THE FACTS: By working closely with our counterparts around the world, we have 10 days worth of petrol more than we did before the conflict in the Middle East.
It’s still really unpredictable and we’re doing what we can to protect Australians from the worst of it.
Oh, FFS. And... he we go again, Queensland. Welcome to 2024 in 2026.
Stafford by-election locked in for 16 May & what's Ch9 doing? Repeating Premier David Crisafulli's youth crime slogans & not asking him any substantial questions. Are you journalists or what? #qldpol
Former Ch9's Meg Sydes in the background with Min Tim Mander. She became his staffer post-2024.
There are others. I trust Qld journalists aren't holding back on asking difficult questions of the Crisafulli govt because of their mates.
Such a thing would be corruption. #qldpol
If it is the same person I think it is behind this Gladstone oil refinery idea, we are not spending Australian or Queenslander taxpayer money on it until it is fully disclosed. This from 2020. Get on it media. #qldpol www.indailyqld.com.au/news/archive...
Like Peter Dutton before him, Angus Taylor is not exploiting the immigration narrative — he’s trapped by it, writes Bernard Keane.
Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/14/a...
Adult time for adult crime only kicks in once a crime has been committed. And even adults with fully formed frontal lobes aren't deterred by consequences. So these laws don't deter crime, but may turn young offenders into career criminals.
The “batteries can’t handle heavy haul” myth was already dead in 2023. South Australia launched an electric triple road train hauling mining loads at ~160 tonnes gross. Real truck. Real route. Real work. The future doesn’t ask permission from old narratives.
Ummm...just wondering how Trump's plan for the US Navy to physically stop Chinese and Indian ships from traversing the Strait of Hormuz will work...Tomahawks...cruise missiles?
If you're a Queenslander, have you noticed how the right wing government policies are basically "What would a cranky nanna do?"
Take any LNP policy and ask yourself that question, it's amazingly accurate way to predicate what LNP policy will be on just about any topic.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli will have e-bikes slowed to 10km/h on any shared paths in the state. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
Just in case you’re thinking of using Chatty to edit your manuscript
I'm feeling seasick just watching the TV!
Huh? It's dropped by $100 a barrel in Singapore...so it's virtually free? I want to move there!
Wishing this fabulously competent—and joyful—crew a safe return to a planet that, frankly, doesn't deserve them.
So now Gina has access to the States biggeat investment fund ...
200 Barrels a day, and shipped off to this TINY dust car park refinery in the middle of nowhere!
It's a complete non-event announcement joke! Unless he has all the details of the plan! But of course he has put zero effort into that! Economics would kill it off in a second!
Thinks people R gullible!
Multiple accused offenders of multiple alleged crimes including the Rochedale home invasion. The recent histories of the accused indicates they are undeterred by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's youth laws. What other measures can the Qld Parliament investigate here? #qldpol
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli emerged cosplaying gas miner today still insisting his youth laws were working. Meanwhile in the Rochedale case, a teen that has just turned 18 has a long list of charges with the magistrate saying nothing has deterred him from serious crime. #qldpol
The Crisafulli govt went to the polls with only one policy and it’s proving to be a flaming mess.
9 countries now (2022, 2023) generate 100% electricity from renewable sources (Albania, Bhutan, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland). Australia Q4 2025 51%. @quentindempster.bsky.social @simonahac.bsky.social @allegraspender.bsky.social
Youth car thefts & home invasions are still occurring in Queensland. It's the way it's reported on the nightly news that's changed from 2024. Gone are the "youth crime crisis" slogans & the Qld LNP interviews. Premier David Crisafulli said his youth laws would deter crime. #qldpol
The way in which Queensland youth crime is reported on the nightly news in 2026 is vastly different from 2024. Just a brief mention of a 17yo & 3 others accused of attempted murder. Premier David Crisafulli said his youth justice laws would deter youth crime. #qldpol
How can this go on for another 3 years?
This QLD govt is just so bloody awful, let it be a one term aberration
It’s so noticeable. The Gold Coast Bulletin, the Courier Mail and #abcNews choose not to scream ‘Youth Crime’ headlines at us any more now we have a LNP Government. It was a regular contender for their big news events when Labor was in power. #QldPol
Taking out the trash on a Friday afternoon. Jarrod Bleijie has officially ended Queensland's affordable homes mandate from the state facilitated development program. It ends a mandate for developers to deliver 15% of a project as affordable homes. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
SO YOU’VE DECIDED TO LOSE A WAR. So here’s @johnbirmingham.bsky.social with some pertinent observation and advice… as always.
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This is the quintessence of narcissistic sociopathy. And just plain stupidity.
From @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
