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Yesterday The Age carried a story saying "Anywhere But Melbourne. Apparently, this salty little acronym is now a thing among big money property investors" according to new Victorian LNP leader Jess Wilson.
Did someone forget to tell Packer?? He's been investing quite a bit in Melbourne
Did someone forget to tell Packer?? He's been investing quite a bit in Melbourne
Packer is filthy on Dan but still fancies Melbourne’s property sector
The billionaire isn’t taking out his grudge against former premier Dan Andrews on Victoria. Quite the opposite.
www.theage.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Yesterday The Age carried a story saying "Anywhere But Melbourne. Apparently, this salty little acronym is now a thing among big money property investors" according to new Victorian LNP leader Jess Wilson.
Did someone forget to tell Packer?? He's been investing quite a bit in Melbourne
Did someone forget to tell Packer?? He's been investing quite a bit in Melbourne
Congats to both Adele and Chris - well done.
A horror investigation that needed to be exposed.
A horror investigation that needed to be exposed.
ABC's Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett win Gold Walkley for childcare investigation
The pair's investigation had an immediate impact on Australia's childcare industry, resulting in the suspension of one centre and a raft of government policy changes and safety reforms.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Congats to both Adele and Chris - well done.
A horror investigation that needed to be exposed.
A horror investigation that needed to be exposed.
"Industrial relations spokesman Tim Wilson is developing an agenda on workplace flexibility and small businesses."
She’s survived the killing season with her leadership intact; now she’s planning her next battle
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will release new policies to woo back women voters and reverse years of reluctance to fight Labor on industrial relations.
www.theage.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Industrial relations spokesman Tim Wilson is developing an agenda on workplace flexibility and small businesses."
BCA supporting a former BCA employee?
"Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia"
"Mike Cannon-Brookes says that criticism hasn’t featured in his company’s decision to dramatically expand its Melbourne presence"
"Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia"
"Mike Cannon-Brookes says that criticism hasn’t featured in his company’s decision to dramatically expand its Melbourne presence"
Victoria was ranked dead last, yet a $60b tech giant just made Melbourne its fastest-growing hub
The Business Council of Australia has slammed Victoria’s taxes and red tape, but tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says the criticism doesn’t stack up.
www.theage.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BCA supporting a former BCA employee?
"Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia"
"Mike Cannon-Brookes says that criticism hasn’t featured in his company’s decision to dramatically expand its Melbourne presence"
"Prior to her candidacy at the 2022 state election, Wilson was Executive Director of Policy at the Business Council of Australia"
"Mike Cannon-Brookes says that criticism hasn’t featured in his company’s decision to dramatically expand its Melbourne presence"
Brilliant Cathy Wilcox !!!
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Brilliant Cathy Wilcox !!!
"Joyce has said he didn’t want the circus. But in timing his decision like this, still leaving open his political future, he’s clearly still enjoying being the ring leader and simultaneously selling tickets to the show."
Despite claiming he doesn’t want a circus, Barnaby Joyce’s actions show he likes life under the big top | Josh Butler
In confirming his departure from the Nationals weeks after telling supporters of his intent, Joyce is continuing the will-they-or-won’t-they soap opera with One Nation
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Joyce has said he didn’t want the circus. But in timing his decision like this, still leaving open his political future, he’s clearly still enjoying being the ring leader and simultaneously selling tickets to the show."
"The upcoming bushfire season could be as devastating as deadly Black Saturday and Ash Wednesday, with rural Australians put on high alert after persistently dry conditions."
"Holidaymakers in Victoria have been warned of the potential for danger in popular spots like the Otways, .."
"Holidaymakers in Victoria have been warned of the potential for danger in popular spots like the Otways, .."
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"The upcoming bushfire season could be as devastating as deadly Black Saturday and Ash Wednesday, with rural Australians put on high alert after persistently dry conditions."
"Holidaymakers in Victoria have been warned of the potential for danger in popular spots like the Otways, .."
"Holidaymakers in Victoria have been warned of the potential for danger in popular spots like the Otways, .."
Frequent Flyer Tate✈️
Gold Coast mayor defends third business trip to Europe in two years
Mayor Tom Tate plans to travel to Italy in February next year to take part in the Winter Olympics torch relay.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Frequent Flyer Tate✈️
1. "Serious shortage"
"Hancock Energy plans to produce up to 210 terajoules of gas a day from its Belisama gas project, starting in 2029, just as a serious gas supply shortfall is expected to hit Australia's most gas-dependent state."
"Hancock Energy plans to produce up to 210 terajoules of gas a day from its Belisama gas project, starting in 2029, just as a serious gas supply shortfall is expected to hit Australia's most gas-dependent state."
Rinehart's Hancock Energy to launch Belisama gas project
The Belisama project inland from Dongara could supply up to 20 per cent of WA's demand from 2029.
www.boilingcold.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
1. "Serious shortage"
"Hancock Energy plans to produce up to 210 terajoules of gas a day from its Belisama gas project, starting in 2029, just as a serious gas supply shortfall is expected to hit Australia's most gas-dependent state."
"Hancock Energy plans to produce up to 210 terajoules of gas a day from its Belisama gas project, starting in 2029, just as a serious gas supply shortfall is expected to hit Australia's most gas-dependent state."
Barnaby Joyce to resign from the Nationals today🥱🥱🥱
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Barnaby Joyce to resign from the Nationals today🥱🥱🥱
David Rowe - AFR 😂
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
David Rowe - AFR 😂
"A liability that might be rather harder to shake off, however, is his ties to the shadowy $450bn technology company Palantir. "
"Thiel encouraged the hiring of Vance at his investment firm Mithril Capital in 2016, then spent $15m on Vance’s senate campaign."
