Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a terrific Tuesday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today 4 x committee meetings (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... Next sitting day is Monday 22 June 2026 - both Houses 🐝 #auspol

New Qld Parliament e-Petition to: Reform Queensland Drug Driving Laws for Medically Prescribed THC Patients Time for QLD laws to catch up with QLD medicine. Please sign & share - this will bring QLD in line with VIC, NSW & TAS 🐝 #auspol #qldpol www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a marvelous Monday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today No events scheduled Next sitting day is Monday 22 June 2026 - both Houses 🐝 #auspol

Good morning everyone ☕️☕️ Have a sensational Sunday, stay safe and have fun 🐝 #auspol

'SUPERMARKETS AND FUEL RETAILERS are trying to get out of obligations to accept cash payments under new industry codes introduced by the federal government.' Retailers trying to get out of their obligations to accept cash under new laws ~ Dale Webster independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'EU & Australia called it unjustified. Then both quietly got back in the exemption queue. Diplomatic silence is the price of keeping a seat at the table.' Forced labour tariffs: U.S. hypocrisy writ large but don't make a diplomatic fuss ~ Wayne Hawkins independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'It tells a different story of a system that concentrates wealth and narrows the pathways to economic security.' AFR Rich List offers a scorecard of Australian inequality ~ Professor Carl Rhodes independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a superb Saturday, stay safe & have fun 🐝 #auspol

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a fantastic Friday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today 4 x Senate #Estimates (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... Next sitting day is Monday, 22 June 2026 - both Houses 🐝 #auspol

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have an awesome Thursday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today AEST House 9-8 Fed Ch 9:30-1:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish 4 x #Estimates, 2 x committees (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

'Many of these disappearances are not voluntary. They are the consequences of cartel-led abduction circuits & state actors are involved at an 'alarming' rate.' Beneath Mexico’s World Cup host city: A crisis of forced disappearances ~ Finley Monaghan-Mc Grath independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

'Governments are committing crimes against nature in consistently refusing to listen to a deeply concerned public, the scientific community and conservation organisations.' Why are state and federal governments driving the koala to extinction? ~ Sue Arnold independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Morning everyone ☕☕ Have a wonderful Wednesday, stay safe & have fun Fed Parliament is sitting today AEST House 9-8 Fed Ch 9:30-1:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish 4 x #Estimates, 3 x comms, 1 x presser (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

'If we fail to address the existential side effects of AI, we risk a future where human agency, social cohesion and democratic stability are progressively weakened.' AI is not just technology — it’s reshaping society in ways we don’t control ~ Paul Budde independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Early mark for Question Time today 🐝 #auspol #qt

Minister Anika Wells just answered Allegra Spender's question on gambling, citing all the the things the Albanese Govt is doing to reduce harm from gambling. That is an admission that the Govt KNOWS gambling causes harm & they have no plan to eliminate that harm 🐝 #auspol #qt

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a terrific Tuesday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today AEST House 12-8 Fed Ch 4-7:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish Senate #Estimates x 4 (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

Trimester 1/2026 done! 4 assignments submitted in the last 4 days, including an oral exam early this morning, I'm exhausted!!! Time for a Nanna nap I reckon! 🐝

Good morning everyone☕☕ Have a marvelous Monday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today No events scheduled Next sitting day is tmoz, Tuesday 2 June 2026 - House & #Estimates (Estimates schedule for this week 2-5/6/26👇) Pinch & a punch for the first of the month! 🐝 #auspol

'Preselection is often won by people who can count numbers in a branch meeting, not people who know what it is like to balance a household budget on casual wages.' The ALP and its lack of authenticity ~ Rob Powell independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'France, which positions itself as a defender of human rights, has itself been violating the basic rights of the Kanak people for decades, above all their right to self-determination.' New Caledonia: Paris continues to obstruct decolonisation ~ Ada Stradnis independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Avi Yemini loves "the game". He uses "the game" – whatever ailing democratic institution du jour he can parasitise for stupid stunts – to make money.' Paid agitator Avi Yemini's plan to harvest votes for One Nation ~ Tom Tanuki independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

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Good morning everyone☕☕ Have a fantastic Friday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today 5 x committee meetings (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... Next sitting day is next Tuesday 2 June 2026 - House & #Estimates 🐝 #auspol

#Estimates Jillian Segal tells Sen D. Pocock her office 'sounded out' who was available to receive a limited-tender Austender contract that went to Yaron Finkelstein's Society Advisory ($200K) No due process They just asked their mates who was available Corrupt af 🐝 #auspol

Good morning everyone☕☕ Have an awesome Thursday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today AEDT House 9-5 Fed Ch 9:30-1:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish 4 x #Estimates, 3 x committees (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

Shoebridge is questioning Foster about ECAJ funding now in #Estimates 🐝 #auspol www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh0y...

