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Labor didn’t have the ″⁣ticker″⁣ for a fight with the online gambling lobby. It’ll be the same with the gas lobby.
David Cayzer, Clifton Hill
The Age, letters

More than a third of Australians are seeking food relief for the first time About one in three people are accessing food relief services for the first time, according to a new report from Food charity OzHarvest.

Albanese govt: *increases defence spending and cuts disability support*

We’ve lost a genuinely kind, compassionate and thoughtful person who was truly curious and interested about people.

Starmer's authority is bleeding away because the behaviour he is exhibiting actively discourages loyalty inews.co.uk/opinion/feck...

Useful corrective here to all that crap questioning the patriotism of young people

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Gamblers are making millions off Trump's announcements. Something is not right Unusual bets placed on prediction markets have some wondering about insider trading linked to White House announcements

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Hanson rehires sacked staffer One Nation leader, Senator Aunty Pauline Hanson, has backtracked on the sacking of a key staffer following the launch of a barrage of National Party attack ads in the lead-up to the 9 May Farrer by…

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God sets up MAGA rivals RELIGION: HEAVEN: God Almighty has announced plans to establish two new global organisations in response to ongoing efforts by US President Donald Trump to promote himself and his Make America Grea…

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We could all do with a good laugh, right? With the world looking like it’s going to hell in a handbasket, we all need a good laugh. And while by its very nature, the excrement that plops into our putrid Xcrements-of-the-Week prize ba…

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I've tuned out of Australian news for 3 years
Just recently taken a peek
Nah

Hey @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 👆

My 93 yr old mother former Ikibana professor Grand Diplôme from Le Cordon Bleu Sadly dementia now fixated with 7 news 9 every shit show Australia can provide Asked me today while driving her to an eye specialiist

If you have a Blood Transfusion from a Gay person will you become Gay ?

What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’ In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza

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I knew I should have avoided that comment

Morning Beaches

Nice Bracelet
Pâté de chien

Here's their target: "Meanwhile, in-kind transfers like government-subsidised education, disability and healthcare are increasing."

Public Education
Public Disability Care
Public Health care

They want to be America.

Australians are being played by Rinehart and Hanson, and the media is helping – Amy Remeikis Legacy media's refusal to scrutinise One Nation is going to hurt the country

It should worry you that the One Nation candidate on track to win Farrer thinks it is "above his paygrade" whether Gina Rinehart is funding the party.

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AOC talking to RFK Jr. Her facial and hand gesture has the spiritual energy of that Italian hand gesture where you pinch your fingers and wave your hand (the "ma che vuo" gesture).

how it feels to say "sprezzatura"

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing.

(image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

I'd like to thank the BOSS, Donald Trump (BOSS = Big Orange Shit Stain) for the $1,000 I've spent on diesel in the last 5 days.

And this morning being unable to find a servo with diesel. 🤬🤬🤬

When politics are fishy:

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Selling Poland’s gold reserves to buy arms is a ‘mirage’, minister warns Andrzej Domański is opposed to a plan pushed by the country’s president and central bank governor

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The fiddly and time-consuming reality of driving an EV in Australia With no end in sight to soaring fuel prices, 7.30 decided to take an EV for a test drive to see how far it could take our reporter, and if Australia's EV charging network stacks up.

This was such hot garbage Imma pull my whole column forward to rag on it tomorrow

Tell me again how One Nation is the party of “real Australian values.” If this is what you want to be associated with be my guest but I want nothing to do with a political party that at every turn represents the worst of us.

Our urgent 2 week food security appeal (caused by the fuel crisis) ends tomorrow! Help ensure food security for thousands of refugee families who rely on our two Foodbanks to live free of hunger. Donate to ASRC: donate.asrc.org.au/urgent-food-...