All the key economic data supported another interest rate cut, which would have given them much-needed relief after three years of pain. @grogsgamut.bsky.social describes the decision as “very cruel”, ensuring more pain for those struggling with high mortgage repayments and more job losses. #auspol

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

New vlog👇The hottest topic at #LabourPartyConference is whether the PM will announce scrapping the cruel & counterproductive 2 child limit in his speech today. Here’s why he should ⬇️ @trusselluk.bsky.social

'That structural challenge involves climbing spending commitments that have to be met with an ever-rising tax take, the burden of which increasingly falls on younger workers.' Not so: young peoples' share of income tax has declined over the last 3 decades. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Unemployment still too low for RBA's comfort’ This heading summarises all that’s wrong with current monetary policy settings. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

What is it with privileged, powerful people in this country?! They appear to assume the rules simply don’t apply to them. And in so many respects the rules aren’t applied to them. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Little tip: if you want to know what is wrong with Australia's tax system, just read the wealth advice column in the AFR: "If you sell a property resulting in surplus cash to invest, there’s no better place than the low/no-tax environment of superannuation."

Spot on. The Australian economy has been mired in mediocrity for a decade. We can't boost investment & productivity coz growth is throttled, we can't have growth coz people worry about low productivity. And so it goes .. the cycle of mediocrity. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

All true but the ppl who need the pension most are the ones forced to retire early. People with disabilities, carers, ppl with low quals who lost jobs & can’t get another. Many languishing on Jobseeker. www.smh.com.au/business/the...

Ironic and worrying that their first target is antifascism.

It's the black death Charlie Brown

The RBA quoted Treasury's own modelling when criticising the 5% deposit scheme, saying it will only bring forward a greater number of purchases while not increasing the supply of houses. That's straight from the government's own numbers.

The growth of National Insurance over time makes it more important than ever to worry about its design. Read 'Call of duties' now, to learn why we propose switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax 👉 buff.ly/uLWun7f

And please read the full report by Adam Corlett: Call of duties: Revenue and reform for Autumn Budget 2025 www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.

Tomorrow on If You're Listening, the danger of the "they are coming to get us" narrative that is now spreading in America.

Oh dear

A good little chart from the Parliamentary Library showing how almost all social spending by the Commonwealth is already means-tested #auspol

It is great news that the Government is proposing changes to the construction code for climate resilience. Our research showed the bogeyman of "red tape" has resulted in many Australian dwellings being poorly insulated and too cold in winter and/or too hot in summer. #auspol Read more in replies

So they are. ‘Helping us’ purchase their subs? Are they offering a discount?

Yes

Trump/Vance/Stephen Miller are busy spreading blatant lies and glossing over violence committed by the far-right. They're establishing a justification to unleash the government against anyone who opposes MAGA. All of this must be understood against the backdrop of Trump’s declining popularity.

By seeking to remove the idea that people had a genuine political choice, Peter Mandelson played a special role in creating extremism in this country. And that is very hard to forgive. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09...

What's up? Maybe this. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

There was something weird about the anti-semitic attacks in Australia last summer. Police and security services are now saying some of them were orchestrated by Iran, while others were orchestrated by a fugitive in Turkiye. I spent a week trying to piece it together: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBTB...

STICK IT ON YOUR FRIDGE, GIVE THANKS EVERY DAY. #auspol

So you don't have to execute them? Huh.

'Brian Kilmeade leaned into the camera, with all the casualness of a man ordering coffee, and suggested that the answer to homelessness and mental illness might be “involuntary lethal injection.”

No I don't think so, but the risks here are obvious

Hmm…… “AI could be used to identify patterns and anomalies in data, strengthening Services Australia’s ability to detect and act on emerging fraud patterns,” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Australia’s punitive migration system has already caused immeasurable harm to thousands of people in violation of international law. It is not too late to halt this plan and prevent further abuses. #auspol #Nauru #refugees

Oh yes. Their conclusion: competitive tendering including for profit organisations should be the *default* position in human services commissioning. What could possibly go wrong?

Doco: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

This is terrible news. I’ve read so many things in Meanjin over the years I just never would have seen anywhere else.

Good explainer

I have coveted one of these since I first saw the design. (It's a portmanteau: Transistor & Rocket)

Every generation of political leaders must rectify the mistakes of their predeccesors.

@davidpeetz.bsky.social The irony here is that much of the micromanagement criticised by Abundance authors stems from the blurring of govt & private sector roles in NPM. Think private certifiers & for profit childcare & employment services. Detailed regulation needed to clean up the mess.

Reminds me of seminal text of 1990s NPM revolution: Osborne & Gaebler’s ‘Reinventing Govt’. Also written by US journos with lots of case studies. Also convinced Social Democrats they could do more with less (tax). But different theme now: Reduce regulation Vs marketisation.

So the enemy they targeted was a CAMERA??!!

Journalist Andrew Clenell has asked the most relevant question about the foreign partners who are the source of ASIO's claim Iran is behind two attacks in Australia. Was Israel one of those foreign partners? 🧐🧐🧐

I hope afr reports that over 200000 people every quarter are threatened with suspension of their next income support payment, and the impact of this on mental health and income security. Haven’t seen much reporting of Robodebt #2 from MSM beyond The Guardian & Saturday Paper. History repeats.

Spell check is getting worse! Universally!

If you saw the clip, watch the whole 12 minutes. This is it. Electeds—everyone around Pritzker is knowingly putting themselves at risk—meeting the moment. It’s not glib, it’s not a meme, it’s clear-eyed, brave, & necessary. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Inhinged

Australians finally getting some details about true culprits behind key "Antisemitic attacks". Attacks have been cited by Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal as a reason for sweeping new speech laws and to "monitor" media... theklaxon.com.au/riun

The administration is trying to aggressively escalate its coercive power over the American people.

Exactly. Care, like ‘health care’ should. E freely and uni really available to those who need it. One of the reasons we have governments and pay taxes.

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My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.