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Mike Bennett

@poppiemike.bsky.social

70 summers under the feet, retired, reader, gardener, opinion on everything, staunch antidisestablishmentarialist who believes in democracy but has no idea how to implement it. The 50’s 60’s and 70’s were far simpler to understand & live in, peace & love.

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a woman wearing a white shirt and a silver necklace with the hashtag schitts creek on the bottom ALT: a woman wearing a white shirt and a silver necklace with the hashtag schitts creek on the bottom

And Ita's parting words to Australia after all of that are:

"Jesus Christ!"

because the mic under her nose is still on, despite Ita reminding the court many times today how experienced she is in the media and how many decades she has worked in it.

#pfffft

11.02.2025 05:31 — 👍 1047    🔁 238    💬 77    📌 11
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#auspol

11.02.2025 23:38 — 👍 134    🔁 71    💬 5    📌 2
NBN Co has failed to declare the airline lounge memberships of a number of staff on its gifts register.

The company responsible for the National Broadband Network, confirmed to Guardian Australia after several days of inquiries that:

A small number of NBN employees receive lounge memberships.

These memberships are managed under the company-wide Gifts or Benefits policy, with appropriate governance and independent oversight by nbn’s Internal Audit and Fraud function.

NBN Co’s gifts and benefits register has just three entries in total, none of which include the airline memberships.

Australia Post declares the group CEO’s Qantas chairman’s lounge membership on its register, while the infrastructure department overseeing the NBN, declares lounge membership for key personnel, as does the eSafety commissioner.

It comes as the Greens will attempt to move amendments to cut the CEO of NBN’s salary by $2.5m in the bill to protect the NBN from being privatised.

NBN Co has failed to declare the airline lounge memberships of a number of staff on its gifts register. The company responsible for the National Broadband Network, confirmed to Guardian Australia after several days of inquiries that: A small number of NBN employees receive lounge memberships. These memberships are managed under the company-wide Gifts or Benefits policy, with appropriate governance and independent oversight by nbn’s Internal Audit and Fraud function. NBN Co’s gifts and benefits register has just three entries in total, none of which include the airline memberships. Australia Post declares the group CEO’s Qantas chairman’s lounge membership on its register, while the infrastructure department overseeing the NBN, declares lounge membership for key personnel, as does the eSafety commissioner. It comes as the Greens will attempt to move amendments to cut the CEO of NBN’s salary by $2.5m in the bill to protect the NBN from being privatised.

Little scoop: NBN Co has failed to declare the airline lounge memberships gifted to staff on its gifts register, as the Greens move to cap the CEO salary. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

11.02.2025 23:25 — 👍 60    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 2
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ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by handling of Lattouf case The ABC must commission an independent inquiry into the broadcaster’s independence from outside interference and apologise for allowing external pressure to influence the dismissal of Antoinette Latto...

ABC staff ‘disgusted’ by handling of Lattouf case.

11.02.2025 23:52 — 👍 187    🔁 77    💬 4    📌 3
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Dutton's business lunch idea takes the piss out of the entire notion of worthwhile public policy Peter Dutton's proposal to bring back the long, taxpayer-subsidised business lunch is his dumbest idea yet.

Dutton is now just taking the piss when it comes to policy

His resurrection of the '80s long business lunch will cost at least $10 billion even on cautious estimates.

No wonder he didn't release costings.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/20/p...

20.01.2025 02:45 — 👍 275    🔁 109    💬 25    📌 9

As a small biz owner myself, doing it tough, lunches are not a core (or any) current cost, so this provides zero relief.

Tax deductible lunches is just another LNP bullshit 'announcement' of a future possible bullshit policy, all smoke and not even any mirrors, 100% bullshit hot air. #Auspol

19.01.2025 21:33 — 👍 117    🔁 28    💬 11    📌 2

Well, if supporting the genocidal war criminals of Israeli wasn’t enough…

Or the $368 Billion waste on #AUKUS wasn’t enough…

Or if the continued $Trillion theft of our mineral resources wasn’t enough…

Then this embarrassment should be enough for the duopoly to lose every single vote.

