’s energy policy, with a scathing rebuke to the ‘deliberately obstructionist’ forces slowing Australia’s progress on climate.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
February 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
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"What Trump has been saying about his friends and our allies recently clearly suggests that both the #AUKUS arrangement, along with last month’s down payment of some $US500k, has been and will prove to be a terrible mistake."
And still our govt won't face reality.
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And still our govt won't face reality.
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Trump has ruled out allies, implying too that with AUKUS we have bought a ‘pig in a poke’ - Pearls and Irritations
What Trump has been saying about his friends and our allies recently clearly suggests the AUKUS will prove to be a terrible mistake.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"What Trump has been saying about his friends and our allies recently clearly suggests that both the #AUKUS arrangement, along with last month’s down payment of some $US500k, has been and will prove to be a terrible mistake."
And still our govt won't face reality.
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And still our govt won't face reality.
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The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.
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Dutton's property investments... A reminder, on this property he made $3,675,000. But because you get a 50% discount on capital gains, he only had to pay tax on $1,837,500.
That tax discount each year costs around $22bn - of which $18bn goes to the richest 10%
That tax discount each year costs around $22bn - of which $18bn goes to the richest 10%
February 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Dutton's property investments... A reminder, on this property he made $3,675,000. But because you get a 50% discount on capital gains, he only had to pay tax on $1,837,500.
That tax discount each year costs around $22bn - of which $18bn goes to the richest 10%
That tax discount each year costs around $22bn - of which $18bn goes to the richest 10%
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Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
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Great that individual Democrats have stepped up.
But those of us from nations with Westminster systems are seeing the obvious gap:
the US needs an organized, disciplined, coherent and effective *opposition* to the #TrumpTyranny.
But those of us from nations with Westminster systems are seeing the obvious gap:
the US needs an organized, disciplined, coherent and effective *opposition* to the #TrumpTyranny.
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Great that individual Democrats have stepped up.
But those of us from nations with Westminster systems are seeing the obvious gap:
the US needs an organized, disciplined, coherent and effective *opposition* to the #TrumpTyranny.
But those of us from nations with Westminster systems are seeing the obvious gap:
the US needs an organized, disciplined, coherent and effective *opposition* to the #TrumpTyranny.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads a watchdog agency.
Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog
The court’s order indicated that it may return to the issue as soon as next week, when a trial judge’s temporary restraining order is set to expire.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads a watchdog agency.
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Why the ABC matters
It’s true that over the years both major parties have sought to influence the ABC for perceived political gain. They’ve done this via the appointment of the chair, influencing other board members, get...
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February 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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