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Good point. I often think meanly of those billionaires when I realise I can't afford to buy some trivial purchase (like a new bed) when I really need it for my old aching bones.

Unfortunately the Catholics have far too much influence in the Labor Party for my liking (as a member) and they are a very conservative influence. Any religious influence is a worry (including the Jewish lobby).

What do you want them to do? Ride a bike?

What went wrong for Richard Marles in Washington ANALYSIS: What the defence minister has tried to dismiss as a diplomatic non-event is a serious harbinger of what the US demands of Australia, particularly over AUKUS.

Australia must reject any US pressure to pledge support for any military action against China which would be motivated by US economic imperatives even more than security.

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I wish I had a family background of good cooking. Over grilled lamb chops with boiled veg was the standard fare but I don't blame my Mum, she worked outside the house as well and that was revolutionary in the 50s and 60s. My Dad did the washing up because he couldn't cook.

Back then (early 90s) Howard and the right got seriously down to branch stacking with religious nut jobs and mourners for the patriarchy. That exercise has led directly to the position the Party finds itself in. A Hewson win might arguably have hastened that because he was far too 'woke'.

The Lib/Nat/LNP are following the right wing /Trump play book of contempt for science, contempt for the UN and the international court, all wrapped up in racism and anti-intellectualism which only the truly rusted on applaud and they are insufficient in number to win them government again.

The 'gas' in this post is natural gas not oil. However it seems all the fossil fuel companies play the same games.

Australia Institute analysis shows policies allowing virtually unlimited exports of gas from eastern Australia led to a TRIPLING of gas prices and DOUBLING of wholesale electricity prices.

We have a gas export problem, not a gas shortage problem.

@markogge.bsky.social #auspol

Would rule our ABC staff from appearing on any of its own analysis shows like Insiders

The regressive ABC management like to enhance the chances of Tim's reelection. They did the same for the Downer twiglet in her bid for election. Give them exposure when they have little else going for them. I can't think of a Labor or Green person for whom they do the same.

YouTube video by The West Report SMH Fake Hamas Scoop Exposed | Scam of the Week

Albo recognises Palestine. Suddenly SMH drops "exclusive" and the "Hamas loves Albo" pile-on in ON!

True story ... or peak zioscam?
#auspol #scamoftheweek #insiders
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I hope the muffin tray was not 'non-stick'. The non-stick coating is full of PFAS (the forever chemical) and could give you more than a yummy almond muffin.

These staff imports from the commercial media are making the ABC as unwatchable as commercial media. It is full of the lowest form of dross. The occasional jewel, usually made by the Brits, is swamped by the mediocrity of the rest.

Getting government away from delivering services creates the possibility of stacking government with incompetent loyalists.

The Netanyahu government has proved that the worst of human behaviour is not confined to particular individuals or groups of people. Genocide was not only a German problem. That it is being practiced by Jewish people is the greatest of ironies.

Albanese’s long game is paying off The consequences of the Trump tariff policies seem to finally be coming to a head. Economic figures from the United States suggest that not only has inflation begun to climb again, but that jobs growt...

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The celebrity people of my childhood (1950s) all seem to be dying off. It's just one big name after another popping their clogs.

The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it And they don't want you to notice.

Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.

That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.

Horrifying men.

This is a common feature of the right wing everywhere. Human life is just one factor in the economic machine. Health care is 'wasteful public spending'. Rules are impediments to profit taking and are the 'red tape' the right love to cut. Reducing the workforce is 'efficiency'.

The greatest failure of so called democracy, is that an idiot like Trump (and there have been other idiots in other countries) is able to behave in this authoritarian way and no-one stops him.

I think Caligula is a more apt comparison to Trump. He was a sexual predator who had no idea how to rule, he made his horse a Senator and was finally killed by his political mates.

The Australia Institute has written a lot about productivity gains over the past 20 years going to profits rather than investing in R&D. They employ economists and analysts.

'She' is the wife of the UK PM so she has to maintain some outdated protocol, which does not include shrugging him off however much she might want to. Melania on the other hand shrugs him off in public a lot. Trump habitually touches women. It's about exercising power over her and her husband.

Not very nice!

What ever happened to thoughtful, informed, respectful conversations between journalist and interviewee. Trying to catch the PM out and badgering him with right wing talking points is NOT journalism, much less interesting TV.

Who knew that Coorey was such a socialist. The most rusted on Liberal Party journalist of them all wants more tax on gas!!!!!
Time for Jim Chalmers to do it. Clearly the Fin will be on side.

Even the Guardian's Tom McIlroy in on this bulls....t. He says that if another meeting with Trump fails this would be a 'disaster for Albanese.' Most sensible Australians know that Trump is a flake and any meeting with him is a waste of time.

Bogus charges of antisemitism are the new McCarthyism The word antisemitism has become so debased that depending on who is using it, I might well take it as a sign that the accused is worth listening to.

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have both criticised the definition, claiming it has seen those documenting Israel’s human rights abuses being falsely accused of #antisemitism. #auspol