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“The reason the state of our hospitals, schools and other essential services are getting worse is that, while Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, our governments act as if we are poor.” - Dr Richard Denniss
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 AM
“The reason the state of our hospitals, schools and other essential services are getting worse is that, while Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, our governments act as if we are poor.” - Dr Richard Denniss
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
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Posted this last week
Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Posted this last week
Reposted by Davepaxz
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry. We give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni."
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry. We give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni."
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
Reposted by Davepaxz
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The last days has shown how vital this is
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The last days has shown how vital this is
Tomorrow is TrueNorth's final 4pm weekday newsletter for 2025 & the 463rd send overall
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December 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Please share TrueNorth to help increase the reach of our excellent independent news publishers
The last days has shown how vital this is
Tomorrow is TrueNorth's final 4pm weekday newsletter for 2025 & the 463rd send overall
Sign up here #auspol 🙏🙏 > truenorthnews.substack.com
The last days has shown how vital this is
Tomorrow is TrueNorth's final 4pm weekday newsletter for 2025 & the 463rd send overall
Sign up here #auspol 🙏🙏 > truenorthnews.substack.com
Tell Qualcomm that anything but fully open source is unacceptable.
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tell Qualcomm that anything but fully open source is unacceptable.
Reposted by Davepaxz
Australia Institute research shows that a 25% tax on gas exports would increase supply and cut energy bills for Australians.
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/theres-a-simple-way-to-solve-australias-gas-crisis-and-cut-energy-bills/
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/theres-a-simple-way-to-solve-australias-gas-crisis-and-cut-energy-bills/
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Australia Institute research shows that a 25% tax on gas exports would increase supply and cut energy bills for Australians.
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/theres-a-simple-way-to-solve-australias-gas-crisis-and-cut-energy-bills/
Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/theres-a-simple-way-to-solve-australias-gas-crisis-and-cut-energy-bills/
You better get behind Ed on this @albomp.bsky.social it's what we all expect from a Labor government.
Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.
Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
You better get behind Ed on this @albomp.bsky.social it's what we all expect from a Labor government.
Reposted by Davepaxz
“The debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute.
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute.
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...
Reposted by Davepaxz
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Reposted by Davepaxz
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
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🧑🎓 Australian students pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PRRT!
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
🧑🎓 Australian students pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PRRT!
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
💸 But Big Gas are in Brisbane today trying to get our politicians to cut their taxes even MORE!
#auspol
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🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
‘Pouring money into a trough’: Senior public servant blows whistle on allegedly ‘corrupt’ millions
The Home Affairs assistant secretary claims money was spent on overinflated contracts or for services that were never provided.
www.smh.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🇦🇺 pays $1.5mil per person each year to detain people on Nauru.
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
During last Senate Estimates, I asked about links to organised crime and value for money, I was told there is no need for concern.
Now whistleblower evidence paints a very different picture.
www.smh.com.au/national/pou...
Reposted by Davepaxz
Duopoly politicians delivering government services to Australians that are either outright criminal on an industrial scale as in Centrelink's Robodebt, or punitive in their delivery and lack a duty of care
Outsourcing any government function is a betrayal of citizens and a function of ideology
Outsourcing any government function is a betrayal of citizens and a function of ideology
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Duopoly politicians delivering government services to Australians that are either outright criminal on an industrial scale as in Centrelink's Robodebt, or punitive in their delivery and lack a duty of care
Outsourcing any government function is a betrayal of citizens and a function of ideology
Outsourcing any government function is a betrayal of citizens and a function of ideology
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Advance, NewsCorp, Nine radio etc - are all going after any Lib member who supports net zero - on behalf of their fossil fuel backers and donors.
It’s as straight forward as that. #auspol
It’s as straight forward as that. #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Advance, NewsCorp, Nine radio etc - are all going after any Lib member who supports net zero - on behalf of their fossil fuel backers and donors.
It’s as straight forward as that. #auspol
It’s as straight forward as that. #auspol
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Since the mid 1990s, Norway has imposed a 56 per cent "special tax" for oil and gas companies, alongside a 22 per cent corporate tax rate.
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Since the mid 1990s, Norway has imposed a 56 per cent "special tax" for oil and gas companies, alongside a 22 per cent corporate tax rate.
