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Lizbeth
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An Aussie living in Ngunnawal Country - retired from work but not from life.
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"The manifold failures of 26 Australian Royal Commissions since 1980 to do anything much about the underlying sins, wickedness, and malfeasance that they were supposed to address should caution us against a repeat with the Bondi shootings."
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We've had 26 royal commissions. Their failures should caution us against a repeat
Calls for a royal commission after the Bondi shootings reflect public anger and distrust, but decades of experience suggest such inquiries rarely deliver lasting reform or accountability.
johnmenadue.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Kind of stunning really, but in January a record percent of adults in Australia had a job
Chart showing in January a record percent of adults were employed Percent of all residents aged of 15 in employment - 64.6%
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Usman Khawaja has asked "where is the justice?" after two Muslim women were attacked at a Melbourne shopping centre, in what's being treated as "prejudice-motivated"

"Rather than have an exclusive anti-Semitic summit, how about we stop picking sides and include Islamophobia"
February 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
susie1661.bsky.social
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Say what this is: a coup.
Friends,
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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mikecarlton01.bsky.social
I read that Sarah has been subjected to a vicious, malicious onslaught by the usual Murdoch scum. They will stop at nothing.
sarahschwartz.bsky.social Sarah Schwartz @sarahschwartz.bsky.social · Jan 28
My article in @theguardian.com about how Peter Dutton uses the Jewish community as political footballs to spread bigotry, which makes us all less safe.

Murdoch, you can’t stop me from calling out Dutton and the LNP for fueling racism!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When Peter Dutton and the Coalition use the Jewish community as political footballs it makes all of us less safe | Sarah Schwartz
They have created an imaginary caricature of Jewish people to push their political agenda
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
susie1661.bsky.social
Definitely worth a read.

www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/29/g...
Why is my t-shirt more offensive to our prime minister than a 50-year assault on democracy?
The boy who lived in public housing comes to die on a corporately owned hill.
www.crikey.com.au
January 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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richarddenniss.bsky.social
In Australia its a cheaper to cause an oil spill than to get a nursing degree

In Norway they tax their oil industry and give kids free degrees while in Australia we subsidise the oil industry and charge kids a fortune to go to uni

Priorities matter
davidpocock.bsky.social David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · Jan 7
Accused by a whistleblower of covering up an oil spill that killed dolphins and sea snakes, Santos get fined just $10k 🤯

Santos spends up to $US3.3m per year on a private jet for their executives so I don’t think AUD10k is going to hurt them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Gas giant Santos fined $10,000 for 25,000-litre oil spill off Pilbara coast
The energy giant has pleaded guilty to causing an oil spill in 2022, that leaked 25,000 litres of oil off WA's north-west coast. Santos will pay a $10,000 fine and $9,700 in court costs for failing to...
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in public funds in 2023

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023
Data comes as education minister remains stalled in negotiations with states and territories over contributions to Schooling Resource Standard
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Those telling me it was not Albanese’s fault and he really is trying his best.

Please.

Go be deluded elsewhere

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Miners rejoice as Albanese shelves environment watchdog
The resources sector wants the reform to be abandoned altogether rather than returned to the agenda in February.
www.smh.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 12:49 AM
susie1661.bsky.social
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November 27, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Seriously - The Australian's front page is an "exclusive" from the CEO of Glencore - the world's second biggest coal miner - saying that Albanese should slow down the transition to renewables and use more coal
Front page of The Australia: Headline" 'Give coal a chance to rein in energy risks'
November 17, 2024 at 10:00 PM