AFR article
The Labor Party, many social welfare groups, unions and churches stridently opposed the GST during the 1998 election.
“Anyone who lived through it will just say it was the biggest thing that’s ever happened in domestic policy,” Costello says.
Among the other big economic reforms by Howard and Costello were formal independence for the Reserve Bank of Australia, reducing union influence on the waterfront and broader workplace flexibility, privatising Telstra, repairing the budget and eliminating net debt, and establishing the Future Fund – now worth about $250 billion.
This is just total Costello propaganda horseshit
09.08.2025 05:47 — 👍 230 🔁 39 💬 43 📌 8
President Zelenskyy:
"Ukrainians defend what's theirs. Even those who are with Russia know that Russia is doing evil. Of course, we will not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated. The #Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is.
09.08.2025 08:21 — 👍 7568 🔁 2457 💬 289 📌 168
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
09.08.2025 13:36 — 👍 17181 🔁 5956 💬 628 📌 276
Very informative article. Must read.
09.08.2025 13:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is the "most dangerous public health decision" ever, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm said.
08.08.2025 23:00 — 👍 2863 🔁 1168 💬 92 📌 43
This is a really important article on the recent ICJ ruling on state responsibility for climate mitigation reform. A quote below. Please read and share as widely as possible. #auspol
09.08.2025 07:17 — 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
“The scam is that DPS – which runs the Parliamentary Library research function for politicians – has refused to answer a second tranche of questions put by Senator David Shoebridge in relation to an employee suing Australian citizens with (or without) their knowledge and imprimatur.”
09.08.2025 13:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump has turned the U.S.A. into a Third World Shit-hole.
09.06.2025 08:51 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
"less lethal" is the new meDiA catch-word now. I thought "lethal" meant.....oh, never mind.....🤔 How fu*ked is the U.S.A. anyway?
10.06.2025 10:02 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Breaking: members of the Australian Federal Coalition LNP appear on multiple media outlets to say something stupid and prove they have learned nothing from their electoral drubbing.
12.06.2025 02:28 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
They’re incorrectly described as centre left. I think they’re a centre right gov Peggy
09.08.2025 01:52 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
🙏👏👏👏😊
09.08.2025 03:23 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Albo’s no statesman.
09.08.2025 13:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
giving a mediocrity like albo a strong majority is like giving your dog a rolls royce to drive. #smugandsneaky #gutlessandgullible #betterthanmorrisonisnotapassmark
09.08.2025 11:41 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Apparently so.
09.08.2025 13:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It would have gone a long way to being sorted had we not elected the Lablib duopoly in majority. It is the will of the people. We are evidently pro fascist authoritarian 🤔🤦♂️
#auspol
08.08.2025 04:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
how many secret ministries does he have now ?
08.08.2025 03:34 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
A bull is a male bos taurus from
the bovine family and bullying is therefore performed by males. In the Liberal Party room bullying is also performed by females. In which case it is called cowing. Vis a bull bullies and a cow cows. Liberal party women “bullying” Susssan Ley are cows. No sympathy.
09.08.2025 12:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A first class creep.
09.08.2025 13:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tim Wilson is the Platonic ideal of the famous insult "all tip, no iceberg".
09.08.2025 12:07 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Why, if it's a good investment for that Government why wouldn't it be even better for Australia to own it?
09.08.2025 05:06 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Susssan has a number of problems .. not just TIMMY
It seems bullying within the LNP IPA is not just restricted to stale males ..
bsky.app/profile/gekk...
09.08.2025 05:23 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
An excellent article that should be read by every voter
A tale of dysfunction, deception and “group-think” that is deliberately leading Australia to disaster
A tale of a minister who is actively betraying this country through lies and coverups
Add in a landslide win removing constraints in govt
09.08.2025 05:28 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Interesting. Will be allowed to operate tax-free and be a closed shop employee-wise.
09.08.2025 05:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It’s obvious that voters handed Albanese Labor Govt a once in a lifetime golden opportunity to put in place structural changes so desperately needed.
To see this rare moment of possibility for our young wasted is heartbreaking.
@albomp.bsky.social
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#auspol.
09.08.2025 11:30 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Suspect people believed a good majority would result in real change. Looks like this govt interpreted that as still doing very little.
09.08.2025 06:27 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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