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Politics | Science | Food & Wine | Music | Australia Lifelong learner, always busy, work with numbers, hope to travel more. Try extra hard to take life with a grain of salt…..a slice of lime and a shot of tequila.
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“Taxpayers fund political campaigns by reimbursing successful candidates per vote. Currently, they receive $3.39 per vote. Under the new laws that will go up to $5 a vote” Worth thinking about who your first preference vote goes to…

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“We’ve seen this before, governments fire permanent employees only to rehire private contractors at double the cost.”

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“….Dutton has set about laying down the election territory he wants to fight on; culture wars and populism that offer no solutions to the very real threats and issues Australians face, but give licence to anger and insecurities someone else must be to blame.”

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Here I was worried where’s Niki. Clearly tucked away writing this blistering piece on Dutton & the line ‘little wonder Dutton has spurned Press Club. It tests mettle. There’s no substitute for substance & he has little of it. He gets nasty’ Ouch! What’s your favourite right hook in this? #auspol

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“We could equally ask whether Australia can “afford” to give wealthy superannuants a huge tax break on their retirement savings. The Commonwealth actually “spends” more (by forgoing taxation) on superannuation tax concessions than on the NDIS, the lion’s share of which goes to the wealthy.”

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Some of the biggest brands in America, including Amazon, Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s, have recently changed or ended their DEI programs. But e.l.f. Beauty, a popular cosmetics brand, is a rare company vocally touting its diversity efforts and inclusive marketing

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Mood

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A few months ago the Murdoch media didn't seem too happy about taxpayer-funded lunches. And that was for schoolkids. Just something to keep in mind.

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Simon Stahlenhag on machine-generated content -->> www.instagram.com/simon_stalen...

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“Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder.”

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You can also hear from Jason Koutsoukis on 7am podcast.

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“The memes and videos are designed for younger male consumers, in both how they are visually presented and how they cater for limited attention spans. They often tell stories about unfaithful, lazy or conniving women, pitched as if the scene were candid.”

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The men convicted in the Gisele Pelicot rape trial. Their names should appear on every front page in the world. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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“Fisher’s work has focused almost exclusively on the cost of transition rather than the cost of inaction or the potential benefits of moving away from fossil fuels”

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Just caught up on this today - definitely worth a listen

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SIGN NOW: Protect our (Australian)elections! nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donations_bi...

submitted 106 days ago • 15 comments

Sleepwalking into the Abyss

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Exclusive: NACC asked former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson to review its Robodebt decision and then rescinded the offer over concerns that a former Coalition Minister (Person 6) would rain hell. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...

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thepolitics.com.au/tick-tick-ti...

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