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mikefunnell.bsky.social
Former SysProg moved on to being a payments specialist - and now trying to fully retire. — @FunnellMike over with the pachyderms & on what might still be Twitter (sort of). Sydney, Australia.
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Australia is one of the lowest-taxing countries in the developed world. Australia raises very little tax revenue compared to similar countries. #qanda australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...

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The Trump regime is working to deter dissent. Anyone who goes against Trump could end up on a target list. This is having a chilling effect on five major pillars of society — universities, science, the media, the law, and the arts. It's straight out of the fascist playbook.

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The best way to boost housing supply is to build more houses Labor’s plan to build more houses is good, but it’s not new and it’s not radical. The Defence Housing Authority has been building houses and renting them out/selling them on for decades More is good! www.youtube.com/shorts/Pfq2O...

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

If this is true, another perfect example of vampire tech drying public money out…

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submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

I’m 😵‍💫🤯🤪 planning for a data centre move - I’m assigned to at least 3 separate projects all connected to it. I’m often 🤔🤷‍♂️ over what project is which 😂 My 🧠 is now leaking IP addresses, NATs and DNS/BGP. Too much x.y.14.130 vs x.y.84.130 or x.y.26.66 vs x.y.26.66 and “what’s that one again?” FFS!🤯😵‍💫

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

The Liberal Party has picked Australians for Natural Gas director Nathaniel Smith as its candidate in Whitlam. Political communication and integrity experts say the pro-gas group is 'misleading voters' by running a fake grassroots campaign. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

submitted 9 days ago • 531 comments

The Nationals leader has just said children who commit crimes should have their civil rights "put aside" if anyone was wondering how the campaign was going.

submitted 8 days ago • 122 comments

Nationals leader says children who commit crimes don’t deserve civil rights. Wow. @australiainstitute.org.au @amyremeikis.bsky.social #ausvotes live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/04/aust...

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Work from home. My @smh @theage cartoon.

submitted 9 days ago • 10 comments

This just in from QLD's Liberal govt - in case you had any doubt of where the country would go if the Coalition got in at the upcoming federal election ... "QLD tears up #transition targets and will keep #coal for longer" #auspol #climate www.afr.com/policy/energ...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... another reason not to travel to USA

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war

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Australia could be taking advantage of the millions of students now too scared to go to university in America. Instead both Dutton and Albanese are threatening to *massively reduce* intl student numbers.

submitted 10 days ago • 21 comments

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