Do the Liberals really want to open this can of worms ? 🪱🥫

Hermmm be careful what you wish for Senator Paterson has call for the “Head” of Minister Wells regarding family travel costs I wouldn’t be too hastie( pardon the pun) ….for it appears that for the same period the “Good” Senator claimed almost exactly the same amount for the very same reason !!!!

The big reason electricity cost so much is gas. Gas is the most expensive form of electricity generation (aside from battery) and yet often determines the price. Tax gas exports, raise $17bn, help compensate households and also fund the transition to zero emissions

The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years. Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

“cryptoponzi” “Bitcoin has never realised any of its stated goals and has no useful purpose” “..Bitcoin ..useful tool for those operating in the shadows, incl. crime gangs dealing drugs or weapons and shady gov’ts needing to shift reserves, ..usurped by..Tether” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

“The royal commission found 1677 serving and former serving defence personnel had died by suicide between 1997 and 2021 – more than 20 times the number killed in active duty during the same period.” newsroom.aap.com.au/api/v1/asset....

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Bravo 💪👏 #auspol

I agree with @grogsgamut.bsky.social that these figures are horrific.But i think his diagnosis is wrong. Its a problem for judicial system only if innocent people are being convicted. There is no evidence of that here. Rather this is either (a) a policing problem or (b) socio-economic problem. 🧵

The modern Liberal party doesn't have a great relationship with facts, but it's simple: When Coal breaks down, your bill goes up.

Supporting Qld teachers today. The right to strike in Qld is a hard fought one. In 1891 you would be convicted. Qld unions never take strike action lightly. The Qld Parliament is a house of solutions not a house of bickering. Solve issues. We know the members can do better in 2026. #qldpol

Is it Qld 2012? David Crisafulli thought it was a good idea to put Campbell Newman's education minister John-Paul Langbroek back on the job. He mustn't have caused enough chaos the first time. JFC, Qld media still in fairyland? Come on, get it together in 2026. #qldpol

Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity. They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators. Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧

"The X account of Hank Green, a popular YouTuber, says his account is based in Japan; Green told me Sunday that he’d never been to Japan" A little reminder that all of you trust Elon Musk's website way too much.

Despite endemic delays in the criminal justice system, the High Court has said that a judge at a busy London court should not have ordered a defendant to be held in custody for five months beyond the statutory time limit. rozenberg.substack.com/p/the-laws-d...

Thank you Labour! For the first time in 30 years, rail fares are to be frozen and will NOT be increased in January. It will save some people hundreds of pounds a year compared to if prices had risen as usual. I know some people want fares to go down, but Ice said before having them... 1/2

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we. The silent mineral deficiency no one talks about ~ Nick Potter

This by @skyelark.bsky.social was such a brilliant slaughtering of the LNP’s $9tn claim. Ley won’t even say the number anymore #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...

Since March 2021, public sector wages have fallen in real terms by more than private-sector wages. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

As winter flooding looms, it's worth noting that a young street tree in an asphalt surface can prevent 60% of the rain that falls on it from reaching the ground, even when not in leaf. Increasing the low levels of urban tree cover should be a strategic national priority.

Shhh 🤫 don’t tell David Littleproud. His whole world view might fall apart! #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... And, after adjusting for cost of living, Tran found that Australia dropped down the international price comparison rankings. Instead of the 15th most expensive electricity prices, we rank 24th by this measure, and well below the OECD average.

“Let’s be clear; the Libs have abandoned climate action & the need of businesses having certainty to invest,” Allegra @allegraspender.bsky.social said. “… they have refused to provide a stable political environment for businesses to make investments.” #AusPol reneweconomy.com.au/liberals-lur...

My column with a few quick graphs on today's unemployment figures #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/news/251113-...

Sophie Scamps has blasted the LNP saying they’ve “failed” to act for 25yrs, “failed to lead” & only “obstructed” “I think it signals the death knell of the Liberal Party. They’ve been led around by the nose by the likes of Barnaby Joyce & Gina Rinehart for way too long”💥 #Today #auspol

Liberal Transitioning

NEW The letter the BBC could send back to Trump A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim By me. Enjoy. emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...

The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power. No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality. The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.

In May 2025 Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie used his planning minister powers to refuse the Moonlight Range Wind Farm. It's now been revealed the community concern aspect of his decision was based on fabricated submissions. At best it's ministerial incompetence. At worst it's one for the CCC. #qldpol

We should all recognise that public service broadcasting is an asset to the long term health of democracy. The UK and Australia have immeasurably benefited from having the BBC and ABC. Of course we should complain where they make mistakes, but we should all defend their continued existence #auspol

The controversy engulfing the #BBC underscores the powerful forces that seek to undermine public broadcasting & that have also weakened the ABC. Pandering to those forces never works. Extract below from Working for the Brand.

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We couldn't prove anything until Mr Fitzgerald began his commission but 50 years ago the ancestors of the current Queensland government had the state riddled with corruption. So it's no surprise that the Hillbilly Dictator is still making front page news in 2025. #qldpol

This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...

This has never been about common sense: www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Whatever happened to the Independent Review on Homelessness Response in Queensland? "The final report will be delivered by January 2025." #qldpol qldhomelessnessreview.com.au/independent-...

Despite the University of Newcastle's audited accounts showing a surplus of $61.3 million, the vice-chancellor says to focus on the unaudited figures that claim an 'underlying deficit.' #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Why is @woolworths.bsky.social selling American butter? If you’re a #Woolies customer, please make sure you’re buying Aussie butter.

“It’s not, ‘I’m a cheat, so I’ll be a cyclist’. That’s not how it works. I could not have achieved what I did in the sport if cycling was how it was in the past,” the 35-time Tour de France stage winner said

"By flexing China’s near monopoly on rare earths and its purchasing power over U.S. soybeans, Mr. Xi won key concessions from Washington" Trump is a terrible businessman and terrible negotiator. More people need to know this! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

Joyless. My @smh @theage cartoon.

Take out the data centre, and use the electricity to heat three hospitals instead Greedy industries offer scraps of their own waste to underfunded and undervalued public services all the time, as a way of greenwashing their public image. You don't have to accept it. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It's 1940, and the British Prime Minister, Cabinet, BBC, War Office, and the Royal Society are all merrily broadcasting on Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft Because that's "where the conversation is...."

"The situation in America has become akin to the situation in China, where a person has to cobble together a view of the economy from a diversity of non-official sources," economist @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes.

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap it makes a profit selling it to other countries! "We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions." - Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25 @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Only right that the call for less well informed students is led by those with grammar and spelling deficiencies.