Jack O Lantern
@astroape2000.bsky.social
A snack to some, comfort food to others.
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Australian politics used to be a relatively serious pursuit, with most participants taking their responsibilities seriously. That is no longer so. Mostly now they range from mindlessly corrupted to actively clownish in their behaviour. One thing we don't get anymore, as a result, is good laws.
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Australian politics used to be a relatively serious pursuit, with most participants taking their responsibilities seriously. That is no longer so. Mostly now they range from mindlessly corrupted to actively clownish in their behaviour. One thing we don't get anymore, as a result, is good laws.
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I've written about the need for non-Murdoch media to resist adopting Murdoch's framing. Too often we see the rest of the media - including the ABC - joining Murdoch's pile-ons without scrutiny or balance, which makes them just as bad as Murdoch.
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Journalists need to resist adopting News Corp’s agenda
When News Corp frames the story, too many journalists stop asking whether the frame is true — and democracy pays the price
independentaustralia.net
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
I've written about the need for non-Murdoch media to resist adopting Murdoch's framing. Too often we see the rest of the media - including the ABC - joining Murdoch's pile-ons without scrutiny or balance, which makes them just as bad as Murdoch.
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
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“Fossil fuel companies cause the climate change that turbocharges extreme weather events, but ordinary Australians are paying the price. It’s time that changed,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute.
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3YLYjtT
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3YLYjtT
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“Fossil fuel companies cause the climate change that turbocharges extreme weather events, but ordinary Australians are paying the price. It’s time that changed,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute.
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3YLYjtT
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3YLYjtT
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“The reason the state of our hospitals, schools and other essential services are getting worse is that, while Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, our governments act as if we are poor.” - Dr Richard Denniss
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 AM
“The reason the state of our hospitals, schools and other essential services are getting worse is that, while Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, our governments act as if we are poor.” - Dr Richard Denniss
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
Read the full article: https://theaus.in/3NnGHCh
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“What we’re seeing is tax systems that work for the wealthy and tax systems that are not working to actually fill the government coffers with money that could provide support for things like housing, or childcare support.” – Jennifer Tierney
“What we’re seeing is tax systems that work for the wealthy and tax systems that are not working to actually fill the government coffers with money that could provide support for things like housing, or childcare support.” – Jennifer Tierney
Afternoon Update: Labor and Coalition eye hate speech deal; woman found dead on K’gari; and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds return home
Opposition works with government to pass hate speech legislation in special parliamentary sitting to respond to Bondi massacre
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“What we’re seeing is tax systems that work for the wealthy and tax systems that are not working to actually fill the government coffers with money that could provide support for things like housing, or childcare support.” – Jennifer Tierney
“What we’re seeing is tax systems that work for the wealthy and tax systems that are not working to actually fill the government coffers with money that could provide support for things like housing, or childcare support.” – Jennifer Tierney
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While we're being told there isn't enough Australian gas for Australians, Japan is making billions selling our gas to other countries!
Japan is reselling more Australian gas than is used in Victoria, NSW, QLD, Tasmania, SA, and the NT COMBINED!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
Japan is reselling more Australian gas than is used in Victoria, NSW, QLD, Tasmania, SA, and the NT COMBINED!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 AM
While we're being told there isn't enough Australian gas for Australians, Japan is making billions selling our gas to other countries!
Japan is reselling more Australian gas than is used in Victoria, NSW, QLD, Tasmania, SA, and the NT COMBINED!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
Japan is reselling more Australian gas than is used in Victoria, NSW, QLD, Tasmania, SA, and the NT COMBINED!
@markogge.bsky.social #auspol
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How the hell do we live in a place where @albomp applauds the right of Iranians to protest their government yet AT THE SAME TIME heads a party which has made protest unlawful in at least one state AND intends to legally curtail the right of Aussies to protest a fucking genocide?
#NewsCorpse
#NewsCorpse
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM
How the hell do we live in a place where @albomp applauds the right of Iranians to protest their government yet AT THE SAME TIME heads a party which has made protest unlawful in at least one state AND intends to legally curtail the right of Aussies to protest a fucking genocide?
#NewsCorpse
#NewsCorpse
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🤯The duopoly & their career politicians:
www.climate200.com.au/the-fair-ele...
www.climate200.com.au/the-fair-ele...
The Fair Elections Case | High Court Challenge
The major parties have re-written the rules to rig elections in their favour. But Zoe Daniel and Rex Patrick are fighting back, all the way to the High Court.
www.climate200.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 AM
🤯The duopoly & their career politicians:
www.climate200.com.au/the-fair-ele...
www.climate200.com.au/the-fair-ele...
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Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday?
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026
The Minister for Home Affairs, Hon Tony Burke MP, wrote to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) on 12 January 2026 to refer an Exposure Draft of the Combattin...
www.aph.gov.au
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Want to make a submission into the inquiry on the "Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill that was released yesterday?
