Australia is not like America. We won't tolerate the oligarchy of billionaires running our government, paying no tax and laughing all the way to the bank. Dutton mimics all of Trumps policies including to sack public servants and give the work to consultants at 3 times the cost. - ThreadSky

barbarapocock.bsky.social • 104 days ago

Australia is not like America. We won't tolerate the oligarchy of billionaires running our government, paying no tax and laughing all the way to the bank. Dutton mimics all of Trumps policies including to sack public servants and give the work to consultants at 3 times the cost.

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gg2604.bsky.social•102 days ago

Let’s hope so

wrt-t.bsky.social•103 days ago

I hope you are correct.

benjamino.bsky.social•103 days ago

We literally tolerate every one of those things and have for yonks what even is this

peterrelph.bsky.social•103 days ago

Then how do you explain the past several decades?

#auspol

spicybabe.bsky.social•104 days ago

teresa007.bsky.social•103 days ago

Didn’t they try to that last time .

registradus.bsky.social•103 days ago

we already have billionaires running our government and paying no (or little) tax

rowan-rafferty.bsky.social•102 days ago

So we should just accept that!
Right.
Nah, missed by a mile, we just woke up!

registradus.bsky.social•102 days ago

yeah we kind of do need to accept it. ignoring it or pretending it is a future problem is not helping anyone

rowan-rafferty.bsky.social•102 days ago

I meant "accept" as in fight it, not "accept" it, do nothing and move on!
Def not ignore or pretend about it.

jackdawg52.bsky.social•103 days ago

But we already do, have done for decades. They have perhaps not been as obvious as Elon Musk, but just as active.

greg1953.bsky.social•104 days ago

But Barabara billionaires ARE running our government, paying no tax and laughing all the way to the bank.

roseannebyrne.bsky.social•103 days ago

Thankfully not just me. Not sure who politicians think they’re kidding.

dietervallois.bsky.social•104 days ago

Take him to the cleaners, senator

#DuttonMustGo #VoteDuttonOut #VoteProgressive

stevef72.bsky.social•102 days ago

Oh but unfortunately we do. Do the names Murdoch, Reinhart, Pratt, Palmer and Forest mean anything?

marnshibski.bsky.social•104 days ago

I agree with the sentiment but what do you think Murdoch is doing? Time for the tolerating to stop 🛑

pauline99.bsky.social•103 days ago

He’s busy visiting the Oval Office….

wtfdyt123.bsky.social•103 days ago

Exactly!!!

thatoldbear.bsky.social•103 days ago

Madame, I think we can say there's empirical evidence to prove you're wrong on every point. We were corporate captured decades ago.

lisa44174963.bsky.social•103 days ago

Fantastic speech Senator Pocock
As Don Chip so famously said
‘To keep the bastards honest’

ungala.bsky.social•104 days ago

Sending you strength to keep going
You are on the right side of history and have been for many years

annapianna.bsky.social•104 days ago

Well said. Dutton should be ashamed to associate himself with a rapist, racist misogynist.

drewkeychange.bsky.social•104 days ago

It will be like the 70's ... anger & frustration must grow until it spills over in mass protest. We MUST not allow our government to be influenced by oligarchs to the extent that our right to protest becomes legally denied. That can only lead to Big Brother or a very bloody revolution.

registradus.bsky.social•103 days ago

we already have mass protests. anti-war, anti-mining, anti-fossil fuels, anti-genocide. it hasn't changed anything

liaseddietrev.bsky.social•103 days ago

Thank you, Barbara Pocock!

sosueme2.bsky.social•103 days ago

Let them have Rupert back.

roseyeliz.bsky.social•104 days ago

The consultants were pieces of shite in morrisons era
I doubt that they have improved

blshiv.bsky.social•104 days ago

Because he is a corrupt grub.

assholefromepaso.bsky.social•103 days ago

This is Rinearse attempting to enter the Australian parliament via the black door.

wrightthen.bsky.social•104 days ago

We already do

geoffhammond.bsky.social•104 days ago

Well, we sort of do ...

drewkeychange.bsky.social•104 days ago

Well I'll be fucked if I am there ... when that happens I will take to the barricades ! 👹

shaneb25.bsky.social•102 days ago

I wish you were correct, Barbara - but think we already have tolerated them.

aussiewitch.bsky.social•102 days ago

Hahaha .. who are you trying to kid…our parliament is full of millionaires who take donations from billionaires who pay no taxes and they are all laughing all the way to the bank

duncanu.bsky.social•103 days ago

Incorrrect. He gives it to Elon, 6 unpaid interns and ChatGPT 😝

sunnydarkgreen.bsky.social•104 days ago

dutto either shirks his policy homework entirely, like with nuclear and his public service cuts, or copies it from a convicted rapist and con man. what a dud!

nevillebarnes.bsky.social•104 days ago

Have you never heard of Gina Rinehart, Barbara?

drewkeychange.bsky.social•104 days ago

She is trying but she will only win if we, the people allow it to happen. They may get a foothold and that is when the revolution begins.

registradus.bsky.social•103 days ago

it has already happened. and there was no revolution

drewkeychange.bsky.social•103 days ago

I accept that we are close to the precipice ... in the 60s/70s our government was a US lap dog. Feet on the streets turned that around and we can do that again

carlosamammal.bsky.social•103 days ago

Coulda fooled me.

wolfierankin.bsky.social•103 days ago

Onya Barbara, that's all good stuff.

tonyabb.bsky.social•104 days ago

I’m not so sure that we are not already there Barbara.

thewizardofschnoz.bsky.social•104 days ago

I think a lesson from the last two weeks is that it could get far worse.

Our system and guardrails are different but they will test it because they've been shown how to.

66jayel.bsky.social•104 days ago

True, but he would make it even worse.

musodave.bsky.social•103 days ago

Billionaires have been controlling politics in Australia for years.

percyvale21.bsky.social•104 days ago

You’re a champion. Go for him Barbara as Labor don’t seem willing to do so. It’s the only way to deal with Dutton’s deception. Strip it bare and expose it to the light.

roseannebyrne.bsky.social•103 days ago

Oh come on. We already do that. Murdoch runs everybody, GIna runs Dutton. Under the LNP mates and politicians grifted with abandon. Only a matter of scale.

robbiedura.bsky.social•103 days ago

"Australia is not like America".... You think? Over the past 40 years, We have become more and more like the US. Lets not delude ourselves.

annetterosiep.bsky.social•104 days ago

I really hope you are right! I guess it's up to each & every one of us to fulfil our responsibilities & vote to ensure we maintain a functioning democracy

phoenixfitzroy.bsky.social•104 days ago

For that sentiment to be completely true, Australia needs to call out, confront and neutralise the paid-for influence of Murdoch and Rinehart.

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