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ApaulD @apauld.bsky.social · 2h

At last. A politician talking about cheap all but untaxed #australia export gas being onsold for a profit
#japan #auspol #energy
At last a #news headline about it #media #journalism
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia must ‘have the guts’ to stand up to Japanese companies reselling gas for profit, Husic says

Labor backbencher is calling for drastic intervention to secure supplies for the east coast

www.theguardian.com

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 2h

Hey @albomp.bsky.social these shared values? #auspol

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MingTheMerciless @m1ngthemerciless.bsky.social · 13h

Yes! How about it @albomp.bsky.social . The Constitution and High Court interpretation of its Heads of (Federal) Power gives you the legal - let alone moral - duty to do so. #auspol

Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2d

The Federal Government funds 71% of every spit hood put on an Aboriginal child in the NT. It's time to ensure Federal Funding comes with conditions including complying with human rights law!

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 12h

Just looping in a few people so they don't miss the message

@albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@liberalaus.bsky.social
#ato #auspol #santos

#DoBetter and stop selling out Australia

The resources are ours, not multinational billionaires who should pay #tax

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 15h

It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tables showing from 2013-14 to 2023-24 Santos Ltd had $46.7bn in revenue and paid $0 tax

Year Total income ($m) Taxable income ($m) Tax payable ($m)
2014-15 $3,389.4 $0.0 $0.0
2015-16 $3,476.0 $0.0 $0.0
2016-17 $3,715.3 $0.0 $0.0
2017-18 $3,498.0 $0.0 $0.0
2018-19 $4,360.6 $8.3 $0.0
2019-20 $5,013.9 $29.0 $0.0
2020-21 $4,070.3 $68.8 $0.0
2021-22 $4,746.0 $74.1 $0.0
2022-23 $6,257.4 $19.8 $0.0
2023-24 $8,210.3 $21.2 $0.0
Total $46,737.3 $221.2 $0.0

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Guild Navigator Ix @guildnavigatorix.bsky.social · 13h

Hey @jimchalmers.bsky.social can I suggest that if we are bailing out mining and other industries, that the Australian people obtain a stake in these companies? #auspol

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 12h

Ever since the #robodebt royal commission, it's been horribly clear that,
for LNP & Labor governments and senior public servants,
ethics are optional. #auspol

Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 12h

Consultancy firm charging $440k for an AI generated report with huge errors? Ethical, apparently.

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 1d

Just looping in

@albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social @liberalaus.bsky.social
#auspol

I'd hate for them to miss out.

Ross Heyen 🧔‍♀️ @rosco385.bsky.social · 1d

Queensland families are homeless, school kids are going to school after sleeping in a car or a tent overnight, but Labor and LNP are throwing cash at mining multinationals.

Glencore has made billions in profit already this year, why fleece taxpayers? #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1d

#ClimateCriminals are ripping us off while destroying our future, #auspol.

Ross Heyen 🧔‍♀️ @rosco385.bsky.social · 1d

Queensland families are homeless, school kids are going to school after sleeping in a car or a tent overnight, but Labor and LNP are throwing cash at mining multinationals.

Glencore has made billions in profit already this year, why fleece taxpayers? #auspol

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 1d

And what happens in 2028?

As one of the people paying for this, I'd be very interested to know what the long term plan is for such a large investment of my money

@albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social #andrewleigh
#auspol

Wayne @coldnovemberwayne.bsky.social · 1d

I can't tell you how much this pisses me off

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Breaking: Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

www.abc.net.au

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

THIS is what you're defending, justifying and complicit in,
@albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social.

THIS.

How dare you lecture us about Hamas displaying a lack of humanity, in the face of Israel's blatant and constant barbarity and inhumanity. #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 3d

Australian Governments of all flavours have never been known for being open and honest with the people they are meant to serve.

Plus, @albomp.bsky.social and @australianlabor.bsky.social don't want to fall fowl of the special #Zionist envoy

#auspol
#DoBetter

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australia's F-35 fighter jet export details 'quietly' disappeared

Department of Defence emails show that a website dedicated to Australia's role in the global F-35 supply chain used by Israel to maintain its fighter jets was removed at the start of the war in Gaza.

www.abc.net.au

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Barbara Pedersen @barbie4science.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, Western Australia's politicians really are that stupid 🤔

The State Government was warned not to prop up Griffin Coal but went ahead anyway.

Blind Freddy could see Griffin Coal would be a black hole in the public purse.

#WhatIsThePointOfLabor
#Auspol

Sontology @sontology.bsky.social · 3d

This is ridiculous. Public bail-outs of private enterprise should always result in public equity. Are our politicians really such stupid mugs?
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Indian backer of embattled WA coal mine handed money from taxpayers

The WA government is facing fresh questions over its bailout of Griffin Coal — a mine critical to the state's energy system — amid revelations taxpayer money is leaking offshore.

www.abc.net.au

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James Kirby @jimmykirby.bsky.social · 3d

This is the funniest item of the weekend.

Deloitte ($850 p/h) have not only admitted to using AI in their reports - but also for a grand total of $440K - its not worth the time in proof-reading it.

www.afr.com/companies/pr...

Our tax dollars at work

#auspol

Deloitte to refund government, admits using AI in $440k report

Deloitte will issue a partial refund to the government after admitting that artificial intelligence had been used in the creation of a report littered with errors.

www.afr.com

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 3d

The use of AI & charging #taxpayers for a faulty report is bad enough.

But a gov framework not linked to supporting legislation, system defects & punitive assumptions of non-compliance

This smacks of #Robodebt 2.0 on steroids.

#DoBetter
@albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol

A section of the Guardian newspaper report that highlights significant deficiencies in the compliance framework

Deloitte was commissioned by the department to review the targeted
compliance framework and its IT system
used to automate penalties in the welfare
system if mutual obligations weren't met by jobseekers, in December 2024.

The subsequent report found widespread
issues, including a lack of "traceability'
between the rules of the framework and the legislation behind it, as well as "system defects". It said an IT system was "driven by punitive assumptions of participant non-compliance"

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 7d

Waiting to see my government condemn the #Israel regime for breaching international law & acts of piracy.

6 citizens illegally detained & not even a statement from our elected representatives is not good enough

@albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social #auspol

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 7d

Why does my government fail to represent my best interests in preference for foreign owned multinational companies PM @albomp.bsky.social

It's not good enough to ignore expert advice just to keep your donors happy

@australianlabor.bsky.social
#MurrayWTF
#DoBetter

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Top statistician accuses government of spinning rock art science

A scientist who quit a major study on WA rock art is accusing the government of downplaying findings linking damage to heavy industry.

www.abc.net.au

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Pandemic! @pandemi14623613.bsky.social · 8d

Albo, Albo @albomp.bsky.social DO NOT I repeat DO NOT for the love of Australians negotiate with the 🍊 monster. We don't want amerikkka having access to our minerals or anything else. He is NOT TRUSTWORTHY!
#auspol

Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 8d

As Albanese prepares to cede control of our mineral resources to Amerika lets learn a lesson from Indonesia ..

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 $𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐔𝐒 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬

Labor thinks we are little serfs that can be traded in secret

𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞

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Kevan Sangster @kevansangster.bsky.social · 8d

Let’s talk about #Gaza …

This brilliant UK podcast - featuring a former MP and a commnications expert who served under Tony Blair during the Good Friday agreement negotiations on NI - totally debunks the proposed peace plan.

Have a watch if you can..

#auspol #uspoli

youtu.be/1ZhifRHYLfA?...

Rory Stewart Debunks Trump's Gaza Plan

YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics

youtu.be

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Pepper Qi @pepperqi.bsky.social · 9d

I hope @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
realises this changes everything. ADF learnt their bad habits from Americans who, like the IDF & MOSSAD Zionists America trained, never follow the rules of International Law.
USA will sacrifice us! #auspol F*CK #AUKUS! BDS GENOCIDAL USA & ISRAEL!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 9d

What social & economic factors benefiting Australians are sufficient enough to outweigh the environmental & cultural damage you have permitted @albomp.bsky.social #MurrayWatt & @australianlabor.bsky.social

The damage, short term or otherwise is irreversible

#auspol
Woodside doesn't vote but I do

Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 9d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Minister acknowledged decision not to require immediate cuts in acidic pollution meant there was a higher likelihood of rock art being affected “in the short-term”, but any impact “would be small and therefore outweighed by the social or economic factors”.

Federal government agreed to weaken proposed protections for rock art from Woodside’s North West Shelf project

Document outlines negotiations over contentious extension of gas giant’s development after conditional approval in May

www.theguardian.com

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, not sure @liberalaus.bsky.social party or their leader #AndrewHastie or #JacintaPrice or #SussssanLeeyy or whoever their leader happens to be has much value to add or legs to stand on.

#AusPol
I wish I could spend other people's money so poorly and still manage to hold down a job. #DoBetter

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MediaActive ▪️EQUALITY ▪️JUSTICE ▪️PEACE @mediaactive.bsky.social · 13d

#NACC #auspol #corruption

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 13d

Sidenote: Did you know that the NACC employs over 200 people, spends over $50m per year, has 5 offices, and in over two years of operations hasn't landed a single major corruption finding?

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 13d

That would seem a perfect way to destroy your credibility & your political career in one fell swoop.

The simple fact you can't see mainstream Australia has rejected MAGA says little for your understanding of the people you are meant to represent #AndrewHastie

@liberalaus.bsky.social
#auspol

Bruce Williams @brucewilliams4.bsky.social · 13d

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Hastie, who is close to Tony Abbott, has emerged as a de facto leader of what some insiders describe as the “Maga right” of the Liberal party, a small but noisy insurgent force attempting to drag it down a populist path.

Future Liberal leader or party disruptor? Andrew Hastie and the rise of the ‘Maga right’

WA MP offers a divisive brand of politics that shuns net zero and migration and is anchored in flag-waving patriotism, faith and family

www.theguardian.com

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jeffreyc.bsky.social @jeffreyc.bsky.social · 13d

"I'm a team player" - #AndrewHastie

Yeah, the @liberalaus.bsky.social Party will be facing a leadership spill soon. Watch out for the knives #SussssanLeyy they're behind you.

#auspol
#LeadershipSpill

#DoBetter
There's a reason the #LNP are in opposition

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘I’m a team player’: Andrew Hastie says he supports Sussan Ley amid leadership tilt speculation

West Australian MP seeks to hose down prospects of a leadership challenge and says he was only being a ‘little bolder’ on some policy positions

www.theguardian.com

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Zem @zem-australia.bsky.social · 15d

Our govt giving away $215bn whilst imposing more pressure on pensioners... oh yeah... that's a vote winner 🙄

@jimchalmers.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social

#AusPol #Ausnews

australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...

Great gas giveaway: $215 billion in royalty-free gas for Woodside’s North West Shelf project

A 50-year extension to the North West Shelf (NWS) project in Western Australia would see huge amounts of gas given away with no return for Australians.

australiainstitute.org.au

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