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Read a lot, draw a little, write sometimes. Former ed of EduResearchMatters, former teacher, recovering journo. Very Left. Passionate supporter of public schools. Still full of hope
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Palmer is a narcissistic idiot. He will spend big and make a fool of himself again. Australians just don’t buy it the way they do in the US. #Insiders

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The action of China is extremely concerning. Sending warships down here and firing off their guns. I blame Trump and his lack of concern for what is happening around the world. He’s made it all more dangerous for everyone. #Insiders

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Jennifer just contradicts herself by saying it’s not a bailout of Gupta but it is a bailout. Hmmm #Insiders

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There’s been nothing but criticism for Albanese on #insiders today It is very tiresome

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Speers talking up Dutton again. Doing his best to get Dutton elected #Insiders

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Trump is trashing the US, and filling up the news cycle with lies. Journos and news services have no idea what to do with it all #Insiders

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Jeez - did Jennifer just complain about us manufacturing solar panels? I don’t get how she thinks at all #Insiders

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Our manufacturing should never have been massively sold off. It was a dumb act, The #LNP has no vision. #Insiders

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I wish people would learn how to pronounce Qatar. People like Speers should know how to say it. #Insiders

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The #LNP always make a mess when they are in charge but that’s not the worst thing they do - they SELL OFF everything they can and don’t care if it’s to overseas buyers #insiders

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Yes indeed Whyalla is vital for our future. This is a great opportunity to take back control #Insiders

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Chalmers is always impressive. So good to have people like him in charge #Insiders

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Angus talking about cleaning up a mess! The one thing the #LNP is good at is MAKING a mess. Well done Angus. Where’s the water that we paid $80 million for when your mob was in charge? #Insiders

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Jennifer Hewett on #Insiders Oh blah It will be wall to all anti Albo and anti Labor. How bloody boring

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#auspol Great podcast & great to hear Barrie C again www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

submitted 6 hours ago • 2 comments

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

submitted 7 days ago • 2770 comments

It was a beautiful sunrise way out on the mud flats at Bald Hill Beach today.

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Friends don’t let friends buy & eat Tasmanian farmed salmon. It’s produced & farmed irresponsibly, harms the local environment inc the ancient & endangered Maugean skate - & is owned by multinationals who pay little to no tax Friends don’t let friends buy & eat Tasmanian farmed salmon #auspol

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Immediately got Poe vibes from this. Very very clever I thought. Hats off to the editor #GoodWeekend

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So horrifying - the thought of watching a Dutton #LNP government sell off everything they can to their mates, and stuff up what ever’s left. Nightly visits by Angus, Sussan, Michaelia et al. Shudder. Dog help us #Election25 #ElectionAus #Auspol

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

The Maugean skate could be extinct in 10 years – and as usual Albo is making it worse | First Dog on the Moon

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johnmenadue.com/the-governme... please look at what Labor has achieved)

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Dutton’s plan to break up insurers is a populist stunt that ignores the real issue—climate risk. Insurance costs are soaring, driven by worsening climate disasters. Without investment in mitigation and adaptation they’ll keep rising. Visit zalisteggall.com.au/media_releases to read my statement.

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This is the man #Dutton and the #LNP will give you as our treasurer if they win the election. He is an idiot. #WellDoneAngus #LNPFail #ElectionAus #Election25 #Auspol

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We have another Well Done Angus moment. RBA lowers the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.10%. However, he thinks they increased it. "Australian families have done the hard work here & they deserve this interest rate increase because they're the ones that have done the work." #auspol

submitted 4 days ago • 87 comments

Declining media/political/economic literacy has been a policy of the LNP for 30 years now. It worked www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

submitted 5 days ago • 16 comments

Well what do you know, turns out there is a corruption issue in the Robodebt referrals worth investigating. NACC independent reviewer says all six people referred should be investigated for possible corrupt conduct. The NACC gets to do the investigation, of course. www.nacc.gov.au/news-and-med...

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Newscorp's Cairo Takeaway stunt backfired - Wendy Bacon investigates frontman & prolific Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum #auspol #antisemitism michaelwest.com.au/newscorp-ofi...

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Morning All If ever there were a more powerful message for increased funding for Public Schools...it's what's happening to the U.S. right now. There are many forms of ignorance...but that born of unequal opportunity for learning... so often shows up at the ballot box!

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So many victims have predeceased Ridsdale. Thoughts, always, with their families, and those who still manage the trauma of what he did to them and the church’s catastrophic failure in creating more victims by allowing him to be moved to yet more parishes. www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victori...

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Peter Dutton wants to be our PM, but he is so dumb he doesn’t even understand the ramifications of his own (single?) policy - to force nuclear power on us. #Auspol #PeterDutton #ElectionAus #Election25

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Repeating the past under Peter Dutton. Government contracts for consultancy services rise as the public service declines. Tony Abbott's "budget emergency" saw personnel costs rise from $9.9b to $21.7b & contract costs from $286.5m to $418.4m. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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I didn’t watch 60Minutes because I don’t care what Dutton is like at home. It’s the shit he says and does at work that affects me. Not whether he’s a family man who’s good on a BBQ. And I’m not voting for his performance at home, only in Parliament, and the policies or lack of them.

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Former Judge Anthony Whealy totally demolishes duopoly’s election funding ‘reform’ bill. Anti-democratic to its core, passed without scrutiny, weak caps obviously tailored to LibLab self-interest, still tentative disclosure, skewed funding limits, hopefully unlawful. Vote them down this election!

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Replay is now up on YouTube. Sorry for the snafu this morning! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWA...

submitted 6 days ago • 44 comments

If there was no crime in the nurses saying they have and will kill people there should be. Make it a crime #Insiders

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Tax break for business lunches is Dutton’s best idea for us. Honestly he just doesn’t have what it takes to be a PM #Insiders

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