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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 20m

And how much will that cost!! Moar taxes?!?

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 23m

Sack Jacinta Allan

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 24m

Will Sydney’s much-delayed new fish market be open in time for Christmas lunch?

The $836m project was scheduled to be completed in 2024 but its opening date remains uncertain * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It hasn’t opened yet but the gulls are already squawking at Sydney’s new fish market, which looms over its smaller, bluer, but much-loved sibling next door. The new building – a timber and glass behemoth – soars over Blackwattle Bay and is a hive of construction as 40 vendors and restaurants work to fit out their new stalls. An amphitheatre of grey concrete sits waiting for hoards of seafood-lovers to stain its steps with discarded chips and butter-drenched fillets. Continue reading...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 1h

Just concerns about migration but also ‘stop the invasion’. Yes. ok.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 2h

Oh they have a list of chants for their October 19 March..

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David Hobby @davidhobby.bsky.social · 4h

Me listening to my right-wing family members explain that they’re not political, they just voted for Trump because of the economy.

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 5h

Circular firing squad as China steams ahead

“Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration, including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis”
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More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 7h

Congratulations Ita what a legacy 🙄

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 5h

South American junta vibes

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 5h

Picked it. WG Tunnel opening in December

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 7h

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

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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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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 6h

Especially state level politics. Culture wars are such an irrelevance.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 6h

It’s a very good point. And the right seems to ‘inspire’ with an incoherent orange clown.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 9h

Project.. something..

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 9h

Sign on the WGTP saying ‘welcome Premier’. Another announcement incoming?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20h

Kemi Badenoch, who was part of a Government that delivered 14 years of economic stagnation and record increases in immigration, says the Conservatives are "the only party that can deliver a stronger economy and stronger borders"

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 19h

Great town!

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 19h

Been following their FB pages for a few weeks, plenty of anti African, Islamic and anti Indian content.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 21h

FFS

The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 21h

📢 When it comes to luxury property, these are absolute standouts and ready to be snapped up.

👉 Bot to check Bluesky account creation dates

The best luxury properties for sale in Australia this week

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve never heard anything like it.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 22h

It reads sus. Deserves investigation before any more is said.

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Nathan Wind @nwind.bsky.social · 23h

Do they hack dead kids’ phones?

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media is to blame for social cohesion issues across the globe, News Corp Australia’s executive chair, Michael Miller, has said, as he calls for media to present a united front against the platforms and AI companies seeking content for free. Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation, disinformation [and] the rabbit holes [that] they drag you down. Continue reading...

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