#auspol

14.01.2025 01:50 — 👍 57    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 0
Nine red flags for budget watchers
Labor has a choice: deliver a pre-election budget that builds Australia’s future or keep sailing blindly towards another decade of debts and deficits.

Spiro Premetis, Former Treasury official

Nine red flags for budget watchers Labor has a choice: deliver a pre-election budget that builds Australia’s future or keep sailing blindly towards another decade of debts and deficits. Spiro Premetis, Former Treasury official

Good ole AFR, you have to wait till the small print at the bottom to find out he was Josh Frydenberg's advisor

14.01.2025 22:02 — 👍 547    🔁 162    💬 33    📌 9
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Peter Dutton could lose his own seat as a Community Independent enters the race for Dickson Peter Dutton is in for the fight of his life to retain his seat of Dickson at the next federal election and you can help get rid of him by reading below […]

kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/01/12/p... National Anti-Corruption Commission should have ended Peter Dutton’s career in politics given the massive fraud that happened on his watch especially when he was Home Affairs Minister. But NACC failed its duty so voters should step up and vote him out.

13.01.2025 09:33 — 👍 101    🔁 44    💬 9    📌 2

You can do whatever you want from Monday to Saturday and I mean whatever, but come into his house on Sunday and repent and all is forgiven.

13.01.2025 23:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dutton (& my mum!) - pay attention nay-sayers!

10.01.2025 20:48 — 👍 124    🔁 46    💬 6    📌 0

My bad, but it is delicious with a capital D.

10.01.2025 08:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wack a banana on top of the peanut butter, wrap it and bang it in the microwave for 40 seconds, unwrap and drop a spoon of vanilla ice cream on it wrap and go magnificent.

10.01.2025 05:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes, me too, so tired of it, the dumbest of the herd is in charge, the herd have spoken. So be it, let them roll in his muck, how long before they wake up?

08.01.2025 02:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Might get a seat in the lounge today. 🤞

07.01.2025 20:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Anthony Albanese has called for fixed four year terms. Makes sense to me.
If you agree, RT.
Disagree, "like"?
#auspol

07.01.2025 01:28 — 👍 461    🔁 738    💬 186    📌 51
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All quiet on the Corruption Commission front... - The Shot All the overt corruption going without punishment isn't the greatest look for the new NACC. In fact, it's totally suss.

All quiet on the Corruption Commission front… theshot.net.au/news/general...

This isn't going away #MarkDreyfus we the people will keep it front and centre until something reputable IS done, not the white wash by the correct NACC (erd) #auspol

04.01.2025 20:38 — 👍 174    🔁 81    💬 8    📌 7
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

04.01.2025 16:08 — 👍 65014    🔁 31031    💬 1041    📌 1122

Kohli was gone.

03.01.2025 01:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s my wife, wonder what the world record is, hmmmmm, and that’s how the fight started

31.12.2024 02:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My account is still operating because I can’t cancel it, always the same msg… try again later. I guess it’s one way to keep his numbers up.

31.12.2024 02:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Obviously her reputation preceded her, this is exactly how a forum should work. Well done #bluesky

31.12.2024 02:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One of the best tests I have seen and I have seen a lot in 70 years

30.12.2024 06:50 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nathaaaaaaan, go you good thing,

30.12.2024 05:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Make America Great by deporting him back to South Africa.

29.12.2024 04:13 — 👍 21071    🔁 3673    💬 986    📌 246
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Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘

26.12.2024 03:13 — 👍 26229    🔁 11895    💬 782    📌 497

Merry Christmas from Australia old mate

26.12.2024 07:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Be nice, be kind and maybe next year I will visit you.

24.12.2024 20:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

👍

22.12.2024 00:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hope you are OK down in the state forest.

21.12.2024 22:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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