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Australia signs $10 billion trade and security pact with the European Union

TOMORROW!

Australia’s per capita recession is over, but the United States economy could be in for much worse. Greg & Elinor discuss the end of Australia’s per capita recession, why the humble chickpea deserves some of the credit, and why DOGE is looking like a disaster for the American economy. #auspol

Maybe a cashless welfare card would help

Labor is helping some of Australia’s most vulnerable people secure their most fundamental need—a roof over their heads.

Barnaby Joyce and others say you can’t recycle wind turbines. Well - these surfboards are made from recycled wind blades from Victoria. More than 85% of what is in a wind turbine can be recycled. So let’s just get on with delivering cleaner, cheaper electricity.

Climate change: it's real, and your insurance company knows it is

Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing.

Dutton going to Mardi Gras?

Now there's a coincidence. #auspol

This is GREAT news...& why I have been pushing the govt to expand the size of the Housing Australia Future Fund which I supported with changes to add $6.5bn to its value already There IS capacity in the sector to build more social 🏘️ - let's get it done. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

It's day 22 and he still doesn't have a plan to lower your prices.

I spent ten days in a remote indigenous community a couple of years ago. It was blighted by rheumatic heart disease & other chronic conditions. I couldn’t believe cost of groceries (in white-owned store) & poor quality. Spoiled fruit & veg, perishables past use by date amp.abc.net.au/article/1049...

Two jets collide in US. Who ordered a hiring freeze and sacked the heads of government aviation the day he was inaugurated? The planes collided at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona when a Learjet 35A “veered off the runway after landing,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Murdoch media,2 former AUS LNP PM’s & current LNP leader have tried to humanise this monster, in the face of compelling & proven evidence,for decades Don’t let them🤬 Pell must be remembered for the evil,heinous man he was and those who turned a blind eye or supported him must be held accountable

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Anyone else a bit *concerned* about politicians - including those representing a foreign state - whipping up fear and distrust in our police, intelligence and government literally doing their job? Why is the ABC not doing their job? Asking “in whose interest?”

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My latest in The Echo. The Albanese govt's reforms are not being given the credit they deserve. The focus group-driven mantra of a ‘do nothing’ govt cannot be sustained if our erstwhile political commentators bothered to look at what the govt has actually done #auspol www.echo.net.au/2025/01/main...

"The world’s biggest wind and solar project, planned for a remote desert region in south-east of Western Australia, has joined the queue for federal environmental approval for plans to install 70 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity – equivalent the country’s main grid."

Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide

Given the AFP is saying foreign actors may be behind some of the attacks on Jewish sites in Australia, it would be irrational to enact new laws based on the untested assumption that the underlying cause is protest activity. Evidence-based law-making, you know, that old thing.

Melbourne you’ve done it again.

Goodnight 🌙 Fuck Judge Merchan

Inflation is falling while employment and job creation in Australia remain high. This is good news for workers going into 2025.

“Peter Dutton has been a worthy Opposition Leader…” Bollocks. He’s a devious, cynical, reactionary bully, a policy black hole, a disgrace to the office.

Jane, you need to watch this. It's an eye opener. youtu.be/FM-kInpa-CQ?...

The sheer hypocrisy of the man "Australians had to do with much less, the struggle was acute for so many" His Xmas message. Dutton voted against the redistributed stage 3 tax cuts designed by his party for the wealthy. And against every Labor policy providing cost of living relief #auspol

Around 70% of the electricity powering Christmas lunches across Australia today came from renewables. It kept fridges cool, stoves hot, and ovens roasting. A festive feast powered by clean energy!

Dutton’s concept of a nuclear plan would mean a $4 trillion hit the Australian economy. @jimchalmers.bsky.social #auspol #nuclear www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The ABC news department under Justin Stevens is no longer serious. It is simply another tabloid. #BurnNewsCorp

#auspol #insiders

Find out when to visit a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, and where to find one: www.health.gov.au/find-a-medic...

Fantastic new law introduced by the Albanese government to compel multinationals to report profits and tax paid in tax havens. An important step in regulating out of control companies & shoring up democracy.

Trump "I had a great call with President Shinybum of Mexico. She will stop rapists and criminals from coming here!" President Sheinbaum "I informed Mr. Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in America, is for people to stop electing them." ow.ly/AP9R50UhcgT

Damn good diplomatic punch back at Trump.👇

This week, Labor's aged care reforms passed Parliament — addressing 58 recommendations from the royal commission. We said that we would put the care back into aged care and we have kept our word. ♥️

Legal action by Jewish & Muslim group claims Peter Dutton "dehumanising Palestinians, Muslims, and Jews while stigmatising Australians who support Palestinian rights". #AHRC #auspol @kimwingerei.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/peter-dutton...

Why we protest www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Wake up Australia….. Dutton is coming to slash your wages…..

What better way to broaden your horizons than to follow a bunch of scientists on Bluesky? www.nature.com/articles/d41...