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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Labor pledged to save $6.4bn through cutting the government's use of consultants and external labour, and yet here they are forking out more. The government's focus must be on rebuilding the public service for core work functions.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
in a way it's heartening to see journalists realizing they don't need physical access to the halls of power in order to report on what's happening in them.
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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
NEW: The escalating crackdown on dissenting thought and opinion is taking Australia down a dark road, writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social www.deepcutnews.com/p/from-charl...
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From Charlie Kirk to Gaza, disagreement is treason
The escalating crackdown on dissenting thought and opinion is taking Australia down a dark road
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
What does anyone think a meeting between Albanese and Trump would actually achieve?
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
It's time our politicians kicked their US habit www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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It's well beyond time our politicians kicked their US habit
So Anthony Albanese has secured his one on one meeting with Donald Trump and we are all supposed to pretend this is a good outcome.
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Honestly Trump sounds quite pathetic - whiny and miserably inadequate. If I was an American I would be mortified and humiliated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw9f...
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President Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly
YouTube video by U.S. Department of State
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Electricity generation costs would be up to 50% higher if Australia stuck with coal and gas only
Griffith University experts reveal the 30% increase in consumer power bills since 2021 would have been worse under fossil fuel-only scenario
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
the only clash this guy has seen is in the pattern between his shirts and ties
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Hmmmmmmm! www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...
Screenshot of part of the newspaper article in this thread. It reads:

At the end of July, a final response to the clarifications sought by Knight and the other person were being prepared. UTS chief legal counsel Kylie Gould reviewed the statement. So did KPMG. Vice-chancellor Parfitt directed it be sent out by his acting chief of staff, Danielle Woolley, herself a partner at KPMG until she was hired by the university.

“I can confirm that no master spreadsheet of research staff as referred to was produced or delivered in partnership with KPMG,” Woolley wrote, without indicating whether any versions of the spreadsheet existed. “I trust the above clarifies the matter.”

Now it has been produced and confirmed delivered, although the university maintains it was never finished and was not used. By way of explanation, UTS inserted a “context” page just before the sudden appearance of the Excel spreadsheet and emails between McGrath and KPMG.

“As part of this work at that time KPMG began developing a list of D to E researchers but the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research intervened, and upon reviewing and seeking to validate this data with our own research data insights team, the work was discontinued,” the university says in its explanation.

Instead, it says, the university used “aggregate” data from its own internal systems “in order to consider whether any proposed OSI changes would impact on our research activities”.

Coincidentally, UTS says, the resulting insights are the same as if they had relied on the KPMG analysis.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Even the external barrister hired to do the internal review of a NSW GIPA (FoI) decision was told it didn't exist. But it did. It had been emailed to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Prof. Kathryn McGrath, as requested. She said she discussed it with the VC. The VC signed the contract!
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...
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Exclusive: University sought secret KPMG staff spreadsheet
The University of Technology Sydney denied the existence of a KPMG spreadsheet ranking the research performance of academics, in breach of its EBA, until it was forced to release it.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Under @albomp.bsky.social’s new #FOI laws, Deloitte, EY, KPMG & PWC can make a submission to Cabinet (on a topic you won’t know about) and you won’t get to see how they influenced the Govt until 20 years later. How’s that for democracy? #auspol
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John Quiggin @johnquiggin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
#Trump has remade white male America in his own image. This is a society we should steer clear of, at least until this group ceases to dominate it. www.foxsports.com.au... 1/2
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‘Very f***ing satisfying’: Victorious Rory responds to ‘astonishing’ Ryder Cup crowd behaviour
‘F***ing satisfying’: Victorious Rory responds to ‘astonishing’ Ryder Cup crowd behaviour
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
@squigglyrick.bsky.social so well done - just a shame neither @alboMP or his piss weak NACC did nothing about it theconversation.com/prime-minist...
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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2025: investigating power, privilege and inequality
The winners of this year’s awards include celebrated novelist Michelle de Kretser, journalist Rick Morton on Robodebt and poet David Brooks.
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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
“In a research paper from the @australiainstitute.org.au called *Cooking the books at the Australian National University*, David Richardson and @richarddenniss.bsky.social said the ANU's argument about its unhealthy financial position was "flimsy".” www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907948...
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'Cooking the books': national think tank questions ANU finances
'They should make clear how they use such donations.'
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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Important new independent analysis from David Richardson and @richarddenniss.bsky.social at @australiainstitute.org.au They argue that ANU’s books “appear designed to present a ‘crisis’ that is contradicted by the audited financial statements.” australiainstitute.org.au/report/cooki...
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Cooking the books at the Australian National University - An analysis of the ANU accounts
Audited financial statements show that the ANU made a ‘profit’ of $90 million in 2024 and $136 million in 2023. Despite such strong financial results, ANU
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Bitter fruit: the dark underside of the booming NSW blueberry industry
Labour hire companies operating on the mid-north coast said to be taking advantage of ‘extremely weak’ state regulation and visa loopholes
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Lyndal Rowlands @lyndalrowlands.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela is among nearly 500 people, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, kidnapped by Israel in international waters on their way to deliver aid to Gaza on the Global Sumud flotilla capeargus.co.za/news/politic...
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Mandela’s grandsons demand the release of their cousin Mandla detained by Isreal
Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, demands the immediate release of his cousin and other activists detained by Israeli authorities during a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, condemni...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
There are more guns in Australia than ever before. The gun lobby says it is "winning". Howard-era promises remain unfulfilled and laws being weakened. Expect more of this. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Between '50 and 100 shots' discharged in Sydney shooting, man critical
NSW Police say the alleged gunman had been "firing indiscriminately at passing vehicles including police vehicles".
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
De Brouwer made the exact same argument two years ago after the Robodebt Royal Commission report was delivered. This is how I treated it in Mean Streak: "Grow up."
Screenshot of the book Mean Streak by Rick Morton. The text reads:

for the past decade and half, when conclusive certificates were
discontinued, is counterproductive to the Parliament’s intent.
‘When it comes to deliberative material, FoI does not ensure
transparency (because advice is not being written) and it
undermines integrity (because advice is not being written).’
So officials don’t put things in writing because they might get
released under Freedom of Information laws, therefore the FoI
laws aren’t working?
Grow up.
De Brouwer is not alone in his views. Former secretaries have
been doing the rounds making exactly these kinds of noises, as if
the outcome of poor professional behaviour is the result of some
law and not … poor professional behaviour.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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The meeting where Dutton and Hastie’s relationship fell apart
In an exclusive extract, Niki Savva reveals details of the shadow cabinet meeting that irreparably damaged Peter Dutton and Andrew Hastie’s relationship, and how Dutton panned his frontbenchers’ polic...
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 07/10/2025
Opinion | From AUKUS to our timid climate target, there are a thousand questions that should be asked at Senate estimates. Too bad they won't be, @amyremeikis.bsky.social writes.
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Here's a list of questions for Senate estimates that will probably, definitely, not be asked
We’ve compiled a short list of the questions that could be asked at estimates, but probably won’t be.
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Australian citizens have the right to return to Australia. Calling them 'Isis brides' does not change the law. They are Australian.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
This is about the 100th article I've seen on the need for a robust public conversation about "the future of our foreign policy and alliance with the US". That the Albanese govt is avoiding it should make us very worried. And confirms its urgency. #AUKUS #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08...
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The US has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here
Seven months after Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term as US president, we are facing the most important moment in Australia’s foreign policy since the Iraq war. Australia needs to have a n...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
One of the biggest issues in mainstream media is not just a fear of the Israeli lobby, but a genuine lack of knowledge of history, international law and context
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Commonwealth Ombudsman already smashed them and now not even govt's chosen auditing firm can say if the house of cards system of punitive mutual obligations is legal. Quite literally, they say, it is indefensible. Yet it persists. Even after Robodebt. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
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Exclusive: Government warned over ‘legal basis’ of welfare system
Despite being warned in 2018 that jobseekers were being exposed to unfair and excessive decisions, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations ‘chose to continue with the status quo’.
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Yep, change the data, that will make it go away...
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Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Interesting thanks @SatPaper finally some information. Willing to bet there would be much more action if it was VIAGRA that was permanently OUT OF STOCK. Oh wait it has no medical necessity just blokes and their complexes ... www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
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No end in sight to HRT shortages
Despite the government’s pre-election commitment to women’s health and making HRT more accessible, ongoing shortages are sparking questions about equity in healthcare.
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Great stuff @mattbevan.bsky.social Is it Trump 'Admin' M O to subsume any potentially damaging critics INTO the administration? We all thought it was just for their craven obsequiousness but perhaps it is because each knows something they shouldn't? #suborned ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzW...
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Are the MAGA podcasters right about Epstein? | If You're Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
ISTM every action of Trump and minions is motivated by malice. What a man, what a regime, what a nation, what voters? What hope? www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2BL...
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Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
@albomp.bsky.social Act johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...
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From globalisation to AI: Why history is about to repeat itself
When globalisation loomed on the horizon in the late 20th century, governments around the world faced a choice: open the economy fully or manage the transition strategically.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/07/2025
The Government’s Safeguard Mechanism is supposed to limit emissions. Instead, it just lets companies cheat. The massive carbon bomb North West Shelf project met 100% of its Safeguard target using dodgy carbon offsets that won't cancel out its huge emissions. @ketanjoshi.co #auspol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/07/2025
"We are one of the richest countries on Earth, yet our unemployment benefits are so low that those without a job are forced to skip meals and visits to the doctor," writes @ebonybennett.bsky.social. Practical solutions to reform our tax system ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/tax-ref...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Coming from… war criminal? 🤔
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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A Voice for Members winning the Victorian CPSU election is an incredible achievement, defeating a thirty year incumbent. Genuine contested union elections get members engaged and drive better union outcomes.
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Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
“Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps” or something idk
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/07/2025
Tas reform isn't hard: slug multinationals and subsidise things we want more of – @ebonybennett.bsky.social "In Norway, they tax the gas industry and subsidise young people to attend university for free. In Australia, we subsidise the gas industry and charge our kids a fortune to get a degree."
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Tax reform isn't hard - slug multinationals and subsidise the things we want more of - The Australia Institute
Taxes are the price we pay for civilisation, but they are also a tool we can use to change the shape of our economy, not just its size.
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
'the country’s politics need to be comprehensively transformed [HOPEFULLY] by the teal [SIC] COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT movement..: intelligent, ethically motivated, (mainly) women confronting the tired old (mainly) men of mainstream Australian party politics' Yes. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/07...
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The contemporary world is run by political dinosaurs facing extinction
An aging generation of mostly male leaders is presently occupying the commanding heights of the most powerful states around the world.
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samsplace9.bsky.social @samsplace9.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
just had the same issue with dogs and after trying hard for a rescue - no luck - got a pup Full of life and sweetness - older dogs are great with him So go for it: you don't even have to walk those two! But do plan for the future - theirs not yours....
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 29/06/2025
Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck?
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Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck?
Governments flagged fruit stickers for the chopping block but then South Australia shelved its September deadline after industry asked for more time * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Fruit stickers may be small, but they can be mighty annoying. Each year 5.62bn plastic labels are picked off fruit and vegetables in Australia, data shows. Those that are not accidentally eaten, washed down the sink or buried in compost, usually end up in landfill, adding about 110 tonnes of plastic to the pile. Continue reading...
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my2centsworth.bsky.social @my2centsworth.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Politicians these days are Party Servants, not Public servants. Nothing about AUKUS is in our national interest & yet the only voices speaking out are Keating, Carr, Evans & yourself & ALP are flipping all of you the bird. Where does that leave us? What's happened to ALP? #SundayShot #auspol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 30/06/2025
Australia has three options: 1. Leave the fate of the smelter to the electricity market, risking its loss 2. Pay subsidies to Rio Tinto, in the billions 3. Make multinational gas exporters supply gas at reasonable prices Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/limit-g...
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Limit gas exports to save smelter - The Australia Institute
As Rio Tinto’s Tomago aluminium smelter requests a government bailout, The Australia Institute has linked the struggles of the smelter to unrestricted gas exports.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 30/06/2025
As billions in public money is used to prop up up the Tomago aluminium smelter, it’s important to know the source of its strife: gas exports pushing Australia's energy prices through the roof. @rodcampbell.bsky.social explains ⤵️
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We can restrict gas exports and save the Tomago smelter
It is Australian gas exports that are causing the high energy prices that threaten the Tomago aluminium smelter.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/03/2025
Australia collects more revenue from HECS than from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. It’s time to increase the PRRT so that gas companies pay their fair share. Sign and share > theaus.in/increasePRRT
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/06/2025
“If you win the lottery, Who Wants to be a Millionaire or The Block, you don’t pay tax on your prize money. "Win the Stella Prize for writing by Australian women, and you pay tax. "Win the Archibald prize for painting, pay tax." Read more ⤵ australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-cos...
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The costly double standard of winning a cash prize in Australia - The Australia Institute
New analysis from The Australia Institute reveals a costly double standard for those who win cash prizes in Australia.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/06/2025
If you win the Miles Franklin Literary award, you pay tax on the prize money. But if you bet on the winner of the Miles Franklin? That money is tax-free. Doesn't seem fair, does it? 📻 Research Manager Alice Grundy unpacks the double standard on 4BC Brisbane @alicektg.bsky.social #auspol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/06/2025
From leaking military actions to defunding research bodies, the consequences of the Trump administration are crashing around the world. Join Dr Emma Shortis, in conversation with Dr Richard Denniss! @emmashortis.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social 📍 University of Melbourne 📅 Wed 16th July 6pm
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/06/2025
"Giving tax breaks to people who’ve got half a billion dollars in their self-managed super fund makes no economic sense and it doesn’t make a lot of political sense either.” @richarddenniss.bsky.social Our research shows 52% support reducing tax concessions for super balances over $3m. 26% oppose.
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Super changes popular, especially among voters the Liberals need to win back - The Australia Institute
Treasurer Jim Chalmers' plan to reduce the generosity of superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy is popular among voters, especially those the Liberal party says it wants to win back, according...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
And the US just bombed Iran at the behest of Israel, which has been claiming its at immediate risk of a nuclear strike for 30 years and we’ll all be told Israel has a right to defend itself, but anything Iran does is an act of war and in another 30 years we’ll be told there was no need for any of it
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The Vice Chancellors of Australian universities are the best paid in the world…and they love to pay big consulting firms for advice on cost cutting…maybe we aren’t paying them enough? Maybe they aren’t paying enough millions for consultants…or maybe Neoliberalism has us on the wrong path yet again
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