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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1h

Inexplicable that Joyce kept being considered by the electorate as suitable to represent them let alone by his parliamentary peers to be a suitable deputy prime minister. No better evidence of a democratic flaw.

Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1h

Pertinent questions quite satisfactorily answered.

Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1h

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · Sep 19

‘In a 2023 survey of Australian farmers, 92% reported … unwelcome changes in seasons and climate … and 71% are spending … to cut emissions ...

Asked to name the main threat they were facing, 55% chose climate change. Just 1% chose transmission lines and another 1% chose the renewable rollout.’

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 5h

Tim Dunlop: “The party of labour has shifted to right and now sees itself as “the natural party of government”. This hasn’t meant triumph of any sort of progressive—let alone a socialist—agenda; far from it - ongoing success depends on replicating the position the Liberals once represented.”

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⭕𝓷𝓵𝔂𝓗𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓷 @anthony-p.bsky.social · 3h

Is anyone in Qld. surprised? #auspol

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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 8h

We are taking a look at executive bonuses 👀

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

As ANZ duped customers and ignored hardship notices, the bank’s bosses raked in $26m in bonuses

The bonuses – awarded during the bank’s three years of misconduct – have been condemned as ‘indefensible’ and ‘tone-deaf’, especially given recent job cuts

www.theguardian.com

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 8h

And APS staff involved in creating Robodebt still being hired into APS jobs. It’s not an accident

Public Service | The Canberra Times @canberra-times-aps.bsky.social · 8h

Contracts still being won amid consultancy AI blunder.

Departments wary of consultant AI use after Deloitte report

Ray Athwal, Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:30

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 6h

‘Across the country, men and women sleep in their vehicles night after night and then head to work the next morning. ….

These people are not on the fringes of society. They are the workers America depends on.’

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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 7h

You know, I *always* wondered where did the money come from?

I don't believe that sex work pays the kind of money that went through Epstein's office.

Blackmail might.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10h

Earlier this year I revealed that my investigators had uncovered a massive Epstein file at the Treasury Department containing bank records. They found over 4700 wire transfers totaling $1.1 BILLION in and out of his JP Morgan Chase accounts alone.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 12h

He's basically describing Alaska's universal basic income without knowing he is. Alaskans see their oil wealth as common wealth. 25% goes to their permanent fund which pays everyone every year. Natural resources SHOULD be seen as common wealth and SHOULD result in universal basic income.

The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)

There is an argument frequently made against the concept of unconditional basic income (UBI) that essentially goes like this: "Life requires work. You can't just expect to live without work, and it's ...

www.scottsantens.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7h

This one seemed inevitable

Ty Burr @tyburr.bsky.social · 8h

The metaphors write themselves

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 7h

Elsewhere in today's Aust US statements the quarry opens its door to the US Dept of War.

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 16h

Long pondered how people who most need welfare assistance are least equipped to navigate the nonsense necessary to obtain it - Catch 22.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 21h

It is grimly amusing that Australia’s second largest Defence acquisition deal ($46bn!) was referred to the NACC - for good reason - but the Commissioner won’t look at it bc he’s still a ranking ADF officer.
Readers will be astonished that this referral two yrs ago has yielded nothing yet.

BAE frigate deal referred to anti-corruption commission

Referral comes in same week the controversial procurement will face a second parliamentary hearing

open.substack.com

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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you! I do find with this story more than anything else it’s the details that really make you see it for the conspiracy it was. And so I did not pull back from those details.

Mike Sampson @mfsampson.sda.io · 11d

Finished Mean Streak by @squigglyrick.bsky.social It was a great read, harrowing at times, and insanely well researched. The details! 5 stars. Recommended.

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 23h

‘… the major parties, whose election returns won’t be released until February, were still far outspending them.’

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 1d

By way of example, I used FOI to break this story where I confirmed that 10,000 zombie robodebts had been sent out by mistake. A senate estimates hearing confirmed that someone had built a dead-man's switch into the program and forgot to input the code.

The harder we make it the more we lose.

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Robo-debt restart affects thousands

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked correspondence shows an error caused the controversial robo-debt algorithm to ‘unpause’ in April this year.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see AnnTelnaes cartoons on signs in the No Kings protest: more on her site here: anntelnaes.substack.com/subscribe?ut...

Cartoon by Ann Telnaes enlarged to double-sided protest-sign size held by a protestor. Caption is 'The actual enemy from within' and the image is the recognisable beady eyes of Trump peeking through the stripes of an upside-down American flag, as if the stripes are Venetian blinds.

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

It ain’t just Randy Andy …

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Everyone makes it about Trump and Epstein, but it’s about this whole ring of men. That’s what makes me upset, because we know they were there. We saw them. We know there were royalty, princes, very powerful people in academia and tech, and we saw them at parties.

Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

‘One Nation is full of many difficult people and is very much tied to Hanson personally. Joyce might not find himself such a good fit.’

Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhat disappointing that this possible unsurprising and uninspiring alliance features so prominently on the national political agenda. Somewhat worrying for the nation if we have to take it seriously.

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

… and 4/ good old civic responsibility.

Like it or not one is part of a community and has a responsibility to contribute to how it is governed. There is nothing “democratic” about dodging that responsibility.

responsibility.like

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 1d

Ward systems have a lot to answer for. (I'm assuming that's the cause of such a limited choice)

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

‘… but no-one is entitled to claim privileges merely on the grounds that they are votaries of one or another of the world's many religions.’

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Simmi Manya @simmimanya.bsky.social · 1d

‘It is time to demand of believers that they take their personal choices and preferences in these non-rational and too often dangerous matters into the private sphere, like their sexual proclivities … free to believe what they want, providing they do not bother (or coerce, or kill) others …’

proclivities.free

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