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Ten indicators of what’s going on with America’s economy Trumponomics has begun to hit America’s growth

After a weak jobs report on Friday, Donald Trump said he would fire the Bureau of Labour Statistics commissioner responsible—a remarkable act of political interference. Our ten charts show what can still be gleaned from the data

Minns: 'No-one should assume it’s open season on the bridge,” said.
“We’re not gonna have a situation where the anti-vaxxer group has it one Saturday, then the weekend after that, Critical Mass takes over'

TONE
DEAF!

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chart showing Employment rate among disabled adults aged 16-64, by main health condition: UK, 2022-2023

There is wide variation in employment rates between disabled people with different health conditions 👇

More than 3/5 of people with diabetes are in employment, but less than2/5 of people with learning difficulties or an ‘other’ mental health condition are in employment.

Concerns protest could ‘impede Sydney drivers’ solved by getting basically the whole city at the protest

"Turns out roughly a hundred thousand people wanted to cross the bridge at the time of the march" said one organiser

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I wish I could say you're wrong but as it stands, the Netanyahu ultra-right coalition is besmirching everything I think Judaism stands for, as exemplified by the Jewish sage Hillel.

Chicago 1980
Melbourne 2025

Yes they did. And despite much confusion, it was pretty amazing.

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#MarchForHumanity

We arrived to
March, and there was this.

Is 2 state solution really imminent? Doubt it. But more international movement on this issue since Macron announced France will recognise Palestine as a state at UN next month than there has been for several decades.

Meanwhile in Melbourne:
‘protesters approached dozens of police officers holding shields and wearing heavy armour. Three heavy riot squad vans fronted the police line, with mounted and riot police behind. there could be as many as 100 police officers present to block the crowd.’

Pro-Palestine march halted as 'too many' try to join

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We were turned back as the bridge was crammed full of people!

"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"

As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. Australia STILL does not recognise the state of Palestine. #auspol #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza

Finally, the penny drops

As expected.

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
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Very good reporting—correctly outlines these aren't all problems easily attributed to IT issues with the TCF.

Fundamentally, it's these departments' MANY failures to apply social security law correctly as formal policy which causes harm—the TCF exposes recipients to this on an industrial scale.

Is a 2 state solution imminent (so we need to tread carefully), or has the Israeli Govt chosen to forcibly evict Palestinians from Gaza & the West Bank (so the international community should warn Isreali voters they face isolation and sanctions)?
Which one is it?

Police raid anti-fascist youth camp in Austria - Freedom News Solidarity groups and Slovenian government calling for investigation of the provocative operation at resistance memorial site ~ Joseph King ~ On Sunday 27 July, Austrian police raided an anti-fascist ...

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Walkout and UN conference in Geneva 🇺🇳

Arab, Iranian, and European delegations walked out of the UN parliamentary summit in Geneva after Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana told delegates:
“The Palestinian state can be established in London or Paris.”

Teens Facing Social Media Ban Relieved They’ll Still Be Able to Watch Gambling Ads — The Shovel “Social media causes anxiety and depression, ruins relationships and is incredibly addictive. On the other hand, gambling does all those things too wields enormous power over governments. So it makes ...

Fifteen-year-old Jake Nelson won’t be able to use TikTok once the Government’s social media ban is introduced, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick.

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Australia and Albo remind me of the rugby player running energetically around the field, but avoiding being anywhere near the ball, in case they get tackled.

The Targeted Compliance Framework - just end it!

Public Service Commissioner cleared after lid lifted on secret investigations Complaints arose after public service robodebt inquiries.

Australian Public Service Commission Gordon de Brouwer was subject to two complaints and two investigations over his handling of the Robodebt referrals, he has now been cleared of any wrongdoing. Gee I wonder who made those complaints! www.canberratimes.com.au/story/903018...

Tax, productivity growth and equality Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ upcoming economic summit has triggered renewed debate over the links between tax, productivity, growth and equity. And inevitably arguments between the right and the left – can...

Good well informed piece.
See also acoss on taxing income & consumption

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This doesn’t make sense.
Why not claim the victory and lay a foundation for tax reform for the Roundtable and beyond?
Controversy is the very essence of good tax reform.
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This is scandalous!
Gender studies, Aboriginal writing & media studies degrees are twice the price of Greek and Latin.
Morrisons ’Job Ready’ graduates scheme comes from a dark place where women Aboriginal ppl & journos are despised!
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So much for Gillard’s Ministerial ‘Captain’s Pick’
@chrisbarrettreal Would love to know who lobbied in her favour.
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Obsessed with the Coldplay kiss cam story? I was too, until I realised the sinister truth at the heart of it | Arwa Mahdawi Nobody should expect to go to a huge concert and expect privacy, but the incident is a jarring reminder of the reach of the surveillance state and the internet’s insatiable appetite for public shaming...

Why oh why was this a MSM story?
We don't have enough journals forthesamereason this rubbish went viral.
Dial it down..
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