Taxing the very rich is very hard. They get very loud, very cross and very disingenuous. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Worried you might one day have more than $3m in super and then might get less of a tax break? First off, seriously, you are worried about having $3m in super?? Secondly, as @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes, stop worrying you are not going to ever have $3m australiainstitute.org.au/post/dont-be...

For those wondering, the last time the federal Coalition split was in 1987, under pressure from the Qld nationals during the failed Joh for Canberra push. The Hawke govt went on to win Labor's biggest HOR majority (until 2025). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joh_for... #auspol #qldpol #ozhist

$70 a month to read a paper (Australian Financial Review) that sneers at free GP visits, free TAFE, cheaper childcare, and support for aged care as if these are handouts for the unwashed. The AFR isn’t journalism. It’s a $70 insult to every working-class voter in the country #auspol

Ok. I think we’ve had enough “why did the Libs lose” articles. Let’s move on to things that matter, rather than the trivial inner workings of a minor party.

Overhaul the tax system you say? OK. End the Capital Gains Tax discount... improve the PRRT... bring in a wealth tax.... also a broad super profits tax. Cheers, thanks for the suggestion.

Handing over academic institutional leadership to a roving class of elite administrators, none remaining in place long, just climbing ladders and cashing checks … was a mistake,

dropped my egg & kimchi breakfast taco and accidentally made a michelin star plating?

We get Albo the Musical now right?

We just got the trifecta.

Good.

Come on over! www.youtube.com/live/DelGaB-...

Bingo card for you! Drink responsibly x

Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it

"Electric vehicles would cost more under a Coalition government, after Peter Dutton confirmed he would scrap a popular tax break for EV drivers in an apparent backflip that has caused confusion and anger among clean car advocates." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

David Brooks is Communist Manifesto posting, Harvard is antifascist now, Bill Kristol is a Bernie Bro now, SCOTUS is releasing emergency panic judgments, Frank fucking Luntz is in the NYT today extolling the virtues of empathy. The era of Finding Out is a trip

New York City. Keep protesting! Keep marching in the streets!

This is the quote of the debate.

If you missed the debate - catch up on @amyremeikis.bsky.social, @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social and my commentary live.australiainstitute.org.au

Princeton also told them to kick rocks, along with a coalition with Rutgers. www.commondreams.org/news/rutgers...

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Still disgusted I cannot watch our federal political debates on the ABC.

Turns out the laws of physics cannot be revoked or overruled.

i’m of the view that it would be genuinely idiotic for the white house to invoke the insurrection act if it wants to stay in power. if you are going to call out troops to confront throngs of protesters, you need to be extremely confident that they will obey every order given to them.

The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 children and more than 600,000 pregnant women with HIV in low-income countries.

Cannot get over the first debate being on Sky.

You know you live in authoritarian times when it’s acceptable to vilify/harass LGBT folk, migrants, Palestinians, disabled people but those who speak up for such groups are caged or deported. Bigots are free to speak while those who endure bigotry are silenced. This isn’t free speech — it’s fascism.

“Prime ministers who choose to live in Sydney (John Howard was the first to do so) disregard [constitutional] history and its significance for Australia’s democracy.” - Professor Helen Irving. www.smh.com.au/national/dut...

International students have been proven again and again to have nil to negligible impact on housing affordability EVEN NEAR UNIVERSITIES — and even if they were juicing demand, that’s no reason to deny people their right to share in our cities and excellent education system. JUST BUILD MORE HOMES!

Canadian airlines are eliminating tens of thousands of seats to the U.S. this April, while industry data shows that bookings have declined significantly.

We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com

Are you correctly enrolled to vote? Only a short window to enrol or update details in time for May 3 federal election: Monday 7 April, 8 PM local time. www.aec.gov.au/enrol/

Basically Dutton's speech is migrants are bad and the cause of your problems, and also we need a lot more fossil fuels being pumped out while giving $20k a year for blokes to take their mates golfing

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Just wanted to say I will definitely no longer be invading France tomorrow morning so France you do not need to have your armies and whatnot at the ready. Just relax and smoke and eat various cheeses 'cause I definitely won't be invading anymore

Just accidentally texted Steve Harvey the plans for my invasion of France. I'd appreciate privacy during this difficult time and whatnot.

Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

Please welcome PRESIDENT @barackobama.bsky.social to BlueSky,,, working in my Flaverification,,,

"Coles & Woolies are among the most profitable supermarkets in the world, and the only thing crazier than them price gouging their way through a cost of living crisis, is their excuses for it." – @richarddenniss.bsky.social, way back in February last year. Has to be seen to be believed ⤵️ (1 of 2)

The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment. youtu.be/EJxRtjma7lc

The total Australian Research Council budget is $1bn.

The Budget should include a massive and historic increase in funding for research. Not only is it needed, but we really should be poaching ever medical and scientific researcher from the US we can. Absolutely perfect timing.

Women don't choose to work predominantly in low paying sectors. The work predominantly done by women is under valued. And even in those sectors they earn less than men. And when women do work in "high paying" sectors, they earn less than men.

Democracies stand with Ukraine.

Good.

Next month, UNSW Law and UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law will be hosting a book launch for Queer Judgments. It will take place in person on Tuesday 15th April at 4pm. Please share and join us if you’re around! Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/queer-judg... #LawSky #AcademicSky 🌈🎓

The new Dollars & Sense pod is up - talkin’ budgets and tax and me ranting about both australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...

Early scholars job! The Amsterdam Center for International Law is hiring two postdocs and a PhD researcher for our European Research Council Starting Grant project on the effectiveness of regional human rights regimes: acil.uva.nl/content/news...