Michael Stapleton
@michaelstapleton.com.au
Critical thinker (usually). Amateur Photographer(OM-D E-M5 Mark III). Team: Wests Tigers >>weststigers. Fandom: Star Trek >>startrek Doctor Who >>bbcdoctorwho
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116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
116 legal and policy experts have now opposed Labor’s new powers for police to recommend cutting payments from people without them even having been convicted of a crime.
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Cops shouldn’t be anywhere near welfare law and Labor should withdraw this amendment. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/treat...
Very good article
"Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone" Smashing column by @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org & @maiyazize.bsky.social #ThePoint
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thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Very good article
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People have to be really dumb to think that Capitalism makes people rich, it doesn't it just gives all the money to a handful of people.
For instance the USA is the 'richest country in the world'.
But the richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 170 million.
For instance the USA is the 'richest country in the world'.
But the richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 170 million.
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
People have to be really dumb to think that Capitalism makes people rich, it doesn't it just gives all the money to a handful of people.
For instance the USA is the 'richest country in the world'.
But the richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 170 million.
For instance the USA is the 'richest country in the world'.
But the richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 170 million.
It was always a coup. I knew it at the time. Some people were just slow to realise it.
My thoughts on the dismissal of the Whitlam govt. 50 years later - the language of the dismissal has shifted to now acknowledge, as the PM described, a ‘calculated plot’ to remove an elected govt #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
A calculated plot, an ambush, a coup
Five decades on from the dismissal of the Whitlam government, Australia is seeing a notable shift in the narrative that now recognises it as a calculated coup, and an assault on the conventions of gov...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It was always a coup. I knew it at the time. Some people were just slow to realise it.
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They should add being a Liberal Party leader to the list of jobs you can do for a 'work for the dole' scheme
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
They should add being a Liberal Party leader to the list of jobs you can do for a 'work for the dole' scheme
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Hey @albomp.bsky.social these values?
It’s well beyond time to drop this rancid alliance and this morally bankrupt country. They don’t give a shit about the Australian people and your commitment to them suggests you don’t either. #auspol
It’s well beyond time to drop this rancid alliance and this morally bankrupt country. They don’t give a shit about the Australian people and your commitment to them suggests you don’t either. #auspol
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hey @albomp.bsky.social these values?
It’s well beyond time to drop this rancid alliance and this morally bankrupt country. They don’t give a shit about the Australian people and your commitment to them suggests you don’t either. #auspol
It’s well beyond time to drop this rancid alliance and this morally bankrupt country. They don’t give a shit about the Australian people and your commitment to them suggests you don’t either. #auspol
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I’m with the States on this.
Yes, encourage hospitals to be more efficient, but if people are stuck in hospital beds because there’s no aged care places for them, that’s on the federal government to fix
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Yes, encourage hospitals to be more efficient, but if people are stuck in hospital beds because there’s no aged care places for them, that’s on the federal government to fix
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
States demand hospitals come before federal bottom line
State and territory leaders hold an emergency meeting over public hospital funding, declaring they cannot sacrifice hospital care to bolster the Commonwealth’s finances.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I’m with the States on this.
Yes, encourage hospitals to be more efficient, but if people are stuck in hospital beds because there’s no aged care places for them, that’s on the federal government to fix
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Yes, encourage hospitals to be more efficient, but if people are stuck in hospital beds because there’s no aged care places for them, that’s on the federal government to fix
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Just a thought: How about we stop protecting the reputation of powerful, rich child rapists, and start bringing powerful, rich child rapists to justice?
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop protecting the reputation of powerful, rich child rapists, and start bringing powerful, rich child rapists to justice?
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The Christmas Sweaters return once again for a hilarious evening of even MORE new carols no one asked for. Get your tickets now for the Dec.18th Holiday Extravaganza* (now with 12% more 'vaganza!). They're going fast!
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November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Christmas Sweaters return once again for a hilarious evening of even MORE new carols no one asked for. Get your tickets now for the Dec.18th Holiday Extravaganza* (now with 12% more 'vaganza!). They're going fast!
Limited tickets available here: thechristmassweaters3.eventbrite.com
Limited tickets available here: thechristmassweaters3.eventbrite.com
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Some extremely strong words on the gas industry by Mike Rann speaking at the @australiainstitute.org.au’s Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture
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Gas lobby using tobacco tactics, former SA Premier warns
The fossil fuel sector is using “tobacco industry tactics” to maintain a bipartisan commitment to supporting gas expansion in Australia, former South Ausralian Labor Premier Mike Rann has said.
thepoint.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Some extremely strong words on the gas industry by Mike Rann speaking at the @australiainstitute.org.au’s Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251116-...
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Happy Steve Irwin Day!
Thank you Steve Irwin for everything you have done spreading awareness, inspiring hope and passion, and invigorating millions of people to want to preserve our natural resources.
Steve Irwin
22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006
Thank you Steve Irwin for everything you have done spreading awareness, inspiring hope and passion, and invigorating millions of people to want to preserve our natural resources.
Steve Irwin
22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Happy Steve Irwin Day!
Thank you Steve Irwin for everything you have done spreading awareness, inspiring hope and passion, and invigorating millions of people to want to preserve our natural resources.
Steve Irwin
22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006
Thank you Steve Irwin for everything you have done spreading awareness, inspiring hope and passion, and invigorating millions of people to want to preserve our natural resources.
Steve Irwin
22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006
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Software people! There is a charity looking for volunteers to support their work in improving diversity in young mathematicians. If you fancy helping out, drop me a DM and I’ll give you details. RT for reach too!
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Software people! There is a charity looking for volunteers to support their work in improving diversity in young mathematicians. If you fancy helping out, drop me a DM and I’ll give you details. RT for reach too!
That’s the Doctor, in the TARDIS, with Rose Tyler.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
That’s the Doctor, in the TARDIS, with Rose Tyler.
Guarding the stairs. Keep up the good work.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Guarding the stairs. Keep up the good work.
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Steve Irwin on consumerism and money.
YouTube video by arsCynic
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November 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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A society in which corporate wealth is prioritised over people is not a society. It’s a capitalist prison.
October 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A society in which corporate wealth is prioritised over people is not a society. It’s a capitalist prison.
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“With 94 seats, its largest majority since 1943, Labor governs with the courage of a bunny caught in the headlights, terrified of using its power. Keating would have reshaped the country with these numbers.”
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The Government That Isn’t: Labor’s Masterclass in Looking Busy
Let’s be kind. Just sitting in the driver’s seat is enough for some. Then there’s the Competence Trap: the myth that good administration is an end in itself. Of course, we can’t rule out stage [...]
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October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“With 94 seats, its largest majority since 1943, Labor governs with the courage of a bunny caught in the headlights, terrified of using its power. Keating would have reshaped the country with these numbers.”
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