NEW: I have obtained, under FOI, a secret Department report that initially recommended the Targeted Compliance Framework - aka, the unlawful "mutual obligations" scheme It reveals that, like Robodebt, they recklessly built this thing to punish "entitled" frauds who never existed

What’s up with the ‘wrong answers only’ prompt?

Labor should have addressed right wing bias in Aus media when they first got in. Instead, they’ve left the Murdoch toadies in charge at the abc, and done nothing about the concentration of media ownership.

What a piece of shit country. And Albanese wants thousands of these freaks in uniform living here.

Classic Gough! What a great quote and description of Joh BP!

Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...

🎯 "But Labor is still looking to the Liberals for approval on policies where it wants the status quo to continue." The government were given a mandate to change & the list of what most of the community want changed 🐌 🦗 #Auspol www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

At the same time that corporate propaganda has taught us to hate being a recipient of social programs, it turns out corporations love NOTHING MORE than being a recipient of federal bailouts & subsidies. They call it socialism when it benefits the People & Capitalism when it benefits themselves.🧵

Senator Mullin of Oklahoma is worried about New York City. 😂😂😂

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

Dems win big #USpol www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/spanberger...

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

Australian federal government doesn't spend 'taxpayer dollars' They spend by creating new currency So they don't have to 'take it from somewhere else' So they have no excuses IF THEY DON'T SPEND, IT IS 100% THEIR CHOICE Lack of spending is usually based on politics, not economics

"Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland taxed fossil fuels hard and built the world’s most prosperous, equitable societies. We have better mineral wealth than most of them. We have the democratic machinery. We have the evidence. What we lack is the spine." #auspol urbanwronski.com/2025/11/01/t...

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Donald Trump showing his appreciation for his Black soldiers, by Godfrey the comedian.

Before privately run day care mess it was privately run aged care mess. Took a Royal Commission to tell Labor fedgovt what to do abt it. Action followed departure of some profit seekers as cost of doing it right cut into their profits. Privatise for Profit is a sickness. Stop doing it.

When the head of the NACC is under scrutiny for not one, but two, perceived conflicts then he should step down. We want a robust NACC we can trust.

This is an American citizen being beaten by Trump's masked thugs—after they cuffed him.

Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:

Poor Randy Andy has been cancelled! Should we feel sorry for him?

Time to bring back the 2 finger salute from WW2 re Yank troops in Australia. For the kids; please read up on Battle of Brisbane en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... And if unsure, please research rapes and assaults in Okinawa.

New literature review from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet says the government is "manifesting" stigma via the mutual obligations system 🤷 www.pmc.gov.au/news/stigma-...

Music to do dumbbell presses by. Everybody sing m.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...

Exactly

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

America’s #1 export now is embarrassment.

One in 7 Australians - and 1 in 6 children - are living in #poverty. The people Albo "left behind". As the article outlines, fixing this is not just about fairness. It is sensible policy that will benefit us all. If this isn't done, what is the point of Labor? #RaiseTheRate #inequality #auspol

Punitive & cruel policies are choices willingly made by @australianlabor.bsky.social. Poverty a choice made by @albomp.bsky.social. Private employment services are bludging billions off the gov. While jobseekers face harm & humiliating tasks to receive support. #UBI #Auspol We need Change.

Admiral Chris Barrie doesn't hold back speaking to the Climate Crisis Summit in Canberra, saying the expansion of fossil fuels was a “failure of national duty”. “Security analysts are blunt, cascading climate impacts will drive instability, insecurity and conflict,” he said. #auspol

Every country has a powerful right wing that argue “if you tax the wealthy, they’ll leave” We need to start calling their bluff. We need to make it so the ultra wealthy either contribute enough to be a positive part of society, or be globally shunned and unable to extract further funds from us.

AU Prime Minister Albo still wearing his inner west garb from 25 years ago! Pity he hasn’t also retained his progressive values from the same period, instead of turning into a #Neoliberal #TrickleUp #KoolAideImbiber #auspol

It will forever be known as the Epstein Ballroom.

Oof. I just watched my past self in an ABC interview from 22 years ago. The Casandra of #America 's late #Democracy. Called it. How it's done. By whom. #Criminals. #Fascists. Explaining how to stop it. Weird to watch. Still stand by every word. youtu.be/BX6vcoIZdA4?...

Metta Bhavana FB Australia's Ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, is an honorary professor at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, Harvard University and the University of Glasgow. He is one of few world leaders to have achieved this level of accolade.

• Sky News Australia's Andrew Clennell goads Trump to hate Kevin Rudd. Easily manipulated, Trump takes the bait. • Clennell reminds me of a Yr8 kid running up to 2 teachers on playground duty and telling one in front of the other: "Mr Smith, I heard Mr Jones doesn't like you!" 🙄 #auspol #USPolitics

Things I Liked About Joe Biden: He didn't put tacky bric-a-brac all over the Oval Office. He didn't kidnap or torture. He didn't accept bribes. He didn't murder fishermen. He didn't shake down the DOJ for $230 million. He didn't destroy a wing of the White House. He wasn't in Epstein's Files.

Let's be completely honest. Does anyone seriously believe that Felon X34 had any involvement whatsoever in drafting the so-called 20 point Israel-Gaza peace plan? The Orange Cry Baby could not care less about Gaza and suffers from Dementia. Was happy to claim credit for other's hard work. Pathetic🤢

Well worth a watch and on the money as always. Why don't we get anything of this standard on MSM he asks foolishly? And the linked full interview with Chris Hedges who was recently de-platformed by the National Press Club. @theshot.net.au #auspol youtu.be/T_03YB9PrWM?...

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One of my “progressive” opponents took thousands of dollars from a gas executive. Call me crazy, but so-called “progressives” shouldn’t be taking money from the fossil fuel industry. That’s why I’m not taking any money from fossil fuel executives, and asking my opponents to make the same pledge.

Babet gets away with disgusting language on social media and is never held to any standards. Lydia Thorpe, however …. #AusPol