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Climate change believer with deep concerns for our children’s future. Progressive political leanings believing in equality for all people.

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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.

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
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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
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Layered perversion of Australia's defence policy An amazing thing has happened. Our taxpayer-funded think-tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has commissioned analysis by Robert Macklin which shows that the public debate on Australia’s defence has been biased.

Layered perversion of Australia’s defence policy https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/layered-perversion-of-australias-defence-policy #Auspol

09.08.2025 06:29 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1
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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
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Parliament Hill cover-up still afoot as DPS stonewalls - Michael West Bureaucrats from the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) continue to evade questions by Senator David Shoebridge

Cover-up on Parliament Hill continues as DPS bureaucrats duck for cover, give the bird to Questions on Notice
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/parliament-h...

09.08.2025 07:18 — 👍 26    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1

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
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Layered perversion of Australia's defence policy An amazing thing has happened. Our taxpayer-funded think-tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has commissioned analysis by Robert Macklin which shows that the public debate on Australia’s...

The way Labor has and is behaving, they have moved further right this time round.

Eg. Approving Woodside to 2070, Jillian Stegal’s plan, Marles AuKUS-I alliance with US/Israel.

johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08....

09.08.2025 13:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 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
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The Article Richard Flanagan Wrote And The Mercury Refused To Run - Tasmanian Times WHICH GOVERNMENT – OUR WORST OR OUR BEST? Richard Flanagan, 5 August 2025 Tasmania is faced with the strangest of choices: a government of our worst —or a government of our best. Our worst? The Libera...

Richard Flanagan: It is hard to fathom, for example, how Labor, which secured only 25.9% of the primary vote, its worst vote in 120 years, thinks it is its right to dictate terms to a crossbench that secured 34%.
tasmaniantimes.com/2025/08/the-...

08.08.2025 08:25 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 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.

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@jimchalmers.bsky.social
#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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