'So far, 26 people have been arrested for voicing or displaying words that the Crisafulli Government has declared illegal.' Stoking hate in the Sunshine State ~ Dr John Jiggens independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'The fact that people cannot afford to buy a home, and that rents are beyond the reach of so many, is a violation of basic human rights and international law. ' Why we have a housing crisis and why government cannot fix the problem ~ Dr William Briggs independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

'Because cyber espionage sits in a zone where power politics override norms, economic dependence limits enforcement, and international law has failed to keep pace.' Why is there so little diplomatic action on Chinese state-sponsored hacking? ~ Paul Budde independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Good morning everyone☕☕ Have a wonderful Wednesday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today AEDT House 9-8 Fed Ch 9:30-1:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish 4 x #Estimates, 1 x committee (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

FYI #auspol NACC is before Estimates today, 4:30 pm-6:15 pm Inspector of NACC 6:45 pm-8:00 pm Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee 🐝 #Estimates

Good morning everyone☕☕ Have a terrific Tuesday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today AEDT House 12pm-8pm Fed Ch 4pm-7:30pm Question Time 2pm-3:15ish pm 4 x Senate #Estimates (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

Good morning everyone☕☕ Have a marvelous Monday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is sitting today- House only AEDT House 10-8 Fed Ch 10:30-1:30 Question Time 2-3:15ish 4 x Senate #Estimates (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... 🐝 #auspol #qt

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A little trivia. Americans are mostly unfamiliar with fairy bread, as it is uniquely an Australian and New Zealand children's party. However, awareness has been steadily growing in the US thanks to the wildly popular Australian children's show Bluey and occasional viral social media moments.

'If we want to understand schizophrenia, or any mental health condition, we need to understand the story that lives beneath the symptoms.' World Schizophrenia Awareness Day: Schizophrenia has a story that we need to start listening to ~ Dr Julia Nicholls independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

'In conditions of radical uncertainty, the disciplined leader does not commit prematurely to a terminal strategy. He preserves optionality. He invests the time in capability.' Chamberlain won the Battle of Britain — and saved Australia too? ~ Vince Hooper independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

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'Aspiration needs to be available to everyone, especially those who do not start out in life with family wealth and privilege.' The real assault on aspiration isn’t tax reform: It’s inequality ~ Carl Rhodes independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have a fantastic Friday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today No events scheduled Next sitting day is next Monday, 25 May 2026 - House & Senate Estimates 🐝 #auspol

Good morning everyone ☕☕ Have an awesome Thursday, stay safe & have fun Federal Parliament is not sitting today 2 x committee meetings (times/topics in pic👇) Watch live👇 www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame... Next sitting day is next Monday 25 May 2026 - House & Estimates 🐝 #auspol

The Australian National Audit Office has released its report on the handling of FOI requests by several Departments, including Prime Minister and Cabinet. It's found two-in-three decisions were set aside by the Information Commissioner on appeal. Nearly six in ten applications returned nothing.

This is a pretty damning conclusion from ANAO. Seems to suggest a pattern of FOI decision makers consulting with ministers but not documenting the interaction, making it impossible to know how much political direction was swaying the decision.

'It is impossible to imagine him accepting a loss this November, and it’s clear he is doing everything possible to stop the process of free and fair elections.' Trump now placed to end U.S. democracy ~ George Grundy independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Facts…

"Why is News Corp attacking tax reform? Because it’s actually a real estate company News Corp’s controlling share of REA Group is worth about $13.75 billion — about 65% of News Corp’s entire market value." www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/20/t...

Hey #auspol, watch this, it's pretty relevant. We're quite possibly heading down this route at the moment.

'Muslim men who stop to pray five times a day in the red dust of the Australian interior. Their names are largely lost to us. But the telegraph line stood.' Before the marches: They were already here ~ Wayne Hawkins independentaustralia.net/australia/au...

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