Sorry, i opened your thread hoping for an answer, so i should add, i don’t know but was hoping for the same.

#adultintheroom … although tbh it was a tad cheesy/underwhelming …

Today we should all acknowledge the poor buggers that do the #LNP parliamentary members’ payroll. #Auspol.

It’s literally all the #LNP are good for. They’d politicize their own mother if they thought there was a sky-‘news’ interview in it. The LNP are bad for #auspol processes.

Hahaha …. I’m now of the opinion that not many words rhyme with coal, but iron ore, rotten core?

Just remembered where i read the Hastie - Niki Savva’s excellent recent book, Earthquake, re last election. Great read and $25 at big w :)

Think so too, Hastie scares me as i think he may be smart enough to not say stuff out-loud. He’s apparently made noises about wanting to re-build a ‘broad church (i.e. inclusive of moderates and further rights’ within the Libs … ok … but he himself is totally god squad. Taylor? Embarrassing.

Yeah but who would they replace her with … they are rotten to the core? Not disagreeing with you though.

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Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman Memo from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’

Oh thank god, I’ve been waiting for #POTUS to switch to comic sans.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman | Trump administration | The Guardian

Man from high-profile Melbourne family found guilty of raping woman while pretending to be her boyfriend Jurors return verdicts on two rape charges in Victorian trial of man who cannot be identified for legal reasons

How is it a "high profile" rapist gets their identity protected "for legal reasons."

Oh. I see. Money equals power. It's just not good enough. #auspol #MVAW #MVAC
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Fact-checking Sussan Ley's claim about high power prices Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

"Power bills are high, but the roll out of renewables is not the cause."

#auspol #climatecrisis #renewables

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Thanks for this. Very clear, well done #ABCAustralia also.

Yes, for the rest of this parliament (if not longer) he will have zero impact.

The US has guns, we have gambling :(. Nationalise it all. Prohibition would not work, and yes ban advertising.

Victorian opposition leader targets domestic violence in first policy Jess Wilson has announced her first policy as leader of the Liberal Party, promising to introduce legislation criminalising coercive control in Victoria.

Interesting, first sensible (make me remotely interested in considering them) thing from the Vic Libs in eons. Now if new leader Jess Wilson keeps this up (instead of idiocy eg re $30k machete bins when Hansard! tells them it’s $2k) … who knows re #VicPol election.

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I love that they are rejecting a report based in their own data … if they acknowledged the issue they would be better placed to deal with it. Humans are designed to profile/make assessments/assumptions when engaging with the unknown. Only if you admit it, can you begin to manually correct it.

Yes, this is what we voted for. A clear party of Govt, that nonetheless needs to negotiate more broadly. Thanks #GreensAU for being prepared (and competent) to negotiate.

Maybe because i sometimes have a logic-bias, the above is an interesting proposition. I wonder if this is possible and the timeframe it would take? Clues in the Senate voting patterns/time?

Yep, one of the cars i learned to drive in … now i feel bad about the comparison lol.

That is now literally all i want for Xmas 🎄… ewww the images :/

Kind of surreal to think NE went from @tonywindsor.bsky.social to the likes of Barnaby … like going from a fully spec’ed Range Rover to a mini-moke with bald tyres and 100k overdue for a service.

Good, excellent actually. Let them try Norway, where they have built a $Trillion plus sovereign wealth fund from their minerals. ‘Royalties too high’ … more like scope for absolute highway robbery too low.

Live: Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals, considering Senate run for One Nation Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announces his resignation from the Nationals after more than two decades as a member. Follow live.

So Barnaby sees compulsory voting as inhibiting #AUSPOL ‘s slide towards some kind of Trumpian future. Yeah, it’s called a functional (albeit not perfect) democracy. Jumping ship should trigger by-elections.

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Yes! Starting with all the bloody loopholes that allow individuals and companies to pay so little, relative to earnings and scale.

So succinct, comprehensive, and yet accurate:)

I know, the millions (by now it would be) that she had ‘earned’ and for what? Stunts that are on a repeat-cycle rivaling Fawlty Towers.

So over the consultants :(

Frankly, the current #LNP are a violation of Australian values.