In clear breach of the principle that there shd be Public Transparent Disclosures of conflicts of interest, and using the flimsiest of excuses to wriggle out of it (I recused myself), Brereton demonstrates how unfit he is for the role.
He must go.

The NYC trip cost $100k, well worth the cost of getting other nations support for our Social Media regs.
We gave Qantas $1Bio, got no equity, free flights for Govt employees, no strings attached, just a gift of taxpayers money.
We had RAAF on call for Cormann's OECD job hunt, cost $380k.
FFS

I think I understand.
Give money to Farmers = Capitalism
Give money to TechBros = Capitalism
Fund Healthcare = Socialism
Fund Education = Socialism
Raise Tax from Consumer via Tariff = Non-inflationary

Classic Radical Right strategy to transfer wealth upwards; Big Talk about cutting taxes but then raise taxes on wage-earners (tariffs), lower them on corporations and when the deficit and thus govt interest bill go through the roof, hand the bill to those that actually pay taxes...the wage-earners.

The TechBros wont cop "some regulation" IMHO.
I agree w education, consequences for bullying etc also we need better support for troubled kids...not hoping they find a supportive tribe online, which cd be disastrous.
Bsky isn't banned & seems decent compared to X, so there are options.

I'm sure the parents of kids who experienced self-harm, eating disorders, bullying, slut-shaming, suicide encouragement and sadly worse, all amplified by trolls and disinformation, support the ban.
Connecting via the internet will still exist, but not via the $ driven No Rules platforms of TechBros

The boat, loaded with as much fuel as it can carry plus a small amount of drugs, only has a range of about 250 nautical miles.
Unless it can refuel at sea w 1 ton, 5 or 6 times, it cannot make 1400nm to USA.
Unsuitable vessel as a "drug runner".

I believe SoundCloud takes your monthly payment and splits it evenly across the tracks I listened to and pays the artists on that basis.
I just took the trial sub, checking it out.

How incredibly sad.
And how does anyone so young get to die from colon cancer?

The "Drug Boats" they've blown up are all too small to carry even 1 ton of cocaine, nor do they have the range to make the US coast.
But yeah 400 tons gets a pardon.
War Crimes on public display.

This is very sad.
This year UK Nat Income is short GBP 250Bio or 3,600GBP/capita.
And this was predicted.
Populist conmen like Farage & Johnson xenophobically attributed hardship to "others"; immigrants & the EU.
The media, partic Murdoch, amplified it instead of challenging it...so here we are!

I guess when someone prints a meme coin and exchanges it for cash, it is no different to them writing a cheque and exchanging it for your cash.
Either way, you get a piece of paper.
But if my cheque defaults & proves worthless, I'm in deep shit.
If my meme coin is worthless...to bad, loser!

The US dockyards cannot build Virginia Class subs fast enough to meet US Navy needs.
This wont change for 20 years, since China's output widens the gap every year.
And the days of manned nuclear subs are numbered anyway, as oceans become transparent.
From any angle, AUKUS is a shit sandwich.

Noem stated that, in effect, the judges order was neither binding or lawful.
That is something that can be tested in court.

FYI the "drug boats" they showed are ~30' with 2-3 large outboards.
max load is 1 ton of fuel, enough to get 250 n.miles in 10hrs at 25knots, each engine using 35litres/hr.
refueling at sea 5-6 times w 1 ton of fuel every ten hours to get 1300nm to FL...where? By whom?
WTAF.
these r not drug boats

Its worst of both worlds; an unaddressed socioeconomic problem AND selective prosecution.
Example; 15k FNP in prison.
Unlikely, but if each stole $2k that'd be only $30Mio
Productivity Commn states wage theft ~ $750Mio to $1,500Mio/yr.
A $ stolen is a $ stolen, so how many in prison for wage theft?

I'm particularly impressed with the choice of an aged riesling.

On the day the first Guardsmen were deployed, I wrote publicly that deploying U.S. troops needlessly in U.S. cities on an open-ended mission they’re not trained for and that’s certain to create massive civil tensions is destined to end in gunfire.

I also wrote that Trump knew this.

All still true.