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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 4h

Of course! Rewarding subpar performance seems to be a feature of the system #Auspol

Raymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 6h

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

“ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf left the public broadcaster in February with a $342,436 termination payment, taking his pay to $836,098 for eight months as chief content officer, according to the ABC annual report.”
What the fuck?

ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf paid $836,000 for eight-month employment, annual report shows

Chris Oliver-Taylor’s remuneration exceeded by former managing director David Anderson’s $1.2m package, broadcaster says

www.theguardian.com

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 6h

"We need a fit-for-purpose policy framework that genuinely supports decarbonisation, not one that continues to incentivise burning fossil fuels."

A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025!

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 6h

If you have not already, please sign this petition, and repost.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights @equalityaustralia.org.au.web.brid.gy
equalityaustralia.org.au/our-work/qld...

QLD: REINSTATE CARE FOR TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE

Sign the petition to end Queensland's ban on gender affirming care. Let's leave health care to the medical professionals.

equalityaustralia.org.au

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 8h

Anglicare Australia says @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social's plan to give police powers to have Centrelink payments stopped for people accused of a serious crime is “completely at odds with the principles of fairness and justice”.

Thank you @caitkelly.bsky.social for reporting.

Potential law allowing Centrelink payments to be stripped criticised as ‘shocking overreach’

Proposed laws allowing Centrelink payments to be stripped from those evading arrest while accused of serious crimes would be a “shocking overreach of police powers into the social security system”, welfare advocates warn.

The amendment to the income apportionment bill, added by Labor this week during parliamentary debate, would mean police officers would have the power to request the cancellation of Centrelink payments to those accused of a “serious violent or sexual offence” when an arrest warrant had been issued.

Some advocates and social security legal experts, including the Antipoverty Centre, the Council of Single Mothers and their Children, the Anti-Poverty Network South Australia, the Australian Unemployed Workers Union and Everybody’s Home have said the amendment represents punishment without conviction and blurs the separation of powers.

The Anglicare Australia executive director, Kasy Chambers, said the proposal was “completely at odds with the principles of fairness and justice” and called on the government to scrap the amendment. Chambers said:

This is a shocking overreach of police powers into the social security system. We’ve seen too many times what happens when governments rush through changes without thinking through the consequences. Robodebt should have been warning enough.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10h

Australians are being ripped off.

That’s the blunt message delivered by the Australian Council of Trade Unions at the Australia Institute’s 2025 Revenue Summit.

#auspol @australianunions.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 10h

“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.”

- Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025

@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 9h

Always follow the money… cause they’re definitely not intelligent enough to think for themselves

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 15h

A senior doctor has labelled the comments of Barnaby Joyce & Andrew Hastie as “terrible, cynical, awful” things to say about an often heartbreaking decision. The bill is for an amendment to the Fair Work Act for paid parental leave. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leave

Experts warn the fearmongering about late-term terminations is straight out of the anti-abortion handbook

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 12h

"I'm not going to take any responsibility. I'm sorry. I'm just not," yep, sounds about right for Michael McCormack.

I expect so little from pollies these days and yet they still manage to limbo under that

The lack of vision, leadership & understanding never ceases to amaze me
#Auspol

Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 13h

Love how Michael McCormack, leader of the Nations party claimed to condemn division over Wind farms. Then “that said”…. Goes on to spread more mis and disinformation regarding wind farms. Fuelling the very thing the story is reporting. #Auspol.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'It's gotten out of hand': Wind farmers fear threat to turn to violence

There are grave concerns that dangerous language and bullying of farmers who are hosting renewable energy projects on their properties could turn into violence.

www.abc.net.au

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 14h

Dementia addled toddler given a nuclear gun and is now pointing it at the world while his minders circle around applauding him.

Newsflash! Ur bunkers won't save you!

If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity
theconversation.com/if-the-us-re...

If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity

All of the nine nuclear-armed nations are investing huge sums in new weapons. And the numbers of nuclear weapons “available for use” is climbing again.

theconversation.com

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 1d

While some argue farmers don’t want solar and wind farms, at least they earn the farmer drought free income, they still get to keep their land. #auspol

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 1d

The NSW premier has warned farmers they may face compulsory land acquisition if they cannot reach a compromise with Santos on a multi-billion-dollar project at Narrabri.

Farmers condemn threat of compulsory land acquisition for gas project

The NSW premier has warned farmers they may face compulsory land acquisition if they cannot reach a compromise with Santos on a multi-billion-dollar project at Narrabri.

www.abc.net.au

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Australia Institute research shows Australia gives more than half the gas we export away for free!

Former QLD Premier Steven Miles showed what can happen when our governments tax fossil fuels properly.
@stevenjmiles.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 1d

CANADA Beauty eh!

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithPalestine🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

I see reports that Sarah Ferguson treated Kamala Harris with a strong dose of disrespect while seeking to score cheap political points during an interview with Harris on @abcnews 7.30 last night, supposedly to discuss Harris' 2024 campaign memoir.

No further comment necessary. #auspol

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 1d

Very important FACT. #Auspol

GoughWhitlam'sGhost™️ @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 1d

Really ABCNEWS24 Australia. Australians don't want to see the orange fat gimp leaving a meeting you morons

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 1d

Mazda greenwashing BS, claiming their Hybrid can clean the air the more you drive by absorbing the CO2 it makes.. hey Mazda, ditch the engine, stop making the carbon in the first place, and put in a bigger battery. sure, absorb the carbon, ignore the endless mining for Oil....

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 1d

As soon 2 retire Aussie can attest 2 significant benefits of super while worrying about future my soon 2 graduate child & his peers face. We're dumping & running on our kids #Auspol

Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down
theconversation.com/taking-from-...

Taking from the young, giving to the old: how our tax system is letting us down

Many older Australians enjoy incomes in their 60s of the average working 40 year-old. Younger people bear the brunt of this support. How did we get here?

theconversation.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

"One wonders if this government will ever apply its super-majority to any purpose at all, beyond the politics of its own survival." #environment #auspol

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Opinion | Labor is trying to position itself as an honest broker between the neanderthal Coaliton and the loopy Greens when it comes to environmental reform. It's bad news for the planet, @marquelawyers.com.au writes.

The politics of compromise might look good for Murray Watt, but it sure doesn't work for us

www.crikey.com.au

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2d

It's genocide. That's all it has ever been.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate "powerful" strikes in Gaza.

Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas overnight are body parts of a hostage who was recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops almost two years ago.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

"Australians are getting ripped off by the gas industry," - Liam O'Brien, ACTU Assistant Secretary told the #RevenueSummit25

Analysis by The Australia Institute shows the ACTU's call for a 25% tax on revenue from gas exports would raise around $12.5 billion annually.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

"Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo-charging."

- Senator Larissa Waters speaking at our #RevenueSummit25

@larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

"Australian governments spend at least $16 billion annually as a result of childhood poverty.

"Rather than preventing it, we’re spending money on addressing it."

Dr Sophie Scamps MP unpacked the cost of inaction at our #RevenueSummit25

@sophiescamps.bsky.social #auspol

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

“We live in one of the richest countries in the world, that can afford to drop a lazy $360 billion on a bad idea... yet, when it comes to health, education, aged care, apparently, so many of these things are unaffordable.”

- @richarddenniss.bsky.social at the #RevenueSummit25

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 2d

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap it makes a profit selling it to other countries!

"We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions."

- Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25

@grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 2d

#Australiapost now using larger #EV truck for deliveries! yay
thedriven.io/2025/10/29/a...

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