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‘We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a ‘coward’ in scathing critique In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a ‘turncoat’ who is ‘capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Now it will be the price of petrol ....

Trump administration set up DOGE, cut Govt programs & aid, disbanded & shrunk government departments, sacked 10s of thousands of workers, all because they claimed Govt spent too much

Then they waste BILLIONS on dodgy Trump actions, ICE, wars, gilding & renovating Govt buildings, leadership largesse

$11b in six days and for what? What a stupid venal world.

Why the independents may be forced into an alliance A party of independents is a contradiction in terms, but new donation laws may force teals and others to form a party to compete with the majors.

New donations laws are designed to punish independents and reward the existing parties, writes Mike Seccombe. An unexpected byproduct would be if they encourage the formation of new ones. satpa.pe/zrww9xW

At least two people have been arrested in Queensland for saying "from the river to the sea" today at a protest. I think we all knew this day was coming. A dark milestone in our homegrown authoritarian decline.

This is important listening for #Auspol
That long list of fascist moves by Döpfner is critical for us. He’s got the UK Telegraph but also Politico Aus. What is Ryan Heath’s protection from this far right owner?

Alongside other profoundly stupid and ignorant things in that report.

"We don't believe Morrison would act dishonestly, because he was a member of parliament for many years"

That'd be the same guy who gave himself multiple Ministries without telling anyone else.

... hmmm

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You can rid society of one group forever. Who do you get rid of?

- tech oligarchs
- politicians

This is literally one of the most profoundly stupid and ignorant things I've ever seen written about executive level public sector behavioural incentives that I've ever read - from X The Everything App at 1:00am on a Saturday morning, right through to <checks notes> the fucking NACC.

The whole country is becoming more authoritian - bit by little bit.

Mardi Gras marchers brutally assaulted by NSW Police - Michael West Last week's Mardi Gras march was marred by brutal assaults by NSW Police, with some marchers being physically dragged out of the parade.

Minns again. Pro-Palestinians again. Wendy Bacon interviews victims of the Mardi Gras police bashings by NSW Police.

(Wendy herself an arrested 78er)
#auspol #nswpol
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I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

"at least 7 people were killed & 21 injured in an Israeli strike.. there was no warning of the attack in central Beirut where displaced families were sheltering"

Oh & Matt, if it was in an area with a Hezbollah presence does that make it ok to murder people as they sleep?

As pro Israel, pro Netanyahu, pro Zionism cheer squad of the LNP Coalition bleats about fuel insecurity, and ignores the cause, perhaps it should reflect on its EV scare campaign about EV utes spoiling ‘tradies’ weekends.
It’s not just their weekends at stake today, it’s their livelihoods
#auspol

okay, well, good luck to them on pivoting away from Trump over the cause nearest and dearest to his heart - hurting people of color - when so far they haven't been able to pivot away from Trump on the matter of him making them walk around in shoes that don't fit

I'll believe this when I see it

Correct me if I'm wrong...
Aren't raping children and bombing a school in another country killing over 100 young girls considered criminal offenses in America?

Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS

Remember this next time anyone in the govt says they can’t afford to raise the rate.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🎯🎯

😂😂😂 I hardly notice a difference

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

Marco Rubio staring down at his shoes which are clearly too big for him

Marco Rubio contemplates what the expression ‘big shoes to fill’ actually means

As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

Labor trumpets that they’re rescuing the soccer players for the headlines, while ramming through laws which racially profile and punish everyone else in the same boat.
Cunning stunts.

A design decision by someone who had actually been to the site?

Amazing they refurbished the water wheel hotel by removing the waterwheel that obscured the view. They left the massive window frames intact . . Lake Tyers

Refuses to bend over for the Zionist lobby?

he is being <very> delicate about public confidence in the RC but for himself, Richardson says “if you are a loose wheel, then you have to go”. Hamish calls this “frank” lmao no mate. Frank would be mentioning the core problem of an RC being designed to appease zionists.

Richardson is on ABC radio saying he was being “ridiculously overpaid” for the work he was “effectively doing” at $5500 per day as a “research officer leading a team of researchers”.