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
You got till 4pm Thursday (ie TOMORROW)
That is quite disgraceful
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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Santoss made an ad for the 2026 Tour Down Under and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️
Honest Government Ad | Santoss Tour Down Under
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Santoss made an ad for the 2026 Tour Down Under and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
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Dump the ****ing Duopoly
'A democracy where the major party duopoly is protected, no matter that more people voted for independents and minor parties than for the Coalition at the 2025 election.' www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
'A democracy where the major party duopoly is protected, no matter that more people voted for independents and minor parties than for the Coalition at the 2025 election.' www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
Why 'unjust' electoral finance laws threaten our democracy
Challenging the laws supports Australians’ right to real choice at the ballot box – it's about ensuring elections remain open to competition.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Dump the ****ing Duopoly
'A democracy where the major party duopoly is protected, no matter that more people voted for independents and minor parties than for the Coalition at the 2025 election.' www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
'A democracy where the major party duopoly is protected, no matter that more people voted for independents and minor parties than for the Coalition at the 2025 election.' www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
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The Australian Government's own Gas Market Review finds Australians face gas shortages because that very same Australian Government allows multinational gas corporations to export 4X more gas than Australia uses every year.
Oh, and they give them most of it FOR FREE.
Oh, and they give them most of it FOR FREE.
January 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The Australian Government's own Gas Market Review finds Australians face gas shortages because that very same Australian Government allows multinational gas corporations to export 4X more gas than Australia uses every year.
Oh, and they give them most of it FOR FREE.
Oh, and they give them most of it FOR FREE.
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Barely a word from the MSM in Australia on this massive story….Just wall to wall attacks on Albanese 🤬
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Barely a word from the MSM in Australia on this massive story….Just wall to wall attacks on Albanese 🤬
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What has Labor done with its golden opportunity in this term?
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Labor delivers net zero (policy achievements)
Legislation so far in second term adds up to zilch
johnquigginblog.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
What has Labor done with its golden opportunity in this term?
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
Net zero, says @johnquiggin.bsky.social. I agree.
Absolutely nada of any substance.
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This year, Grok was reprogrammed to say Elon Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...
www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This year, Grok was reprogrammed to say Elon Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...
www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...
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Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?
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The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
Treasury figures reveal $18 billion capital gains windfall for Australia’s richest 10 per cent
The latest tax expenditure figures released on Friday by the Treasury department show this financial year the richest 10 percent of Australians will receive $18bn worth of tax breaks from the capital ...
thepoint.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The richest 10% of Australian households get more money from the capital gains tax discount than the government spends on Jobseeker, the childcare subsidy, government schools or higher education - nearly $4.5bn more than it would cost to include dental in Medicare.
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Australia's "values" as devised by The Murdochracy's LibLabs doesn't have much value to most citizens as it's more about conformity, conservatism & second rate rate "lucky country" 🐂💩 but Larissa Behrendt Boyer Lecture is a gem & the healthy blueprint we could adopt.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
03 | Larissa Behrendt: Justice, ideas, inclusion - ABC listen
Larissa Behrendt, AO a Euahleyai/Gamillaroi woman and Distinguished Professor of Law and Inaugural Chair in Indigenous Research at the University of Technology, is passionate about the Australian cour...
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Australia's "values" as devised by The Murdochracy's LibLabs doesn't have much value to most citizens as it's more about conformity, conservatism & second rate rate "lucky country" 🐂💩 but Larissa Behrendt Boyer Lecture is a gem & the healthy blueprint we could adopt.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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“We will not let Japan down”, promised the Australian Govt last year in Nagoya. And it hasn’t! It’s introduced a prospective gas reservation policy that instead lets Aussie families and businesses down. No electricity price relief. Total betrayal! #auspol
A gas betrayal. King plan favours foreign buyers, gas cartel over mums and dads - Michael West
The Government’s Gas Reservation Policy is nothing short of a betrayal. They claim it will put downward pressure on gas and electricity prices. It won’t.
michaelwest.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“We will not let Japan down”, promised the Australian Govt last year in Nagoya. And it hasn’t! It’s introduced a prospective gas reservation policy that instead lets Aussie families and businesses down. No electricity price relief. Total betrayal! #auspol
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Rick Morton: “I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, but seething about justification for them, a continuation of the rhetorical trickery that allows grotesque and nasty policy like robodebt.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21914/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21914/...
‘Absurdist leaps of logic’: Robodebt misused in FOI reforms
I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, which mock the very idea of transparency, but seething especially about the justification for them,...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Rick Morton: “I am furious. Angry, certainly, about the federal government’s proposed freedom of information laws, but seething about justification for them, a continuation of the rhetorical trickery that allows grotesque and nasty policy like robodebt.”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21914/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21914/...
So we’re at the part where he’s admitted it happened.
December 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
So we’re at the part where he’s admitted it happened.
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Tax data released with this years' MYEFO shows Australia's highest income earners continue to receive the vast bulk of tax benefits.
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tax data released with this years' MYEFO shows Australia's highest income earners continue to receive the vast bulk of tax benefits.
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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Gas reservation on new gas only🤦♂️! A 0% domestic reserve on massive amounts of existing gas and a 25% reserve on tiny amounts of new gas won’t do anything for electricity prices. A big win for the gas cartel. A massive loss for Aussies. #fail #auspol
Government announces domestic gas reservation scheme in bid to lower costs
Chris Bowen makes a long-anticipated announcement about reserving a portion of gas on the east coast for domestic use after a cabinet meeting.
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM