"The mainstream commentariat in Australia...includes many who are pathetic partisan hacks, committed to parroting the most craven, self-serving nonsense spouted by the array of hate-filled, cashed-up, anti-Labor political forces." #auspol independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

NEWS: One month until 14 million Australians get another tax cut. Altogether Labor's five different tax cuts will benefit the average worker by up to $2816. We're getting on with the job of cutting income taxes and making the tax system better and fairer.

Let me get this straight. The US has reneged on a key element of the AUKUS deal. Australia will get NO new Virginia-class boats - only second-hand ones. The ones America doesn't want. Say what? Give AUKUS the flick, @albomp.bsky.social #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Clare O'Neil calls out the Coalition’s “huge mistake” in 1999 to change CGT & gift investors taxpayer handouts, saying it turned residential property into the country’s “most lucrative, low-risk investment”💥 “The tax system should not drive investment decisions”💯 #auspol

Changing voting patterns are no longer a reaction to short-term events, they are a rebellion against inequality, says Kos Samaris. #auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...

Tourists boycott US at massive rates since Trump www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/u...

Did you know this? I didn't 😟 Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Just in. One of the women who returned to Australia from Syria "has been charged with terrorism offences." #ABC #auspol

Eating from bins, watered down food: Desperate ways Aussies are trying to make ends meet www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

All Australian politicians should take note of this. #auspol

Grub. "A Romanian man, Vasile Bombonel, 38, pleaded guilty to 25 offences relating to 13 victims aged between 55 and 90 at shopping centres in Sydney, the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Highlands, and the Mid North Coast between March 3 and March 23." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

The Federal Independents should be very careful of Malcolm Turnbull’s advice on possible “party” formation and filling the hole left by the demise of Libs … beware being used in the ongoing Turnbull v Abbott war. Stay Independent. It is your strength.

Just watched Australian Story about Rachel Ward. Highly recommend it! Rachel's not only regenerating her farm but also herself. Ageing magnificently with husband Bryan Brown, adult children and grandkids. An inspiring story abt wisdom, sustainable farming, and ignoring the trolls. #ABC

Jim Chalmers brutal on Tim Wilson for “trying to weaponise a campaign against the very changes he called for” in his own book on changing the CGT “He’d want to be careful that the Daily Telegraph doesn’t put him on the front of paper with a hammer & sickle next to him”🔥 #auspol

Well, well, well... "Australia’s first NACC commissioner, Paul Brereton, has resigned after nearly three years in the top job." See ya. source: Guardian #auspol

Polite rebukes are not working, @senatorwong.bsky.social. "When governments know international reactions are likely to remain limited to statements of concern and cautious diplomacy, the political cost of mistreatment becomes much lower." #auspol #Israel johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05...

My statement in response to media commentary surrounding the potential establishment of a new political party.

An Independents party rather than the Coalition and, dread the thought, One Nation as the Opposition is more palatable. "Senator David Pocock has left the door open to forming a party of independents to respond to the rise of One Nation." #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Covid isn't good for your heart. doi.org/10.1002/joa3...

Trump and Netanyahu caused these global fuel shortages. "The federal government has outlined plans for retail fuel rationing, documents reveal, as the International Energy Agency warned on Friday that oil markets would enter the 'red zone' by August." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Chris Minns didn't seem to understand this 😕 👇 "Australia’s highest tax rate of 47% only applies as a 'marginal tax': it’s only applied on each extra dollar that people earn above the highest $190,000 threshold." #auspol theconversation.com/do-australia...

The big oil shock wave from Trump's war will hit Australia & the world during July and August. Everything reliant will be impacted. Only a fully open Strait of Hormuz can correct the problem but it would be a long recovery period. #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

#Queensland women, you'll need to fight. Your govt is discarding your rights and choices. Demand no public funds for this hospital until it provides contraception & full range of care. Extremist religious activists cannot be allowed to hijack public health to force girls & women to give birth.

It's almost like she's racist

Deplorable. A far-right Israeli minister posted a video of himself abusing bound activists captured while trying to sail an aid flotilla to Gaza. Penny Wong has directed DFAT to call in Israel's ambassador to Australia to reinforce our condemnation. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

“In a statement, Keating says the (tax) changes are "structurally sound" and that Chalmers and Albanese are "seeking to arrest" a John Howard and Peter Costello-era measure that has made "housing unaffordable for a whole generation". (ABC live blog)

We face a global economic meltdown beyond the current oil price/inflationary shock. Australia must prepare for the global bond (international debt) crisis: >> www.afr.com/world/europe...

What the Murphy report recommends is a total ban on gambling advertising. The only ones who don't want this to occur, due to loss of revenue, are the advertisers. Banning gambling ads matters. Let's get on with it. Please adopt all recommendations, @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social

What the actual f….? Seriously?!

Key factor in Canberra's debt of $1.1b is the new light rail we could never afford 😡 👇 Independent economist, Saul Eslake, has found the deterioration of the ACT's fiscal position is attributable to "conscious policy decisions" made by the territory government. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

This tone in this article makes it sound like a bad thing but lower auction clearance rates shows an immediate decrease in house prices following the CGT discount/neg gearing announcement. Great news for first home buyers!

Canberra woman, 79 year old Jan Kauffman, was murdered in her O'Connor home on 14 May 💔 😥 😡 "Her 51-year-old son Marcus Kauffman is charged over Jan’s death. Her husband was also injured in the attack. Jan is the 25th Australian woman killed this year." australianfemicidewatch.org/she-matters/...

Nine months ago, these homes were still under construction. Now, 45 new social and affordable homes in Melbourne are ready for people to move into.

This plan has merit. An over-supply of wine as more people are aware of negative health impacts 👇 "Australia's wine industry is investigating whether its current 263-million-litre glut of wine would be better used as biofuel to power cars, trucks or even aircraft." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Having lost the argument on property investors, the AFR is now trying to say investors in shares etc should be able to get 50% tax free because… “innovation” lulz. Chalmers has been very clear he wants to even up taxes on wages and passive income

Anecdotally, in a small community in which I once lived we experienced a major bushfire. Two men were incinerated in their houses. Over the next year many older residents who returned after evacuation also died unexpectedly. Not recognised then as fire related.

an absolutely monumental achievement! A massive congratulations to her for breaking barriers, challenging stereotypes, and proving that determination knows no bounds. Becoming the world's first practicing lawyer with Down syndrome after 5 years of hard work at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas

Saul Eslake: "The govt’s Budget reforms on negative gearing and capital gains tax will not solve the housing crisis overnight, but they represent the most ambitious attempt this century to rebalance Australia’s tax system and address intergenerational inequality." johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05...

If politics becomes nothing more than enforcing old campaign pledges, we will end up with governments too frightened to tackle the big issues, P&I Editor Catriona Jackson writes. #auspol #Budget2026

Ken Henry: "This feels like a budget crafted with the same policy disciplines that drove the reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, reforms that set Australia up for an extended period of prosperity that was the envy of the world." #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Expressions of interest for the Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence program are now open until 16 June 2026. For more details and how to apply visit: www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parlia... 📷AUSPIC

The promoters of greed, neo liberalism and division are out in force. Labor takes a modest step to egalitarianism, fair taxation and building a good society and the Murdoch press hyperventilates. Jim Chalmers can do much more but this is a start. Labor must stand firm.

I always knew Rod Stewart was pretty good.

This year's budget introduces a Government-owned fuel reserve, a permanent reserve of a billion litres to maintain our fuel security.  This is about building a resilient and strong nation in the face of uncertain times.  We'll continue to work every day to make sure we strengthen our future.

Great to see support flowing in today from many, including Tony, for Labor's budget initiatives. Ignore the whingers! They're out in force doing what they do best - opposing everything. #auspol

Angus Taylor on ABC: "We'll fight them all the way. And make sure this legislation [on tax changes] doesn't get through the parliament." "It's an arrogant government." Always obstructive. #Budget2026

in Australia our Treasurer just released the most ambitious budget we have seen in decades while foghorn leghorn here can barely utter coherent sentences.

The Australian literally found a guy with a Porsche and a property portfolio to be the voice of the 'victims' of the budget

Trump Tower in Queensland is not going ahead. Yay!! Plans for a $1.5 billion Trump Tower on the Gold Coast have been scrapped less than three months after the deal was made. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...