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Too many states, too little nation: time to fix the federation Australia’s federal system was designed for the nineteenth century. Today it produces duplication, dysfunction and state parochialism that frustrate national governance and reform.

Australia’s federal system was built for another century. State parochialism, duplication and weak governance now undermine the national interest, writes Allan Patience.
#auspol #Federalism #Constitution #AustralianPolitics #PublicPolicy

Ep 30 - Hollow headlines - Media Watch A tragic youth suicide, gets the full Courier-Mail treatment.

A mate reminded me of a recent eg of news.corp's total commitment to the wellbeing of teenagers....
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'Despicable and cruel': Reynolds launches scathing attack on government Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says Coalition colleagues failed her and she will not stop fighting to clear her name against "lies", no matter the cost.

Everything is about me and I want more than a Parliamentary pension I want Australians to pay more.
Let’s ignore the balance of probability regarding a sexual assault I reacted to instead of acting on.
It’s all about me.
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Lachlan Murdoch bribed Justice Michael Lee in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation matter Lachlan Murdoch has openly and publicly bribed Justice Michael Lee to protect the Liberal Party in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation judgment which became obvious when Justice Lee attended News Corp’s cel...

"Lachlan Murdoch has openly and publicly bribed Justice Michael Lee to protect the Liberal Party in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case which became obvious when Justice Lee attended News Corp’s celebration of The Australian’s 60th birthday"
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The cruel actions of Moreton Bay council are bad enough.

But if we were a just and fair society, this would not just be a matter of homeless people's right being violated.

Being homeless would itself be considered a breach of #HumanRights.

It's also a gross policy failure. #homelessness #auspol

One quick photo of the wrinkly face and it was all done and dusted.

The pecking order: how class blindness governs Australian schools Australia prides itself on fairness and opportunity, yet an unspoken pecking order shapes who advances and who is blamed for falling behind. In schools and public institutions, structural inequality is dressed up as personal failure, with shame doing much of the work.

Australia likes to believe in meritocracy. But an unspoken pecking order, reinforced through schools and institutions, turns privilege into entitlement and inequality into shame, writes John Frew. #Education #Inequality #Class #AustralianSchools

If the Liberals are so incensed by the parliamentary entitlements rules, why didn’t they change them in the ten years they were in power? Maybe after Bronnie took the chopper ride, or Susssan charged the taxpayer her flights to buy a Gold Coast apartment?

Australia Institute research shows 80% of Australia’s gas is exported by multinational gas corporations, who then tell us we have a gas shortage. Big Gas is Taking the Piss.

Add your name to the call to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem

Australia Institute research shows that a 25% tax on gas exports would increase supply and cut energy bills for Australians.

Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/theres-a-simple-way-to-solve-australias-gas-crisis-and-cut-energy-bills/

Years on, did mass administration of mRNA vaccines cost unnecessary lives? The French study is the first to look at mortality in vaccinated and unvaccinated people four years after rollout.

The short answer is no. The long answer is absolutely not. www.ausdoc.com.au/news/years-o... #covid #mRNA #vaccines

Sussan Ley attends Russo NYE party paid for by tax payers.

James Massola at @sydmorningherald.bsky.social seems to forget about the other side #auspol

Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to cover an extension of the energy rebate!

✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export laws: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem

A screenshot of a social media post from a parody account styled as a governor’s press office. The post uses all caps and mocks a political figure by describing a fake award in exaggerated, insulting language. Below it is another post sharing a short video clip from a televised event at the Kennedy Center. In the video still a man in a suit is being given a large decorative medal by another man while cameras and a news chyron run along the bottom. The scene takes place on a stage with a blurred backdrop.

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Keep going! And read the 4th one by a fan too - rounds it all off nicely!

Maybe we should start scrutinising every doctor who goes on an overseas conference . Health dept in WA pays for conference and accommodation.
Doctor pays for kids and the added on ski holiday .

So it’s ok for Karvelas on the tax payers’ purse to be able to afford a ski holiday and not ok for a Labor politician to pay for her a trip for her kids.

Reeks of it’s ok for Crabb and her partner ( both on the taxpayers’ purse ) to buy a $4 mill house and not the PM.

How much do abc journos earn?

Barnaby, Pauline and Gina are well-suited. Please don't support them. Or Australia will go down the gurgler. Thanks. #auspol

YouTube video by The West Report Are Renewables Really Driving Energy Prices? | The West Report

Why are electricity bills so high? The Coalition & fossil media say renewables. It's actually coal, gas and corporate profiteering. We look at the evidence
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'There are still people recovering from the trauma': The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached another level.

Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.

Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.

And Wilson shows no remorse
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Remember when Pooorleene, who accumulated much of her estimated 20 million plus fortune during her political career….with very little media scrutiny…, went to jail for Electoral fraud back in 2003?

Aaah, memories….

“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute

✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...

Donate to Independent Australia desperately needs your help!, organized by Dave Donovan BEACON OF HOPE, Independent Australia, after 15 years of shining a lig… Dave Donovan needs your support for Independent Australia desperately needs your help!

Independent Australia publishes my media critique and political musings every fortnight, for which I am very grateful. As a tiny outfit speaking truth to power, they need our help to keep going. Please donate if you can! 🙏🏻 @independentaus.bsky.social

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Segal “threatening Australia’s freedoms and democracy”, Jewish groups warn - The Klaxon Nine Jewish organisations have labelled Envoy Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report" an attack on Australia's “democracy” and “freedoms”, and say it must be rejected.

'Nine Australian Jewish organisations have penned an explosive open letter to the Albanese Government, saying it must reject Antisemitism Envoy Segal’s plan — and not give her “any enforcement or monitoring powers”.

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According to our Media, a PM getting married in a "Cost of Living Crisis" is some sort of crime or something. 🤦‍♀️

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