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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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The Non Aligned Movement is back baby, wolf howl

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.

We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.

We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...

“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”

Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...

The Australia Institute is calling on the Albanese Government to redirect the billion dollars saved by not hosting COP31 to Pacific nations.

Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/labor-g...

It's the perfect time for the government to defy the mining lobbies Long-gone are the days when the mining industry could claim to have the power to topple prime ministers and governments.

The mining lobby is weak right now.

Perfect time for strong env laws, @albomp.bsky.social

Last week the Minerals Council and gas lobby literally threw a party and no one (important) turned up.

My piece on it for @thenewdaily.bsky.social
@australiainstitute.org.au

Teals And Independents Begin The Transformation Into Career Politicians As Liberals Scrap Net-Zero CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The ever-growing cross-bench of Teals, Independents and climate-focused minor parties have this week been given permission to get reallllly comfy. This comes as the...

Teals And Independents Begin The Transformation Into Career Politicians As Liberals Scrap Net-Zero www.betootaadvocate.com/teals-and-in...

Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss breaks down the problem with offsets at a Senate Inquiry into proposed changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill.

Sign the petition calling on the government to fix our broken environment laws nb.australiainstitute.org.au/strong_envir...

Menzies. Say no more.
Then John Howard changed the SES formula (twice) to favour private schools with even more funding & for some unfathomable reason Labor has not changed it. Latham (when Labor leader) did suggest change & was crucified for it, so maybe that has spooked Labor.

Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

Photo of John Howard speaking at a lectern NEW EPISODE | How bad policy created a housing crisis Listen to Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

The capital gains tax discount & negative gearing have made housing less affordable & exacerbated inequality.

On this episode, Maiy Azize, @purplepingers.bsky.social, Josie Lee & @amyremeikis.bsky.social discuss the origins of the housing crisis & how to fix the current mess.

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*Labor's policies, whatever THEY are, or WHATEVER they are, will lead to disaster* -- typical LNP Opp'n.

Can we have some details please?

*Our policies will save Australia from Labor's disaster.*

Details please.

*Our policies will be known in 16 to 18 months.*

Just before election?

*Yes.*

In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

Love you Portland 🐸✊🏽❤️

Did you see us today in The Canberra Times?

Australians have voted for climate action – add your name to our petition urging Murray Watt to actually strengthen our environmental laws and stop new coal and gas projects!

#auspol

Unfettered gambling advertising means young Australians are losing big If you’re sick of ads for sport betting interrupting the footy – or anything else you watch on TV – you’re probably not alone.

Three in four Australians support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years, and four in five support banning gambling ads on social media and online.

For more information:

australiainstitute.org.au/post/unfette...

australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...

Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world, and the government has taken little action despite strong public support.

‘We know from the polling that we’ve conducted that the majority of Australians, about 75%, would support a ban on gambling advertising.’

- Morgan Harrington

#auspol

Sorry Sussan Ley, it looks like I missed your opinion piece as we passed. Thank you for standing up for democracy. #FOI #auspol

Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail Government’s FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Labor government’s changes to limit access to freedom of information (FoI) requests appear to be dead in the water, with the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, saying the Coalition will vote against the “friendless” proposal. After the Greens and key crossbenchers also voiced their outrage, there currently appears to be no pathway for the government to pass the reforms through the Senate. But the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, says she remains committed to the contentious reform, criticising the Coalition for once again reshuffling its frontbench and naming yet another new shadow legal spokesperson. Continue reading...

Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail

AUS Foreign Minister Penny Wong's fawning praise of Trump is vomitous. No mention by Wong of the billions of dollars of arms provided to Israel by the USA for its genocide in Gaza? Srsly?! This is abhorrent commentary from Wong. 😔 #auspol #USPolitics #NobelPeacePrize #GazaGenocide

This is true:
“Australia and the Pacific are in this together.”

We all share the one and only biosphere, on the one and only planet in the universe that suits us perfectly.

Pumping ever more fossil fuel pollution into it affects the entire climate system and planet.

Stop approving fossil fuels.

How do you REDUCE emissions by opening ever more fossil fuel projects?

Please stop, and think of future generations. Here and in the Pacific.

Should Fox News and other Murdoch misinformation media be banned in Australia?

Yes or No?

Hastie taunted over claim that Australians are 'strangers in our own home' The home affairs minister says Andrew Hastie should name which visa classes he would cut after the shadow home affairs minister suggested "unsustainable" immigration was making Australians "feel like ...

Nasty. Divisive. Irrelevant. The modern Coalition.
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'You don't own it': Hastie urged to calm down his rhetoric A doyenne of the Liberal Party and veteran of leadership battles dating back to the 1980s Howard-Peacock era has chided Andrew Hastie for not being a team player.

Woohoo Amanda putting Hastie back in his box … I think she’ll have to sit on the lid with this bugger!
Popcorn anyone? 🍿🍿🍿
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She should she change her surname to Missspoke

Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon More people than ever are waking in existential horror at 4am and reaching out to clutch their snoring labrador for comfort (or is that just me?)

Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls | First Dog on the Moon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...