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allyann
@allyann.bsky.social
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Living with & advocating for ME, POTS & FM, ex-IT. Homebound & at times bedridden. News and Recipe junkie.

Living in Millowl, home of the Bunurong people, Victoria, Australia
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The RBA predicts inflation will rise faster than wages. Let’s hope it’s wrong | Greg Jericho

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
A graph showing that real wages in 2027 will be at the same level as 2011.
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Barnaby Joyce - Three shades to the wind

Photos: 2 & 3 @alexellinghausen (insta)
Barnaby Joyce stumbling through the chamber door. Barnaby Joyce looking overly pleased with himself. Barnaby Joyce on the come down looking very down in the dumps. Barnaby Joyce - sitting alone in the chamber
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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"The bill would help to strengthen and enforce a code of conduct around lobbying, publish ministerial diaries to show who ministers are meeting with, and stop ministers from being able to move to the private sector in an industry where they’ve held a portfolio."

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Monique Ryan introducing bill to enforce code of conduct around lobbying Staying on lobbying, Monique Ryan is introducing her bill to the House this morning. The bill would help to strengthen and enforce a code of conduct around lobbying, publish ministerial diaries to show who ministers are meeting with, and stop ministers from being able to move to the private sector in an industry where they’ve held a portfolio. She says Australia’s laws and enforcement on lobbying are lagging behind other OECD nations such as the UK and Canada. She argues the major parties complain about lobbyists when they’re in opposition, but then won’t crack down on reforms when they’re in government. "They’re [major parties] conflicted because they accept the personal and political gains served up by the lobbying [industry] … In November 2023, the voluntary register included 703 third-party lobbyists, 40% of those were former politicians, ministerial advisers or public servants. They were profiting from their knowledge and the networks gained from their time spent here in their service to the public and funded by taxpayers." Seconding her bill is fellow independent Kate Chaney: "Part of integrity and accountability in politics is understanding who is influencing our top decision-makers. We should know which lobbyists have access to ministers and cabinet."
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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😂🤣😂🤣
Aaron Rupar posted a Video of Trump saying: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back." User Middlerage wrote a comment tagging Mark Hamill:

hey Mark Hamill he's talking about your dad 🤡
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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A white face heron decided to pay a visit to our garden yesterday. #birds 🐦
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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The house smells lovely after cooking macaroni and cheese muffins for lunch boxes. I snuck in some zucchini and carrot as well :)

www.taste.com.au/recipes/maca...
Macaroni and cheese muffins
September 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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More Bella Spam
Bella, a black and tan Beaglier, sitting in a camp chair Bella, a black and tan Beaglier, lying next to Bonnie, a black and white Kelpie Collie X Bella, a black and tan Beaglier, with her head on the back of a brown couch. Bella, a black and tan Beaglier, lying on grey carpet.
August 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Happy Birthday, Bella! Sweet 16 today! She has a few grey hairs, is partially deaf and partially blind, but she still runs around like she is a puppy.
Bella, a black and tan Beaglier who is showing signs of old age and is going grey. Bella, a black and tan Beaglier as an 11 week old puppy with a pink pig soft toy in a black dog bed that is way too big for her. Bella, a black and tan Beaglier as an 14 week old puppy sitting at my feet at the general store. Her ears are huge compared with her face.
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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John Lyon: "For a generation, many people will think of dead & dying children when they think of Israel. Israel is killing equivalent of a classroom of children (28) every day: UNICEF. It's becoming a pariah. It now worries about one thing: sanctions." (from X)

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
John Lyons post on X: For a generation, many people will think of dead & dying children when they think of Israel. Israel is killing equivalent of a classroom of children (28) every day: UNICEF. It's becoming a pariah. It now worries about one thing: sanctions. My new column
August 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Text at the top of a picture: "A woman cannot survive on books alone" There then a picture of a pile of books with a Beagle sitting on top in amongst some trees. The rest of the texts says: "She also needs a Beagle"
August 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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I have a regal Beaglier, Bella, who is one month shy of 16.
Bella, a black and tan Beaglier who is nearly 16.
July 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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I wonder if Booktopia has had so many bad reviews that it blew up their system...
A screenshot of Booktopia's review section with a notice that the review system is currently undertaking some maintenance.
July 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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A picture of a young white and tan Beagle with big eyes. The caption says "Whoever said diamonds are a girl's best friend never had a BEAGLE."
July 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The weather is so out of sorts down here I have tomatoes 🍅 and chillies 🌶️ growing 🌱 in June without a hothouse.
Four yellow pear tomatoes and three red chillies on a grey benchtop.
June 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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How scary for the people at Northland shopping centre.

#7news #ausnews
June 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Great explanation.

Thanks @pinnacledrop54.bsky.social

www.pollbludger.net/2025/05/19/l...
5pm. The Goldstein count has ended with Tim Wilson up by 128 votes. The AEC relates that the votes still in the system as awaiting processing have Senate ballot papers only. The preference distribution will now proceed, to be followed only by an automatic recount if the margin comes in below 100, though the discretion remains to conduct one even if it doesn’t. Arguments have been made that the population has increased since the 100-vote threshold was established about 15 years ago.
May 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Antony has spoken.
Antony Green X post: "With no votes left to count, Liberal Tim Wilson has defeated Independent Zoe Daniel to win Goldstein by 128 votes."
May 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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128 votes in it now. #ausvotes #auspol
Goldstein results showing Tim Wilson with a 128 vote lead over Zoe Daniel.
May 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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When I used to work in the city, I would buy at least two coffees every day.

This machine has averaged at least two coffees a day for the last six years ~ 4350 coffees.

4000 coffees at an average cost of $5.50, less $1 for ingredients (avg cost) = $18,000 saved.
Breville dual boiler espresso machine. It has a purple teapot, a 70s tea cup, and two double-walled latte glasses on top of the machine.
May 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Time to warm up with a nice coffee ☕

My coffee machine has to be the best investment I have ever made. My latte art is getting better too 😁
May 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Yep. Definitely the best!
Vanilla slices with passionfruit icing
May 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Next to a toilet is a wall of toilet roll holders with a roll of toilet paper on each.
May 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Percentage of those with these financial goals who said the current economy has negatively affected their decision
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#FAFO
A graph showing how: Major life goals have been put on hold by the economy Percentage of those with these financial goals who said the current economy has negatively affected their decision Buying a house - 75% Moving to a higher cost-of-living area - 70% Making a large purchase - 66% Upgrading your living situation - 65% Having a child - 65% Switching jobs - 63 % Doing an education program - 61% Getting married - 60%
May 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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The root of the LNP’s ‘women problem’? It either hates women, or doesn’t really care

"Gender inequality is irrelevant to the Liberals, except insofar as it can be used to try to win votes."

www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/07/l...
McKenzie’s answer, echoing Dutton’s when asked on the campaign trail, neatly distills the Coalition’s attitude towards women’s issues — in the same way Michaelia Cash once defended a gender-blind 2020 budget by claiming “women drive on roads” (only slightly better than then-opposition leader Tony Abbott claiming power prices affected women because of “ironing”).
May 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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And the uncertainty for ordering goods...
A diagram showing tariff rate increases during the OOCL Violets voyage, from April 2 at 20%, April 7 at 40%, and April 10 at 145%. On its arrival at Long Beach, California, the companies that ordered the stock now have to pay the tariff charges.
May 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM