I see 4Corners is all "OMG the Chinese have our critical minerals". As @rodcampbell.bsky.social points out, this is not a new story at all #ThePoint
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November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts"
Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
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PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts
If he doesn’t change course, the Prime Minister may end up leading exactly the kind of 'shadow government' that he derided his predecessor for.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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This would only make sense if you were trying bankrupt the farmers right
Then their land would be worth almost nothing
then someone (😜) could come in & take advantage of ...
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then someone (😜) could come in & take advantage of ...
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Due to rising costs, low crop prices and the effects of the trade war, economists project that growers could see roughly $44 billion in net cash income losses from their 2025–26 crops. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-f...
US farmers face $44 billion in losses as costs rise and markets shrink
Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.Experts say financial pressures are expected to ...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Our Revenue Summit featured Deidre Willmott from Fortescue explaining the rort that is the fuel tax credit #ThePoint
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Fortescue: Fuel Tax Credit makes diesel 'artificially cheap', overhaul needed for climate
A Fortescue executive has called for a major overhaul of Australia’s $11 billion fuel tax credit scheme, arguing it undermines the nation’s climate goals by making diesel “artificially cheap”.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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to thepoint like, they were building up to like, doing something terrible on Halloween and then nothing happened and they just fucking vanished?
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Me having a look at the increase in the electricity prices in the latest CPI figures #OffTheCharts #ThePoint
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The energy rebates have stopped, but the cost of fossil fuels keeps electricity prices rising
Electricity price were the biggest reasons for the unexpected jump in the inflation numbers out this week.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Factcheck: Triggering the coal lobby
The coal lobby in Queensland didn’t like our Revenue Summit yesterday, which showed how much more money could be raised from coal companies.
They were so upset, they even got their facts wrong! #ThePoint #auspol
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The coal lobby in Queensland didn’t like our Revenue Summit yesterday, which showed how much more money could be raised from coal companies.
They were so upset, they even got their facts wrong! #ThePoint #auspol
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October 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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In his opening remarks to the Revenue Summit, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss pointed out Australia has one of the most ineffective tax systems in the world, despite being one of the richest counties in the world. #ThePoint #RevenueSummit
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October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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"When asked by a journalist about unemployment she calmly replied that “there are still jobs being created, just not as many”
"Again...not sure why she thinks this is great, given the only time jobs actually fall is during a recession. #ThePoint #auspol
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"Again...not sure why she thinks this is great, given the only time jobs actually fall is during a recession. #ThePoint #auspol
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‘Fireside chat’ with RBA Governor raises more questions
Last night the Governor of the RBA, Michele Bullock had a “fireside chat” at the Australian Business Economists annual dinner.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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There's report that Australia's largest aluminum smelter might close because of energy prices. As I write, when you hear about high energy prices, you are talking about the impact of Australian gas exports. #ThePoint
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October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I'm following #auspol and the parliamentary sitting week with the amazing Amy Remeikis, on the #AustraliaInstitute's new live blog #thepoint if you'd like to join in, the link is:
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The Point Live: Albanese government vows to pass environment laws
The Albanese government has returned to parliament determined to do a deal to pass its environmental legislation and wants to do it with the Coalition, which is barely holding it together. All the da...
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October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The title refers to the police that is described as cockroaches, that also ties with some interviews from the police officers that proves thepoint
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix
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October 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Check this out: a new news outlet & it looks like another great alternative to legacy media!
The Australia Institute's great team of journalists & commentators in The Point
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Any fans of Harry Nilsson? The Point made sense of the Pointless Forest
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The Australia Institute's great team of journalists & commentators in The Point
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Any fans of Harry Nilsson? The Point made sense of the Pointless Forest
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October 23, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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it wasnt just muslim voters. demiocrats have reached thepoint where anyione can see they will never stop killing. They exposed that all they really cared about was mnanifest destiny
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“'Higher' education shouldn’t be higher just in its cost or in years—like it’s your thirteenth or fourteenth year of school. No, we should be thinking in terms of your highest aspirations as a human person."
- Jennifer Frey over at @thepointmag.bsky.social
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Can the Humanities Be Saved?
A conversation with Jennifer Frey and Anastasia Berg
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October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I have no doubt at all that the faceless advisors qho came up with this are completely comfortable with the mass arrest, and even deporation, of black Brotiah citizens. It may even be thepoint. #racistUK
Just noticed the Conservatives’ British ICE proposal also involves using mass deployment of facial ID – still an unproven and unreliable technology that particularly struggles with non-white faces – to enable deportations.
Which would inevitably mean false positives leading to detention of citizens
Which would inevitably mean false positives leading to detention of citizens
October 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Im actually still learning and refining my alt text descriptions, its a bit of an art itself, because you have to think about whats important in thepoint youre trying to convey
But also whats important to the other people who arent you, and whats important to people who need alt descriptions
But also whats important to the other people who arent you, and whats important to people who need alt descriptions
September 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The Point, Salem, Massachusetts, 2025. #Photography #ThePoint #Art #DriveByShooting #Salem #Explore #Massachusetts #SalemPoliceBots #CarCampingChronicles #Mural #DystopianArt #VanLife #LocalArt #StreetPhotography
September 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The Point, Salem, Massachusetts, 2025. Feelin’ Witchy. #StreetPhotography #Art #ThePoint #Salem #Massachusetts #Witch #TravelPhotography #Noir #DogArt #WitchArt #CarCampingChronicles #VanLife #Explore #LocalFashion
September 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Best advice ever is from #ThePoint by Nelson and delivered to Oblio by the Rock man.
“A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.
Dig!”
“A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.
Dig!”
September 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I'm at thepoint where I need Congress or Scotus to assert that there are indeed three branches of government, law is not whatever the president feelsthat day and they are independent ppl and not a monarchist rubber stamp, I could be surprised but the decision thay would surprise the good one
August 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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