"Thiel encouraged the hiring of Vance at his investment firm Mithril Capital in 2016, then spent $15m on Vance’s senate campaign."
JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem? | Arwa Mahdawi
The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relat...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"A liability that might be rather harder to shake off, however, is his ties to the shadowy $450bn technology company Palantir. "
"Thiel encouraged the hiring of Vance at his investment firm Mithril Capital in 2016, then spent $15m on Vance’s senate campaign."
"Thiel encouraged the hiring of Vance at his investment firm Mithril Capital in 2016, then spent $15m on Vance’s senate campaign."
Crikey ... nominations time again ... it's a target rich environment this year
'[Crikey] should be the recipients of your own childish award': Help us pick our 20th-anniversary Arsehat of the Year
We are determined, with your help, to never keep a prime candidate like Gina Rinehart waiting so long for a nomination ever again.
www.crikey.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Crikey ... nominations time again ... it's a target rich environment this year
He won another "distinguished" award back in 2015 - that should have had set warning bells off - instead the LIBS voted him their Leader
www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/18/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/18/t...
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
He won another "distinguished" award back in 2015 - that should have had set warning bells off - instead the LIBS voted him their Leader
www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/18/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/18/t...
"Will he? Won’t he? Do we give a damn? Barnaby Joyce continues his slow, very slow, mind-numbingly slow political striptease over whether he will defect to One Nation.
That’s the whole point, of course: the relevance-deprived, limelight-addicted Joyce admits he can’t hack it on the backbench....."
That’s the whole point, of course: the relevance-deprived, limelight-addicted Joyce admits he can’t hack it on the backbench....."
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"Will he? Won’t he? Do we give a damn? Barnaby Joyce continues his slow, very slow, mind-numbingly slow political striptease over whether he will defect to One Nation.
That’s the whole point, of course: the relevance-deprived, limelight-addicted Joyce admits he can’t hack it on the backbench....."
That’s the whole point, of course: the relevance-deprived, limelight-addicted Joyce admits he can’t hack it on the backbench....."
"“You have to have some common sense about that,” he told this masthead. “You also have to understand the limitations ... and the security concerns that come with mass migration, and what happens when you import a substantial number of people into a very tight, particular area.”
Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in Australia
In an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime.
www.smh.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"“You have to have some common sense about that,” he told this masthead. “You also have to understand the limitations ... and the security concerns that come with mass migration, and what happens when you import a substantial number of people into a very tight, particular area.”
“If government truly cared about its duty to Australians, they would stand up to the noisy watermelons and the far-left,” Rinehart wrote. “We need to help them, don’t we?
“Be prolific in online comments, including supporting those who do stand up against the watermelons."
“Be prolific in online comments, including supporting those who do stand up against the watermelons."
Gina Rinehart puts blowtorch on Rio Tinto, BHP over net zero spending
Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.
www.afr.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“If government truly cared about its duty to Australians, they would stand up to the noisy watermelons and the far-left,” Rinehart wrote. “We need to help them, don’t we?
“Be prolific in online comments, including supporting those who do stand up against the watermelons."
“Be prolific in online comments, including supporting those who do stand up against the watermelons."
More "great theatre" - also known as publicity stunts - from Hanson & Joyce.
I personally hope he joins her - they are well suited 🙄both are irrelevant
I personally hope he joins her - they are well suited 🙄both are irrelevant
Joyce's looming defection could spell trouble for the Nationals
At the end of this week, Barnaby Joyce will either confirm his exit from politics or join One Nation — at least, that is the binary choice the maverick former deputy prime minister has set for himself...
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
More "great theatre" - also known as publicity stunts - from Hanson & Joyce.
I personally hope he joins her - they are well suited 🙄both are irrelevant
I personally hope he joins her - they are well suited 🙄both are irrelevant
What!!!!!
"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found to have racially discriminated Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi."
"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found to have racially discriminated Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi."
‘Please explain’: Coalition attacks Pauline Hanson’s use of expenses for racism case
The One Nation leader will not be able to return to the Senate chamber for the final sitting days of the year after her burqa stunt.
www.theage.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
What!!!!!
"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found to have racially discriminated Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi."
"One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers thousands for flights, private cars and hotels to attend a private court matter in Sydney where she was found to have racially discriminated Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi."
"The BoM website redesign and the broader technology overhaul (known as the "Robust" program) were scoped and approved by the Turnbull Cabinet in 2017. The Minister for the Environment and Energy (the portfolio responsible for the BoM) at that time was Josh Frydenberg"
BOM boss reveals $96.5m website rebuild approved by Turnbull government
The Bureau of the Meteorology's new chief executive has blamed a "miscommunication" for the furore that has erupted over a costly and controversial website redesign.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"The BoM website redesign and the broader technology overhaul (known as the "Robust" program) were scoped and approved by the Turnbull Cabinet in 2017. The Minister for the Environment and Energy (the portfolio responsible for the BoM) at that time was Josh Frydenberg"
Excellent -
"Pauline Hanson’s ‘Please explain’ movie banned at Parliament House"
"“These considerations include the requirement that events held at Australian Parliament House are accepted, among other requirements, of not being likely to cause offence to any part of the Australian community.
"Pauline Hanson’s ‘Please explain’ movie banned at Parliament House"
"“These considerations include the requirement that events held at Australian Parliament House are accepted, among other requirements, of not being likely to cause offence to any part of the Australian community.
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Excellent -
"Pauline Hanson’s ‘Please explain’ movie banned at Parliament House"
"“These considerations include the requirement that events held at Australian Parliament House are accepted, among other requirements, of not being likely to cause offence to any part of the Australian community.
"Pauline Hanson’s ‘Please explain’ movie banned at Parliament House"
"“These considerations include the requirement that events held at Australian Parliament House are accepted, among other requirements, of not being likely to cause offence to any part of the Australian community.