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Join Richard Denniss with Senator David Pocock, Senator Barbara Pocock, and more at a special screening of 'Sold! Who Broke the Australian Dream.' 🏠
#auspol @davidpocock.bsky.social @barbarapocock.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social
FREE, RSVP to secure a spot! ⤵️
#auspol @davidpocock.bsky.social @barbarapocock.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social
FREE, RSVP to secure a spot! ⤵️
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Join Richard Denniss with Senator David Pocock, Senator Barbara Pocock, and more at a special screening of 'Sold! Who Broke the Australian Dream.' 🏠
#auspol @davidpocock.bsky.social @barbarapocock.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social
FREE, RSVP to secure a spot! ⤵️
#auspol @davidpocock.bsky.social @barbarapocock.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social
FREE, RSVP to secure a spot! ⤵️
It's Time @albomp.bsky.social
Our healthcare system is strained with packed waiting rooms, patients waiting in pain for years, and delayed appointments due to cost. But a solution exists.
A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion a year, funding that could help our healthcare system.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion a year, funding that could help our healthcare system.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's Time @albomp.bsky.social
Reposted by Davepaxz
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
More disinformation from Barnaby Blowbag.
September 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
More disinformation from Barnaby Blowbag.
Reposted by Davepaxz
GST revenue is not growing in line with Australia’s economy, which means less money for our states and territories.
Instead of just raising the GST we could tax the gas industry properly to fund essential services.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
Instead of just raising the GST we could tax the gas industry properly to fund essential services.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
September 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
GST revenue is not growing in line with Australia’s economy, which means less money for our states and territories.
Instead of just raising the GST we could tax the gas industry properly to fund essential services.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
Instead of just raising the GST we could tax the gas industry properly to fund essential services.
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol
South Australia pushed ahead with this while conservative politics and other states said it wouldn't work, the lights would go out and the world will end. Obviously none of this happened and SA is now the gold standard for energy supply in Australia.
100% renewables on a grid is impossible and will result in the collapse of all things holy 🤷♀️
Well, it won't and SA hit 155% renewables on the weekend and is still, as far as I know (@sedvitae.bsky.social?), functioning. So there's the answer to your doubters #energy
Well, it won't and SA hit 155% renewables on the weekend and is still, as far as I know (@sedvitae.bsky.social?), functioning. So there's the answer to your doubters #energy
reneweconomy.com.au
September 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
South Australia pushed ahead with this while conservative politics and other states said it wouldn't work, the lights would go out and the world will end. Obviously none of this happened and SA is now the gold standard for energy supply in Australia.
Reposted by Davepaxz
Australians can trust that our plan is working.
We are making the energy system cleaner, fairer, and more reliable.
As old coal power stations close, we are replacing them with new renewable energy that can provide steady power.
We are making the energy system cleaner, fairer, and more reliable.
As old coal power stations close, we are replacing them with new renewable energy that can provide steady power.
August 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Australians can trust that our plan is working.
We are making the energy system cleaner, fairer, and more reliable.
As old coal power stations close, we are replacing them with new renewable energy that can provide steady power.
We are making the energy system cleaner, fairer, and more reliable.
As old coal power stations close, we are replacing them with new renewable energy that can provide steady power.
Reposted by Davepaxz
“It’s certainly the case that we’re seeing connecting points being sized up for batteries across the board… [where] they’ve essentially transitioned it to a battery project,” said Dylan McConnell #Energy
GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️
GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...
GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️
GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...
Australia’s biggest gas advocates are quietly swapping out peaking gas plans for big batteries
Big batteries are displacing plans for peaking gas generators, even those that are fully permitted, because they’re cheaper and faster to build.
reneweconomy.com.au
August 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
“It’s certainly the case that we’re seeing connecting points being sized up for batteries across the board… [where] they’ve essentially transitioned it to a battery project,” said Dylan McConnell #Energy
GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️
GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...
GAS IS EXPENSIVE ‼️
GAS IS A GAMBLE ‼️
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-b...
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Foreign-owned gas corporations are getting over half the gas they export from Australia for FREE.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
✍️Add your name to the call to tax the gas industry properly theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
✍️Add your name to the call to tax the gas industry properly theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol
August 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Foreign-owned gas corporations are getting over half the gas they export from Australia for FREE.
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
✍️Add your name to the call to tax the gas industry properly theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol
The gas industry is ripping Australians off, and our governments are letting them.
✍️Add your name to the call to tax the gas industry properly theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol