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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 7d

Brilliant piece by @birmo.bsky.social on corporations not paying tax and how the people in charge want you to blame baristas, foreigners and single mums for the fact your hospitals are busted.

He's talking about Australia, but it's true for everyone, everywhere.

open.substack.com/pub/aliensid...

Grand Theft Accounting

I am shocked—shocked, I tell you—to discover in this year’s corporate tax report that Optus paid no tax on $8.2 billion of income.

open.substack.com

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 7d

Very sad news. Keeping Up Appearances was an old-fashioned British sitcom about manners, class and eccentricity.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

www.theguardian.com

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 7d

Totally unhinged, and brilliant. It's like a message on the family WhatsApp from your uncle, complaining about seating arrangements at your cousin's wedding.

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 26d

Vale, Ricky Hatton. A fantastic boxer.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 26d

Man, they are playing so well.

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · 28d

That's good timing - I just finished S1 of PM last night - it's one of the few opening sequences I never skipped! Looking forward to S2! Thanks for posting!

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 27

Very late to your thread. But thanks very much! Fascinating!

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 25

One of my Irish mates texted me to say O'Connor would be kicking himself...but probably miss.

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's an incredible story.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wills

Tom Wills - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 19

HBD to Tom Wills (1835) - a great cricketer who took an indigineous team to the UK in the 1860's. He was one of Australia's first sporting heroes and a founder of AFL. A true character.

Here's Mick Thomas and Wally singing a tribute to his life.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5wF...

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 19

I saw them twice. Second time was a Dylan tribute night in Sydney. They played a cracking version of one of my favourite Dylan songs - New Pony.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 19

Starting with The Titanics! Project of former Custard singer Dave McCormack (these days he’s involved with a blue dog).

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 19

Exciting news. For the first time in 5 years I now own a CD player again. Which means I can listen to my music which is not to be found on spoty place!

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 8

Some top quality journalisting right there.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Aug 2

Geez that’s crook. Well done you for outing him. I get sad about your brother every time I hear a Messengers/Coloured Girls song - which is most days.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 28

Screamfeeder Triple Hook
M Oil Hercules
P Kelly Before Too Long
P Kelly They Thought I was Asleep
B of Bourb Execution Day
C Chisel Merry Go Round
ACDC Ain't No Fun
Church Reptile
Go Bet. Spring Rain
Mentals Too Many Times
Floodlight Nullabor
WPA Tale They Wont Believe
Triffids Trick of the Light

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 26

Wallabies did not deserve to lose that.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 26

Great to see the Wallabies competing strong here.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 18

A great episode and great to see a few 70's faces making their podcast debut. I think I like that second album more than the first one!

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 16

Marvellous - I used to catch one of those Red Rattlers to and from school every day

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 14

Loved the stories in BP.

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 11

From Alexi Sayle's novel "Weeping Women Hotel" - a character cannot mention soup without saying "Soup swoop, loop de loop". I read that 20 yrs ago, and have been saying it ever since.

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 10

Which leads us to Aussie legends Pist Idiots - certainly a cut above WL

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Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 4

That's unfortunate. Really loved that show.

Walt Galloway @waltgalloway.bsky.social · Jul 3

The gulf between 70’s and 80’s Billy Joel yawns, threatening.

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