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Dirk Gently
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too.  It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
Always spoilt for choice when it comes to #auspol #scamoftheweek
00:00 Politicians expenses
07:18 Gambling ads, social ban
08:30 Media code subsidy
09:25 NACC and Brereton
11:24 AUKUS nuclear subs
12:31 Trump gold card
13:41 Tim Tam bailout
youtu.be/ktcCLXAnld0?...
Politicians' Expenses, Trumps Gold Card & the Tim Tam government bailout | Scam of the Week
YouTube video by The West Report
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December 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The ALP designed the NACC with the assistance of the LNP to ensure everyone remained very, very safe and comfortable
strangerous.bsky.social stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2d
After Commr Brereton rates NACC 7 out of 10, David Shoebridge reveals a shocking case where survivor of child sexual abuse had her case against AFP botched by NACC who apologised “for not using relevant evidence”
“Do u stand by your 7/10 rating?”🔥Shameless Brereton stands by it
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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davidewart.bsky.social
linda reynolds bankrupted miss higgins over a fucking tweeet
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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glenntheplummer.bsky.social
Reynolds was in the reserve army and eventually promoted to Brigadier. Good thing we never went to war.
December 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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victinibcn.bsky.social
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
Different pictures of Van Dyke throughout the years
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
And how did that work out?
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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turnleft8.bsky.social
there will be no scripted australian tv shows planned for 2026 by the networks

may i suggest, Gunnawah, as a miniseries

#auspol
December 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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paisleynclouds.bsky.social
This bitch does.
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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lizhicks.bsky.social
Many of those Australians are angry because they are not benefitting from that prosperity - inequality is continuing to rise, including under this government. One in seven Australians now live in poverty. Wages are not rising proportionate to that prosperity /1

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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anthony-p.bsky.social
Awfully quiet about facts @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
#auspol
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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finnigans.bsky.social
The Fed Court declared Britt Higgins financially bankrupt. But we the Court of Public Opinion declaring the Lying Cow morally bankrupt
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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dumbeblonde.bsky.social
What are the odds this guy would be a monumental disappointment, kids?
cameronwilson.bsky.social CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 2d
Scoop: the pro-teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months was funded & co-staffed by its co-founder's ad production firm that was simultaneously making gambling ads

The federal government has ignored calls for a gambling ad ban while pursuing the social media ban.

www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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qldaah.bsky.social
The tyranny of distance. It's a reason that's been given before over travel expenses. Family reunion flight expenditure for Federal Qld LNP Dawson MP Andrew Willcox is over $80k. It's all within the rules. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Nationals MP's high family travel bill highlights generous rules
Calls for politicians' family travel entitlements to be tightened are growing, as analysis shows one Nationals MP was allowed to charge taxpayers more than $80,000 to fly his spouse to and from Canber...
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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jessica-leigh.bsky.social
@thebetootaadvocate.bsky.social telling it like it is...
#auspol
Screenshot from the Betoota Advocate: "Millions Of Kids Come Home From School Today, Flick On The Telly And Enjoy Some Wholesome Gambling Ads".
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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maicolourlife.bsky.social
"But every document detailing assessments or the rationale for selection was either heavily redacted or withheld in full, primarily under the FOI Act’s deliberative processes exemption under s47C."
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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j2dk.bsky.social
So awesome that the nation's so-called eSafety Commissioner is forcing every Australian over the age of 16 to hand over our biometric data to overseas-based companies whose business model is about monetising personal data & linking online accounts to real world individuals.
Excellent work everybody.
earleyedition.bsky.social Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 4d
After going through above, I was sent an email, which sent me to the Kids Web Services website. I chose "Face Scan", which directed me to Yoti, face was scanned and it began estimating my age. It was taking so long I forgot about it, and just came back 4hrs later to see it is still "Estimating age"👍
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December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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lisazed.bsky.social
Psychopath Linda Reynolds still running around banging on about how she’s the victim, years after her Party of #RapeApologists attempted to shut down & manage the fall out of the rape in her office!
To be clear she stood up in parlt & admitted their response was appalling & should have done better!
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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ccturner.bsky.social
Thank you @cameronwilson.bsky.social for shining a light on where the hell this idea came from when opposed by so many experts & advocates. Shocks Jocks & #newscorpse are now dictating govt policy & legislation. @crikey.com.au #auspol
crikey.com.au Crikey @crikey.com.au · 5d
Lobby group 36 Months accused experts of being “bought” by Big Tech. But the campaign itself has been cashing in on its role in promoting the teen social media ban. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Question: Which top bureaucrat spent the most on travel?
Answer: Australian Submarine Agency boss Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, who in 2024-25 spent $143,068 on flights and accomodation. #AUKUS gravy train. #auspol
Which top bureaucrat spent the most on flights?
Find out which bosses billed taxpayers the most this year.
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
$12.9mil? Govt heavily redacts Jillian Segal FOIs
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social
reports. Docs attached
#auspol #antisemitism

Segal Secrets: docs reveal Antisemitism Envoy’s big pay day michaelwest.com.au/segal-secret... via
@MichaelWestBiz
Segal Secrets: docs reveal Antisemitism Envoy's big pay day - Michael West
Jillian Segal, Australia's controversial Antisemitism Envoy and Israel lobbyist procured an extra $12.9m funding from PM Anthony Albanese
michaelwest.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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johnmenadue.com
Australia likes to believe in meritocracy. But an unspoken pecking order, reinforced through schools and institutions, turns privilege into entitlement and inequality into shame, writes John Frew. #Education #Inequality #Class #AustralianSchools
The pecking order: how class blindness governs Australian schools
Australia prides itself on fairness and opportunity, yet an unspoken pecking order shapes who advances and who is blamed for falling behind. In schools and public institutions, structural inequality is dressed up as personal failure, with shame doing much of the work.
johnmenadue.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports would raise would raise more than $17 billion a year, enough to cover an extension of the energy rebate!

✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export laws: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
Australia Institute research shows 80% of Australia’s gas is exported by multinational gas corporations, who then tell us we have a gas shortage. Big Gas is Taking the Piss.

Add your name to the call to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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jjvincent.bsky.social
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM