City of Gold Coast hides new Beach Bar proposals from residents Council officers have been working secretly on new Beach Bar proposals for Gold Coast beaches.

City of Gold Coast hides new Beach Bar proposals from residents

Nuclear — now climate change: Great powers plague the Pacific Updated research has shown up lingering headaches over the impacts of decades-long nuclear testing in the Pacific islands and interventions of outside powers, amid growing threats from climate change....

Nuclear — now climate change: Great powers plague the Pacific
~ Dr Lee Duffield reviews the 3rd edition of Eyes of Fire, the definitive account of the sinking of the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior, in Auckland Harbour.

Should the ABC be privatised? A modest (re-e)valuation ABC staff walked off the job last week and broadcaster instantly switched to BBC programming. Prof. Vince Hooper discusses whose interests the ABC now serves — citizens or others'.

ABC staff walked off the job last week and the public broadcaster instantly switched to BBC programming.
~ Professor Vince Hooper discusses

Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul.

Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. Managing editor Michelle Pini reports.

Why Pauline Hanson's One Nation will never win government Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia — and will continue to fail in every subsequent election.

Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia — and will continue to fail in every subsequent election.

Why Pauline Hanson's One Nation will never win government
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

Stiff penalties for workplace deaths are doing their job Controversial initiatives to curb worker fatalities appear to be effective. Alan Austin reports.

Controversial initiatives to curb worker fatalities appear to be effective.
~ @alanaustin.bsky.social

Why Pauline Hanson's One Nation will never win government Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia — and will continue to fail in every subsequent election.

Don't believe the News Corp bots, Pauline Hanson's One Nation failed dismally in South Australia — and will continue to fail in every subsequent election.
Dave Donovan sorts the facts from the fakery.

That’s feta! Europe signs up on trade deal while pushing for security European Commission President Ursula von der Layen seemed more concerned with security and alliances than the lucrative trade deal just handed to Australia this week.

European Commission President Ursula von der Layen seemed more concerned with security and alliances than the lucrative trade deal just handed to Australia when addressing Parliament this week.
~ Dr Lee Duffield

There's no such thing as a 3-winged bird: Labor and the new political Centre Its landslide in South Australia suggests Labor is building a new political Centre and pushing the divisive politics of grievance to the fringes, writes Michael Thorn.

There's no such thing as a 3-winged bird: Labor and the new political Centre
~ Michael Thorn

This Century's 'Sarajevo Moment' 'The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei and the attack on Iran launched on February 28 by the U.S. and Israel may well prove to be this Century’s

'The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei and the attack on Iran launched on February 28 by the U.S. and Israel may well prove to be this Century’s "Sarajevo Moment",' writes Dr John Jiggens.

Australia commits to yet another perilous American military adventure It has been gradually building towards the inevitable: Australia entering the fray in the Middle East again – this time to fight Iran – in another war in which it is not threatened.

It has been building towards the inevitable: entering the fray in the Middle East again – this time to fight Iran – in another war in which it is not threatened.

Australia commits to yet another perilous American military adventure
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

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JEFF McMULLEN: Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs Donald Trump boasted of victory on Day One of the new Iran War. Jeff McMullen warns that the risks of escalation and fallout are yet to come.

JEFF McMULLEN: Fancy thrones, paper tigers and dirty bombs
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Albanese's victimisation of "ISIS brides" and innocent children is appalling Despite languishing for years in an atrocious conditions, Australia's PM belligerently refuses to rightfully repatriate wives of ISIS fighters or their innocent children. James May comments.

Albanese's victimisation of "ISIS brides" and innocent children is appalling
~ James May
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The state of a (not) independent Australia address Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must inform you that Australia is still not a fully and truly independent nation.

My new thing:
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The state of a (not) independent Australia address Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must inform you that Australia is still not a fully and truly independent nation.

Fellow Independent Australians, it is with our greatest and most sincere regret that we must inform you that Australia is still not a fully and truly independent nation.

The state of a (not) independent Australia address
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

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EXCLUSIVE! GC Mayor makes millions selling Bowls Club to Chinese developers Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has sold a former community-owned Bowls Club to Chinese interests for an alleged $33 million, making a massive profit.

Here's last week's @independentaus.bsky.social scoop, part of our detailed #TateTown corruption investigation.
'EXCLUSIVE! GC Mayor makes millions selling Bowls Club to Chinese developers'
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No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation.

Halting migration might sound like a fix to our housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation.

No entry, no growth: Australia’s immigration pause illusion
~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social

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Trump is a fascist: We are the resistance American politics took another dark turn this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a full-frontal assault on democratic norms.

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~ @ Dr Martin "@ethicalmartini" Hirst

The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor.

The next instalment of our important investigation into Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate.
The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor from @davrosz.bsky.social

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Fighting Australia’s complicity in genocide — we’ve been here before When governments refuse to act, it has always fallen to workers and communities to halt Australia’s trade in blood.

Fighting Australia’s complicity in genocide — we’ve been here before
~ Davey Heller
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The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor.

The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor, by @independentaus.bsky.social.
In this article we aim to do just three things: first, make an overdue apology; second, provide an important revelation; and third, make an informed prediction.
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The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor.

Independent Australia makes an important new revelation about the recent purchase of a Gold Coast bowls club site by the City's Mayor.

The Tate of Queensland: Right Time Tom, the wheeler dealer mayor
~ @davrosz.bsky.social

Media that accused ABS of censorship and politicisation should apologise Right-wing commentators and think tanks owe the ABS an apology after falsely accusing it of censorship and politicisation over migration data.

Right-wing commentators and think tanks owe the ABS an apology after falsely accusing it of censorship and politicisation over migration data.

Media that accused ABS of censorship and politicisation should apologise
~ @abulrizvi.bsky.social

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Why supporting Independent Australia investigations is important Successful investigations take more than money, resources and shoe soles, they also take public support and big hearts, writes founder David Donovan.

"...for a small enterprise like IA to commit to pursue an investigation, with all the time, energy and expense, we are usually very sure about our suspicions."
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Why supporting Independent Australia investigations is important Successful investigations take more than money, resources and shoe soles, they also take public support and big hearts, writes founder David Donovan.

Successful investigations take more than money, resources and shoe soles, they also take public support and big hearts.

Why supporting Independent Australia investigations is important

@davrosz.bsky.social

As protesters rallied to protect Springbrook National Park from a proposed devastating development, the Gold Coast City Council shut the public out and the TV cameras looked the other way.

~ @davrosz.bsky.social

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The latest corruption allegations involving Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate and the threat corruption at this level poses to livelihoods, property and democracy for all Australians.

Bypassing democracy: Gold Coast now bowling for Tate
~ David Donovan and Michelle Pini

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How France’s nuclear dream became a financial nightmare Decades of neglect, spiralling costs and political denial have turned France’s once-vaunted nuclear program into a cautionary tale.

Decades of neglect, spiralling costs and political denial have turned France’s once-vaunted nuclear program into a cautionary tale.

How France’s nuclear dream became a financial nightmare
~ Jean-Luc Porquet

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Trump, Bibi, Putin: The dying of order and the march into madness Alliances fracture and authoritarians collide, as Trump, Putin and Netanyahu push the world into an unmarked minefield. Dave Donovan issues a stark warning.

My new piece:
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Excellent Easter thoughts on Dutton & the mountain he must climb to crawl out of the Trumpism mire that he has trumpeted for past six months. Thanks @davrosz.bsky.social.