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Marni Mead
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I like music (and food, and gin)
I guess today I was a bogan at the motor race @actualbenfolds.bsky.social (well technically it’s next weekend 😂).
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Marni Mead
Maga is in meltdown over a preppy pink sweater for men. So, what exactly is the problem? | Ellie Violet Bramley
Maga is in meltdown over a preppy pink sweater for men. So, what exactly is the problem? | Ellie Violet Bramley
The outrage a J Crew jumper has provoked shows that the US right’s sense of masculinity is far more fragile than it would care to admit, says freelance writer Ellie Violet Bramley
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Blast from the pandejo! @actualbenfolds.bsky.social featuring on @timminchin.bsky.social Apart Together (Live At Trackdown Studios).

Was such a fun livestream at such a weird time.
The great Ben Folds jamming on Beautiful Head. 🥰
@actualbenfolds.bsky.social

From: Tim Minchin - Apart Together (Live At Trackdown Studios).
You can watch the full song (with Ben’s piano solo) and/or the full show here: youtu.be/NMMDP_5CJ78?...
First live-streamed 19th Nov’ 2020.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Why am I not surprised by this?....
Boris Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' UK COVID response that led to more deaths
The inquiry's chair finds that more than 23,000 deaths could have been avoided had the British government acted sooner.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We've only been advocating for a fair funding share for two years now...
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Marni Mead
This week the Liberals have scrapped their commitment to net zero in an effort to keep the Coalition united.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/grattan...
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Shakes head. I honestly don't have an issue with governments of either persuasion properly responding to genuine concerns about things like energy costs, but ditching net zero isn't the answer.
Liberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’
Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I love this. Who says Australia has no culture 😂
Bagpipe world record broken in Melbourne
The biggest ever ensemble of bagpipers gathered in Melbourne's Fed Square to play tribute to AC/DC, smashing a world record.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I love The Shovel 😂
Our Donald Trump Christmas card is back!

This is a tremendous Christmas card. Very beautiful.

Many, many people are saying it. We're getting a lot of good reports about it.

Get one here: theshovel.bigcartel.com/product/trump-card
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The public servant nerd in me can’t wait to watch this.
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I guess that’s what happens when you keep jacking up the excise and don’t put money into enforcement 🤷🏻‍♀️
Illegal tobacco burns $3.3bn hole in Australia’s tax revenue, crime agency says
ACIC report says total impact of illicit trade on economy amounted to $4bn in a year amid debate over cigarette excise
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reposted by Marni Mead
Intergenerational inequality is growing. Here are 5 ways young people are getting the short end of the stick.

👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/5-chart...
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by Marni Mead
The National Party has agreed unanimously to re-commit to its target of making the Liberal Party completely unelectable by 2050, saying it will continue to put forward ridiculous climate policies until every urban Coalition seat is lost.
Nationals Commit to Liberals Achieving Net Zero Seats by 2050 — The Shovel
"If we continue to take into consideration what Australians want done on climate, and then do the exact opposite of that, we can get a lot of those suburban seats changing hands pretty quickly"
theshovel.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Housing is unoquivically the biggest driver of intergenerational inequity. Time to talk turkey on tax reform (among other things).
What you need to know about why house prices aren't coming down
The nation has not yet embraced the idea that housing needs to be more affordable, or that it's the most important economic and social issue facing the country.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Lovely interview on PBS @actualbenfolds.bsky.social - even from all the way over here what happening makes me sad.
PBS News Hour live episode, Oct. 30, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM