Albo managed to get Assange home & ended the Chinese black ban on our agricultural products with quiet diplomacy.
Rudd reminded the US just how many US jobs are dependent on investment by our superannuation funds. A diplomatic way of saying we can turn off that financial tap any time we choose.

Finance minister reveals a further $2bn in savings in Tuesday’s federal budget Latest round of ‘reprioritised’ spending includes $720m from cuts on consultants, contractors and labour hire as Labor tries to rebuild public service

Quite remarkable.
Saving money by saving the public service.
With cuts to consultants, contractors and Labor hire,
Reprioritising, redirecting wasteful Coalition spending,
Labor govt has saved almost $95 BILLION over the last 3 yrs.
#auspol

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This is worth revisiting every time an Australian politician with a downturned mouth starts talking about nasty, scary "CHINA." #auspol #AUKUS #SundayShot

“We stand, unequivocally, with Ukraine.” - @albomp.bsky.social
#Ukraine 💙🦋 #auspol

Peter Dutton at his swearing in as an MP

Interesting that Peter Dutton’s version of complying with MP’s financial register declarations includes:

Inaccurate reports

Tardiness in reporting

Incomplete reports

And using family trusts to stash the other stuff.

85 reasons why peter Dutton is unfit to be PM ... and counting Independent Australia's catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should never be prime minister now numbers 85. Michelle Pini updates the list of cons.

Our catalogue of major reasons Peter Dutton should never be PM now numbers 85. Michelle Pini updates the list of cons.

There is currently a consistent crusade by the legacy media to turn a “monster” into a credible contender for the top job but we’re not buying it. @michellepini.bsky.social

If the ABC is going to give softball interviews to "former Home Affairs secretary" Mike Pezzullo, they should really disclose to readers that he was sacked from that job for 14 breaches of the Code of Conduct

Dutton likely unscathed by damning Home Affairs revelations, thanks to the media It’s apparently of little significance to News Corp and the ABC that the alternative leader of the country is neck-deep in scandals care of Home Affairs.

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Only a year ago & apparently everyone has forgotten!
#Auspol

‘Deliberate, orchestrated incident’: Daily Telegraph caught up in stunt gone wrong It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.

This is literally an attempt to incite hatred by the Telegraph. Everyone involved in this including editors and management should be ashamed of themselves. And fired.

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Many are guilty of politicising antisemitism. Dutton is the master The opposition leader has gotten up every day since October 2023 and worked hard, and very successfully, to politicise antisemitism.

The Thug… no policies, just fear and loathing.

Niki Savva is absolutely on the money with her scathing assessment of Dutton & his many failings.

What makes this piece even more credible is that Savva is a Lib - & she has more courage of conviction & competence than any of the rancid rabble that passes for journalism in this country right now.

An election is nearing and Dutton doesn't seem to have a plan The opposition leader says he is "happy to take questions" but won't appear at the National Press Club or offer specifics on his cost-cutting plans.

This is excellent from Laura Tingle. With Dutton campaigning for PM, the media needs to lift its game and smash him on his ever elusive answers to questions on his policies.

Wouldn’t that be nice 🙄
#auspol #insiders

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From caviar to the caravan, Dutton is doing everything he can to distract Albanese and voters from his detail-free plans | Josh Butler With at most 12 weeks until election day, Dutton and the Coalition have announced few proactive ideas

Peter Dutton is going to the election policy free, his real agenda hidden. That’s bad. Even worse is that fact he may get into government using that strategy. 🤦‍♂️ Peter and Gina need to come clean with their plans. #auspol

Advance is Dutton dressed up as spam.

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Niki Savva SMH article

Here I was worried where’s Niki. Clearly tucked away writing this blistering piece on Dutton

& the line ‘little wonder Dutton has spurned Press Club. It tests mettle. There’s no substitute for substance & he has little of it. He gets nasty’
Ouch!

What’s your favourite right hook in this?
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Don’t Risk Dutton #auspol #Australia #ClassWar #EatTheRich

Peter Dutton’s line that having a strong public sector is about “pleasing the unions” is just wrong. It is about providing decent services to Australians, something he clearly doesn’t care about. He wants to return to mass outsourcing to their favourite consultants #insiders

In the US, we're seeing the shocking results of hard right govts. They cut back/abandon essential services, disdain the disadvantaged, disparage experts, boost inequality & bolster their own wealth.

We'll see a watered down version of the US experience here if Tiny-Trump Dutton wins govt.

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Dutton wants to slash thousands of government jobs in an Elon Musk-style crusade. But what’s actually on the chopping block? Cutting the 36,000 new public servant roles created under Albanese could lead to delayed payments and affect disability services, Labor says

In Opposition the LNP blows hard about cutting govt ‘waste’. But in govt they blew billions on fat cat consultancy firms, subsidies for big business and failed defence projects while they persecuted welfare recipients & veterans. A shameful legacy. #auspol

Here’s a tip for how this all works.

First they go after those they hate, then those who don’t actively support them, then those who do but are not useful for them keeping power, then those who are useful but not in the most loyal faction, then…

There is no bar too low for Dutton. Misogyny, racism, ableism. He will happily stir up hatred & unrest if he thinks there is a vote in it. It will be a slippery slope if he becomes PM. Crazy Trump policies & National party demands, not a time to be a minority. 🐾

Peter Dutton is saying that men are missing out on promotions, jobs, you know ‘opportunities’, because of diversity. I thought I’d fact check this. There are currently 71 women out of 228 Federal Lib/LNP positions. Yep, must be tough being a bloke. #factcheck #auspol

To all LGBTQIA+ people in Australia, The Trump administration has begun rolling back protections for gender diverse and LGBTQIA+ people in the United States. This is unequivocally unacceptable. Please know that as long as I am in our nation’s parliament I will fight for you and your rights. Today, I call on both major Australian political parties to make the same promise. I know this is a frightening time. Know that you are loved and supported and not judged.

Excellent by @zoedaniel.bsky.social

Today the Coalition made clear if elected they would sack public sector workers, cut their pay & return to funnelling our money to the big consultants. We lose jobs, pay, expertise, services & money spent in local communities. Good for consultants profits, bad for the country

For all the doubters, how are these not the same?

Dutton may think voters no longer care about good government. But there’s no such thing as a ‘free lunch’ | John Quiggin Australian politics has become a vehicle for personal enrichment in a way that would have been considered shocking last century

It should go without saying that this is appalling public policy. Of all the things small businesses can spend money on, business lunches are the least likely to improve productivity or business viability.

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Suggest you don’t move till Tuesday (except for snacks). Monday is meant to be a shocker, 42 degrees!

Please help pushback against Dutton and News Corp’s nuclear disinformation by sharing these very simple FACTS which show nuclear power is more expensive, slower and will contribute a tiny share of power generation as compared to renewables. The nuclear campaign is designed to undermine renewables👇🏻