David Bicknell

David Bicknell

@bicknellfc.bsky.social

Wine submerged maker of social lubricant.

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Independent Media Australia.
@indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

The latest unemployment figures show the RBA has failed Australians https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-latest-unemployment-figures-show-the-rba-has-failed-australians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-latest-unemployment-figures-show-the-rba-has-failed-australians #Auspol

australiainstitute.org.auThe latest unemployment figures show the RBA has failed AustraliansThe Reserve Bank last week chose to keep interest rates high even as more people are losing their jobs.

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS
@euanritchie.bsky.social

Australia's greatest threat? Not a foreign power, it's environmental collapse. Defend against that. Scrap AUKUS. Forget about dodgy credit schemes/markets. Fund conservation directly. It'll pay back, socially, economically & culturally, many times over. www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...

rsv.org.auSaving Australia’s Biodiversity Means Ending Four Lies | Articles | Science Victoria | Royal Society of VictoriaWe need to bust four lies for save Australia's biodiversity. 1. We can’t afford to fund environmental protection and repair 2. We can continue harmful actions and simultaneously sustain a biodiverse, ...

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

By cutting fossil fuel subsidies, ending the gas industry’s free ride, reforming negative gearing, and closing tax loopholes for superannuation & luxury utes, Treasury could raise $12–$63 bn. Our research shows ways to increase revenue, while also making the Australian community fairer and safer. ⤵️

australiainstitute.org.auTime to debate the benefits of collecting more tax - doing so would make Australians feel a lot richer - The Australia InstituteThis morning, the media is reporting that the federal government has been advised that the budget cannot be fixed without raising taxes and cutting spending, and that its housing target is unachievabl...

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David Pocock
@davidpocock.bsky.social

We must never allow the US to dictate the terms of our PBS. The PBS is a pillar of our universal health system. It is the reason why in Aus, we pay just A$21/month for cholesterol meds, while US citizens can pay A$2,628. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

abc.net.auTrump flags tariffs of 200pc on pharmaceuticals, 50pc on copperDonald Trump flags a possible 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals — one of Australia's biggest exports to the US — and says copper could be hit with a 50 per cent levy.

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Looks like both Michaelia Cash & the National broadcaster forgot that the Coalition’s opinion is no longer relevant or needed. Thx #ABC but we don’t care

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

If Labor approves the 50 year extension of the North West Shelf gas export plant, brace yourselves for the spin about how we need it because of a 'shortage' of gas. WA is awash with gas. 90% of it is exported. Approving the NWS extension will be a boon for big gas & a bust for West Australians.

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Greg Jericho
@grogsgamut.bsky.social

Our new report is one of those where I was... wait... you sure??? Maybe re-check those numbers... wait WTUF?? That can't be real... alas. It is.

The Australia Institute@australiainstitute.org.au

9 out of 10 companies exporting gas from QLD have not paid a cent in company tax over the last 10 years. $125 bn in LNG has been sold out of QLD by companies that reported $330 bn in revenue to the ATO. Meanwhile, domestic gas prices have shot up, pushed up by excessive gas exports. #auspol

australiainstitute.org.auGas companies in Queensland still not paying tax - The Australia InstituteNew analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that ten years after gas exports from Queensland began, most of the companies involved have never paid a cent in company tax.

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Mark Ogge
@markogge.bsky.social

Approving this would be the greatest giveaway of Australia’s natural resources ever. $200 billion +of Australia’s gas given royalty free to Woodside. It is against Australia’s national interest. Selling Australians out to corporate interests. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comMurray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decisionEnvironment minister due to decide on controversial plan by end of the month in one of his first major challenges in new portfolio

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David Pocock
@davidpocock.bsky.social

New report shows Japan potentially making more than $1 billion in profit on-selling more 🇦🇺 gas than our whole East Coast annual domestic gas consumption. More proof Australia has a gas export not a gas supply problem. ieefa.org/resources/ho...

ieefa.orgHow Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas usersAs both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.

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Scott Hamilton
@sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social

‘In 2024, Japan onsold at least 600 petajoules (PJ) of Australian LNG to overseas markets, and potentially 800PJ, more than Eastern Australia’s annual domestic gas consumption.’ @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social Briefing today ieefa.org/resources/ho...

ieefa.orgHow Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas usersAs both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.

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Greg Jericho
@grogsgamut.bsky.social

Yeah, the 80,000 people with super balances over $3m are in a panic because the earnings attributed to that amount over $3m will get a 15% tax discount instead of 30%. FMD.

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Rex Patrick
@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social

Canada sub proposal: 12 large Air Independent Propulsion subs with first delivery in 2032 for AUD$27B. Low US dependence. Australia #AUKUS sub scheme: 8 nuclear subs with (an unlikely) first delivery in 2035 for AUD$368B. Total US dependence. 🤦‍♂️ #auspol

cbc.ca5 things to know about South Korea's military submarine pitch to Canada | CBC NewsCBC News was recently granted exclusive access to both Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as well as senior South Korean defence officials to learn about their pitch to Canada. Here are f...

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Barbara Pocock has slammed Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal for accusing Adam Bandt of antisemitism saying she “did not offer a single example.” Says this distracts from Antisemitic attacks of “extreme Right” & “neo-Nazis” & it’s not antisemitic “to criticise the genocide” youtu.be/wCOFezK4xIU?...

youtu.beBarbara Pocock rips special envoy Jillian Segal a new one for falsely accusing Bandt of antisemitismYouTube video by stranger777

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Eric Bananarama
@ericbanana.bsky.social

Replying to @qldaah.bsky.social

Time to get that Murdoch slop off our airways … How, Truth in Media Laws. This garbage offends most of us. And we voted that way. #auspol #FuckMurdoch

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Shiannon Corcoran
@shiannonc.bsky.social

Here’s some stats for numpties who say that Welcome to Country ceremonies are a waste of money.. “Lib Party gave more $$ to anti-Welcome to Country hate group “Advance” last financial year than Fed Govt spent on the Indigenous ceremonies over its entire 3-year term” theklaxon.com.au/liberals-giv...

theklaxon.com.auLiberals give “Advance” more than Gov’t spends on Welcome to Country - The KlaxonThe Liberal Party gave more money to “Advance” last financial year than the Federal Government has spent on Welcome to Country ceremonies over its entire three-year term.

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MFWitches
@mfwitches.bsky.social

How in the ball-busting fuck do we live in a world where saying prayers and thanking god has been forced on virtually all of us virtually all the time ever since we were toddlers but making a Welcome to Country once every now and then is now a bridge too fucking far? #NewsCorpse

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Rex Patrick
@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social

There would be merit in a new Senate inquiry into pricing of Internet services and IT costs more broadly in Australia. We need to haul the providers in, NBN and others, and grill them at length. This is a significant cost of living problem. #auspol

theguardian.comAustralians pay $84 a month for their internet. Why so expensive, and what can be done to lower the cost?Consumer group points to international evidence for the benefits of affordable broadband and calls for concessional pricing for those on lower incomes

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Barry Tucker
@btucker.bsky.social

LNP Opp'n Ldr Peter Dutton: Joked abt Pacific nations with 'water lapping at their door'. Boycotted National Apology to Stolen Generations. Abstained from final vote on Equal Marriage. Has interests in property & day care. Will adopt Trump's revisionism. He's not fit to be Australia's next PM.

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Independent Media Australia.
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Busting myths on QandA | Richard Denniss highlights https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/busting-myths-on-qanda-richard-denniss-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=busting-myths-on-qanda-richard-denniss-highlights #Auspol

australiainstitute.org.auBusting myths on QandA | Richard Denniss highlights - The Australia InstituteHow is it that in Australia, one of the richest countries in the world, we feel poor?

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

"We always assume that our exports bring us great benefits...We are one of the world’s biggest exporters of liquified natural gas, but research by the Australia Institute has found that no royalties are paid on 56% of the gas we export." Great piece from @rossgittins.bsky.social

rossgittins.comEnergy's a big part of living costs, but fixing it won't be cheapThe voters’ insistence that the election campaign must be about the cost of living has been a godsend to both major parties. They can look a...

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS
@euanritchie.bsky.social

Labor & Albo would rather amend environmental law & sideline their own Environment Minister (again) to favour a polluting, toxic industry owned by multi-nationals that pay sfa tax than ensure a healthy environment & the long-term survival of the Maugean skate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Apoplectic’ environment groups halt Coalition attack ads to take aim at Albanese over species’ ‘death warrant’Exclusive: Australia’s top green organisations suspend anti-nuclear power ads to fund campaign against Labor’s move to protect salmon industry