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bwanatern.bsky.social
Nature & wildlife fan, Dad, Horticulurist, Agilist, Yarra Valley, Australia
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This is an incredible graph from @grogsgamut.bsky.social that shows how cooked our tax system is. The Federal Govt gives over $33 bn in tax concessions to the richest 10% through CGTD + super. That's more than 2x the total spend on all govt schools. It's 2x the cost of putting dental in Medicare.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Meet Murray Watt, Aust’s new environment minister. His 1st major act? Approving one of the most polluting fossil fuel projects in the nation’s history –shattering any pretence of climate leadership from a government elected, in part, on that very promise #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/murray-watts...

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

Other countries tax their oil and gas industries. Australia subsidies ours. Our research found while gas prices boomed in 2022, LNG companies made windfall gains of up to $40 billion. PRRT take increased by less than $1 billion. It's time to fix the tax loopholes that Big Gas exploits. #auspol

submitted 8 days ago • 15 comments

Wordle 1,410 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Happy with that.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I went to university for free in 1979-1981. Labour introduced HECS in 1989. LNP have left this in place. Royalties from mining gas could eliminate all HECS debt, making housing more affordable. #auspol

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Connections Puzzle #681 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Nice!

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Wordle 1,402 2/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This never happens! 🙏🏼

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Connections Puzzle #671 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Should have known where I’ve been sooner!

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Connections Puzzle #668 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Cunning!😁

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CARTOON OF THE DAY (From NZZ in Switzerland)

submitted 59 days ago • 21 comments

Connections Puzzle #663 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪😁

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Penguins have a relatively small brain compared to their body size, but have never been known to impose tariffs…

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Connections Puzzle #654 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟪🟩🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🙄

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

🧵1/5 I don't get the salmon farm thing Biggest owners are JBS S.A. [Brazilian, largest meat producer in the world] & Cooke Inc. [Canadian] They don't pay tax yet CEOs earn about $1million pa Employs 2K ppl directly, award wages Why destroy environment for that? 🐝 #auspol

submitted 71 days ago • 4 comments

"We know we don't have a gas supply shortage. We have a gas export problem in Australia, where we prioritise exporting gas ahead of actually looking after Australian households and businesses." said @davidpocock.bsky.social on ABC News. Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/no-shor...

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Wordle 1,369 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky strike!

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Connections Puzzle #647 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not your average puzzle!

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @MatttDavies)

submitted 83 days ago • 162 comments