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Tania Lawrence lists examples of shocking wasteful spending under the fmr LNP govt inc billions on Robodebt & half a billion+extras to Paladin. Says despite serious breaches, dodgy tender process & an AFP investigation on foot Dutton kept renewing Paladin’s contract.💥 youtu.be/gZPe17deVYE?...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Dear ABC Mgmt, People read, watch & listen to ABC News bc they want intelligent, informed, nuanced reporting, interviews, commentary & analysis of world events, politics, news. Rptedly platforming & pushing the tabloid news media's narrative on a story is insulting to your audience. 😔 #journalism

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

The Senate has approved Labor’s change to the childcare subsidy. This bill was pushed thru Senate by Labor with the support of the Greens. All parents will b able to access a minimum of 3 subsidised days. The coalition voted against it. They will take this away from parents if they win election.

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Every fucking day.

submitted 10 days ago • 768 comments

Extraordinary that the head of RN is taking part in an “in-conversation” event with far-right, pro-Israel personality Erin Molan.

submitted 12 days ago • 20 comments

Apart from fabricating lies about Dreyfus that are left unchecked & unchallenged by MSM.. Dutton appears to hve an epic absence of empathy & humanity. He’s using Dreyfus’ absence from the House when Dreyfus’ wife passed away from cancer as a weapon. How fkn low can Dutton go to obtain power?

submitted 12 days ago • 14 comments

But would they be more “shocked” to discover that aspiring Minister for Efficiency, Price, claimed nearly $200,000 every 3 months last year from taxpayers ON TOP of her generous Senator salary? 🤔

submitted 12 days ago • 21 comments

Katy Gallagher reminds #Senate of the National Party’s new rule to keep Barnaby Joyce in “witness protection” “Poor old Barnaby, he just wants to be let out”🤣 Cash demands she refer to Barnaby by correct title Gallagher “Poor Mr Joyce” “Free Mr Joyce! Let him speak!”🤣 #QT youtu.be/23t0vfH3yQs?...

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

Seven West’s profits are falling & their income streams drying up. Boohoo I guess that ad spruiking how special & essential they are was a bust. Desperate times call for a Clive Palmer cash injection. Expect to see wall-to-wall election misinformation & hooey. Bec money trumps truth at 7west

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

Is Ita trying to pretend that after dozens and dozens and dozens of the exact same complaint - after all her decades in the media - she had no idea, zero, none, nix, that this was part of a coordinated campaign? Didn't think that for a second? Oh honey, no

submitted 12 days ago • 65 comments

"Far-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social media than politicians from mainstream or far-left parties, according to a study which argues that amplifying misinformation is now part and parcel of radical right strategy" Verifiably: right wingers are liars

submitted 12 days ago • 31 comments

Is it true that Angus Taylor has eight long lunches programmed over just one week? If so, someone is getting dudded.

submitted 13 days ago • 16 comments

QLD LNP are dumping electricity rebates for Queenslanders. There have been no rebates added to their budget for this year So, we will ALL lose our rebates thanks to the numpties who voted for the QLD LNP bec of their “youth crime” propaganda platform. What a surprise 🙄 Should be a fkn numpty tax

submitted 14 days ago • 11 comments

Why are the Nats intent on hiding Barnaby by barring him from making political trips outside his seat in the lead up to the election? It’s the equivalent of Dutton pushing his dirty laundry under the bed so his room looks tidy. If they are that focused on hiding things - there are things to hide

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

Waste of taxpayer money.

submitted 14 days ago • 383 comments

This is being introduced today by crossbenchers. Will be interesting to see how it goes. We at 4 Corners rely on whistleblowers from all walks of life who see poor behaviour/corruption/abuses & cannot stay silent. It leads to law reform/overhall of institutions. www.hrlc.org.au/news/landmar...

submitted 13 days ago • 19 comments

This is how puerile the coalition are.. They tried to gag Dreyfus while he was talking abt antisemitism & accusing the opposition of politicising antisemitism. They knew that the motion wld not succeed as they are outnumbered. They did it to waste time. .. & some ppl want this shyte show in govt🙄

submitted 13 days ago • 8 comments

ABCTV's #AustralianStory tonight was blatant vomitous LNP propaganda in support of Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. I hate this blatant pandering to the Far Right by our once-trusted once-respected national broadcaster. 😔😠 #auspol #AusVotes2025

submitted 13 days ago • 42 comments

Niki Savva is absolutely on the money with her scathing assessment of Dutton & his many failings. What makes this piece even more credible is that Savva is a Lib - & she has more courage of conviction & competence than any of the rancid rabble that passes for journalism in this country right now.

