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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · 10h

Yes. Albo and co should focus on negotiations with the Greens to see how progressive they can be, not negotiating with the “opposition” to see how conservative they can be…..

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · 18d

AFL on Channel 7 is not actually FTA - I will be constantly on the mute button after every goal😎😎

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · 22d

No point in Albo meeting Trump - set up a review of AUKUS and get on with running the country…..

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Sep 9

……and batteries work 24/7….

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Sep 7

Spot on - hypothecated funds for roads under existing arrangements?? You’re dreaming…..

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Sep 3

It reinforces the proposition that owning investment property (or several) is a risk free way to accelerate wealth creation.

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Aug 13

Yep. Where are the checks and balances in USA??? It’s as though all the grifters have aligned behind Trump and his illusory MAGA, and swamped the swamp.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Aug 11

Yes. I wonder when the declaratory, raucous, and ill defined MAGA will be counterbalanced by a “we the people” movement…….

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Aug 3

Totally agree. Extraordinary how emphatically the public expressed their concern for humanity, and the ability of our democracy to accommodate it

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 25

Who are the protagonists in the Gaza “war”? Where is the “war front”? Why are the fatalities children, civilians, the press? Why???

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 19

I did see a slight glimmer of hope on News 24 where there was an indication that the “progressive” seats could form government in Tasmania against the “conservatives”. Then along came the liberal leader with a claim “we got the most seats”. Odd.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 19

I wonder whether there is an equivalent to “buyers remorse” for those 30% of US who were eligible to vote, and didn’t??

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 17

I agree. How did half the 70% who voted in the US elections get it so wrong??????

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 14

Bizarre how this turns out - there is a conservative labor government with a HUGE majority in Parliament.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 10

Good call!!!!

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jul 10

“The envoy warned that antisemitism in Australia had become more common since the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel, and Israel's subsequent invasion of Gaza.”. Then why doesn’t the Israeli government change its approach??????

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Jun 22

Thanks. Unsurprising - I am not a scientist, but I don’t think you need to be to come to this conclusion.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · May 30

I don’t know why unrealized capital gains which bridge the $3 million super limit limit can’t somehow be carried forward as a liability (perhaps with an interest charge) until retirement age is reached????

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks Bruce from Canberra. I have been trying to find something positive about the 10 minute event - and your explanation is the best so far…….

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Mar 19

The Prime Minister wants to introduce new laws to let destructive salmon corporations bypass environmental protections. I've signed the @australiainstitute.org.au petition to protect the Maugean skate - will you join me?

nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...

End salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour—protect the skate

nb.australiainstitute.org.au

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Feb 25

I find myself wondering about “Make America Great Again” and I was hopeful it was a reference to that state which existed before 1492……

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Feb 13

Beware. They do become more conservative as they get older. Remember the journalist Paul Kelly??

pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Feb 8

I don’t understand why organisations and corporations are allowed to make contributions to political parties when they don’t vote. Individuals vote.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Feb 8

Dutton doesn’t even have a Project 25.

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pondwalker.bsky.social @pondwalker.bsky.social · Feb 1

And it will impress the one third of the population who actually voted for him. Hopefully the rest will wake up one day…..