No status quo in politics

Dutton ‘conned’ by fake terrorism caravan plot and ‘played into hands of crime figures’, Burke says Home affairs minister says opposition leader’s ‘recklessness has caught up with him’

I would have thought an ex-policeman should know the danger of politicising an issue based on false assumptions and ignoring ASIO advice @peterduttonmpposts.bsky.social #auspol #LibLabNats

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Opinion: It's time to draft Bluey into the trade war.

Enough is enough. If America wants to make our products more expensive, then we should take Bluey away from them.

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Brilliant!! 💛♥️🖤

And then Labor supporters have the GALL to blame the @greens.org.au for not adopting their shit CPRS when environmentalists and Greens have been DEMANDING productive action on climate change for DECADES.
I hope your descendants crucify your memories
#LibLabNats suck

Exclusive: Secret briefings on climate national security risk The government invited only the progressive independents – excluding the Greens, the Coalition and the relevant parliamentary committee – to a briefing on the still-unpublished Climate Risk Assessment...

What a surprise- the national security risk of climate change is terrifying. I’m just tired of how stupid our govts have been for the last 30yrs on this just so a small percentage of the population can get rich on coal and gas $$
#auspol #followthemoney

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Hm. I’m concerned. I’ve found myself agreeing with Trump. Of Greenland he said “a boat landed there 200 years ago… and they say they have rights to it…. I don’t think (that’s true)”.
Has he realised this means his rule is illegitimate too? #uspol #dumptrump #auspol #muskwits

Coal power stations are unreliable and expensive.

They're continually breaking down, causing blackouts and driving up electricity bills.

The sooner we transition to renewables, the sooner we can have more reliable, cheaper energy.
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol

😮 incredible. Thanks for sharing @misschief9.bsky.social

I’d forgotten that the government IS building housing- the Defence Housing Authority!! Why don’t we drop the “Defence” and have a Housing Authority??
Thanks @grogsgamut.bsky.social for reminder on Dollars&Sense pod and @richarddenniss.bsky.social #publichousing #auspol #LibLabNats

Revealed: the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists More than 180 individuals have moved between senior public service roles and the fossil fuel industry in Australia over the past decade - providing a golden escalator for former senior politicians.

We should believe #LibLabNats when they say that donations to their parties don’t put them in anyone’s pocket….
Julie Bishop, Christopher Pyne, ScoMo, Tony Abbott, Greg Combet, Martin Ferguson - they’ve all just landed on their feet!
#auspol #dumptrump

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I wouldn’t worry; given our leaders told us for so long there’s no such thing as climate change, I reckon mosquito born diseases that far south is fake news
#climatechangedenial #LibLabNat #auspol

A graph showing that the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks from CGT discount on housing, negative gearing, and super tax concessions - more than the rest combined

Next time you hear someone ask how will the govt pay for <insert new spending on services> just remember right now the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks on just super, and negative gearing and the capital gains discount on housing
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The Trump MAGA promises:
1. Make America white Again
2. Make Americans destitute Again
3. Make Americans liars Again
4. Make America hated Again
5. Make Americans Afraid Again
Congratulations Trump and the rest of your #Muskwits: winning every promise!
#uspol #dumptrump #maga #auspol

Thanks @1earthmedia.bsky.social , I needed some “onya ‘Straya” news. The recent decades have just felt like we’re the 52nd state….
Altho I guess our bureaucracies are often good. Just most of our pollies that suck

Same bloke left his workers swinging in the breeze for $70 Million ?

Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’

Aahh Volodymyr Zelenskyy, my newest political hero. A leader who actually loves his country more than himself.
Take note #LibLabNat

#dumptrump #auspol #ukraine

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For their thousands dead and decimated homeland!Where’s the balance that Tony Abbott demanded??
@abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social!!
I guess “balance” just means broadcasting more #neoliberalism and capitalist views. As if we don’t get enough of that from #murdoch #9Fairfax
#auspol #freepalestine

I’ve been listening to @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social over 2 days where the biggest story is the exchange of prisoners and how Israel is in mourning. It’s tragic, horrible and I can understand their mourning.
But NOT ONE WORD about the fact that Palestinians may also be in mourning-

@grogsgamut.bsky.social vindicated! How does it feel??

Michele Bullock admitting that maybe they should have lowered interest rates earlier 😆 #RBA #auspol

Shudder

The most effective way to get #civics taught in schools and get student engagement may be to lower the voting age to 16 years.
#auspol

Love it! I’d go. I’m a bit outside the age target tho…

Ha! Haha (That’s my version of a Villanelle big laugh) #killingeve

26 thoughts I had watching Gina Rinehart’s National Mining Day conference  - The Shot Queen Gina Of The Iron Ore Deposits And Arch Enemy Of Rose Hancock’s Lawyers, recorded her day of celebrating planet destroying emissions, and then uploaded it to the intertubes so we could all point ...

Have I been censored?
How come @theshot.net.au article was deleted from my post ⬆️ @bsky.app? Quite exciting if so! Never happened to me before….
#auspol

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Peter Dutton sidesteps questions on state-funded nuclear disaster insurance plan Albanese government also asked if it has considered nuclear insurance pool in context of Aukus nuclear-powered submarines

Never thought I’d be cheering on the Insurance Council of Australia. Hopefully they bring down all the Old Partys’ (or is it Parties? Someone help me out) #LibLabNats #auspol #dumpdutton #dumptheLNALP

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 Assal Rad @AssalRad : Ceasefire was agreed : Kills Palestinians in Gaza Follow X :Attacks West Bank, kills Palestinians, displaces 40,000 people Gaza Rejects temporary homes for displaced in E: We're delaying next hostage release until Israel complies : Hamas is violating the ceasefire!

We hear you NZ. Our two main choices are not much better. Thank goodness for compulsory preferential voting. Not that it’s a silver bullet but sometimes it makes the difference 💚

Unsolved mystery: who leaked Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking to The Australian? | Weekly Beast Journalist told court the News Corp-owned newspaper had the story live on its site before she had even made it home. Plus: anti-renewables billboard bust-up

"Who leaked Antoinette Latouf’s sacking to The Australian?"

Perhaps the bigger question:
Why do senior ABC people appear to be more concerned about #MurdochGutterMedia and the Israel lobby, than with their own staff? #LattoufvABC #auspol
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‘A shameful call by Creative Australia’: the arts community reacts to Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the Venice Biennale Creative Australia has said artist Khaled Sabsabi will no longer represent Australia at the Venice Biennale. The artistic community has condemned this decision.

It’s interesting that all the right wing parties talk about, demand and want to celebrate “freedom”. Whose freedom exactly? #silenced #censorship #auspol #dumptrump

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Frightening. ABC done very bad #ABC #auspol