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submitted 14 days ago • 529 comments

God, the ABC News app is a mess, a dog’s breakfast. I don’t want live blogs and acres of analysis, and twee little introductions from the next hack on the shift. Just some straight news stories. Can’t be too hard, surely.

submitted 13 days ago • 74 comments

while he stalked and bashed a woman who tried to get away from him, this bloke cost the NSW public around $300K a year ($5.5 billion NSW cop budget, over 17,000 NSW cops).

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Journalists have long adhered to this rule: only allow anonymous quotes if you have vulnerable sources OR you need some lukewarm bulking agent for your piece.

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

Turnbull says the quiet bit out loud=WOOPS "The AUKUS deal we did with the Americans is so hopelessly one sided in favour of the Americans, it's not something that would win us any respect in Washington" 5.37 in #auspol @davemilbo.bsky.social @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social

submitted 13 days ago • 8 comments

We need the ABC - but not like this #auspol

submitted 13 days ago • 9 comments

You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

submitted 14 days ago • 702 comments

More of this, America.

submitted 14 days ago • 1235 comments

Niki Savva on ABC #Insiders to Sam Maiden’s really dumb comment about strippers during the discussion on Dutton’s even more stupid and ‘eminently rortable’ $10b taxable business lunches joke of a policy ‘huh’ 😝 #auspol

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Great point.

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submitted 13 days ago • 419 comments

Pay attention here (if you can) because Michaelia is actually singing the core messaging the Liberal party will rely upon in this coming election "External fears+internal fears+Peter Dutton will protect you" Or . . . Beecawz Paytah Dutt'n iz thu laydah aynd we awll wanna feeyal prutektd Andrehw

submitted 13 days ago • 175 comments

To Channel 10 News. Perhaps the reason the last couple of Israeli hostages were thin when released, is because ISRAEL halted all food coming into the Gaza strip...do you think?

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

MINING TAX NOW Gina Rinehart - $30bill Andrew Forrest- $20bill Clive Palmer -$5bill Kie Chi Wong, Sam Chong, Chris Wallin, Angela Bennett, Alexandra Burt, Chris Ellison -all $billionaires. Thanks to Tony Abbott Australia did not get $12bill pa. Australia $NIL. The Liberal Party

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Average Aus. retailer makes 3% net profit. All biz with $100k+ turnover mandatory min quarterly BAS to ATO. Insulting. Dutton offers tax deductible lunches if I take staff/clients out... I haven't been able to afford to eat out in 5 years! Fucking insulting. Back to BAS paperwork, grumble, grumble

submitted 15 days ago • 9 comments

Thank you Labor Only an ALP government delivers public healthcare

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has slammed Peter Dutton’s plans to slash 36K public servants saying he’ll hire private consultants “to do the same work for twice the money” And that Dutton’s claim he won’t cut front line services is just “politicians’ spin”💥#AfternoonBriefing youtu.be/M7Y_68O_tO8?...

submitted 17 days ago • 22 comments

Sarah Ferguson on 730 is a fucking disgrace. "What about 10% of a war crime, would you accept that?" Even by her low standards, this is a remarkably terrible bit of work.

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

So what are Trump’s plans for Gaza ? Send in troops or mercenaries to control Gaza ? Once the troops go in it’s hard to get them out and never good outcomes for locals or veterans. Vietnam and Afghanistan spring to mind . We must never elect Dutton as PM and vote Hastie out. Both Trumpers

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

submitted 18 days ago • 2837 comments