Robynhomeiswherethecatis
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Robynhomeiswherethecatis
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'Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ has become the catch-cry of proud 'centrists' in Australia.

But it’s time we admitted that the good has become the enemy of better…my piece in the weekend edition of @thepointau.bsky.social

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
'The good has become the enemy of better’: why the Senate refused to accept Labor’s first EPBC draft
'Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ has become the catch-cry of proud 'centrists' in Australia. But it’s time we admitted that the good has become the enemy of better.
thepoint.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Budgets are about priorities. The idea is to tax things you want less of & subsidise things you want more of

In Australia we spend $14 billion per year on fossil fuel subsidies & we are cutting science jobs at CSIRO…

As i said, budgets are about priorities #climate

thepoint.com.au/news/251127-...
If the Government's top priority is productivity, slashing the CSIRO budget does not make sense
Research and development is one of the major drivers of productivity and the CSIRO has a long track record of making productivity enhancing breakthroughs.
thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I think award season is now over. Mean Streak just won the Walkley Book Award to cap it off and I’m so thankful. Buy or borrow, the story is more fucked up than you think.
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Merkel clarified today that Russia — not Ukraine — started this war.
Her earlier wording targeted leaders who ignored Putin for years.
She admits appeasement helped create the disaster we see now.
And her message to Europe: backing Ukraine is the only way to stop it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Tell the PM he’s dreaming if he thinks the issue of banning gambling ads is going to go away in the new year. The Parliament can no longer ignore the devastating impacts of gambling on Australians. The pressure for reform will only increase #auspol #politas
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Exactly! 💯
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The horrible nexus between neo-colonialism, cruelty to refugees and underworld criminality underwritten by the public purse.

theaimn.net/contract-bik...
Contract Bikies and Bribed Politicians: Australia’s Nauru Refugee Deal
It began with the colourful confessions of former Australian Army rifleman Oisin Donohoe. In a report published in The Age on November 8, Donohoe made salty allegations that the private security inten...
theaimn.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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It’s been over 2 years since the late Peta Murphy’s inquiry into online gambling advertising & how it affects problem gamblers. Since then, Australians have lost $60 billion to gambling.

Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Trump does not care about Ukrainian sovereignty or democracy. Trump does not frame this war as one between good vs evil, democrats vs autocrats, or the colonized vs the imperialists. He just wants the war to end so he can take credit. The details don't matter to him at all.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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If only we had a robust, national anti corruption body tasked with weeding out this sort of absolute bullshit corruption

Fuck how I've come to loathe the lying cunts that are modern LaBOr
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Dear Prime Minister @albomp.bsky.social I’m sure the Aussie citizens here on BlueSky would love for you to explain:

Why caving on gambling advertising is good for Aust.

Why caving to Woodside is good for Aust.

Why spending $380BN on subs is good for Aust.

We will wait for your response. #auspol
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Lorin Clarke’s doco on her Dad - But Also John Clarke - lands on the ABC in 2026. #ABC2026
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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"Politicians might say that they can't be bought, but over the years, some have clearly been rented when donations were big enough."

-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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We see the exact same "mistakes" and failures—what police call "missed opportunities"—by investigating police officers, over and over and over again. Violent men are believed, trusted, released; women are murdered. #auspol #MVAW #MVAC
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her
Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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In polls "corruption shows up higher in terms of people's concerns than even affordability. If you were a party that said, "We see the problem, we have a plan on how to fix it," that would be a really strong message," says @adambonica.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The Department freely admits in these docs that compliance punishments hurt welfare recipients' chances of finding work - then chose to enact harsher punishments against them.

Because that's the whole point of employment services - they can't play dumb on that intent anymore
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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The Dimmies Direct store is officially live. Visit us at shop.dimmies.direct

Launching with our first producer, Moon Palace in Preston.
Melbourne Metro delivery only.
Minimum order $80 plus delivery.
Orders this week (17 to 21 Nov) arrive next week.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM