Reposted by ianGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ICHTHYS project in the NT, two thirds owned by Japanese company INPEX (incl part owned by the Japanese govt). $52bn in income. $0 in company tax $0 in PRRT But apparently if we do a 25% export tax they might get upset so we can't do it because it is vital for our economy 9225107
ian @beined.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Companies that paid no tax in 2024-25politicalgadgets.comCompanies that paid no tax, 2024-25 | Political Gadgets1,149 of the 4,299 large companies in the ATO's 2024-25 tax transparency report paid no income tax, despite declaring $637.2 billion in total income. Full list with income figures. 000
Reposted by ianSteph Hodgins-May @stephhodgins-may.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The only people who want to see the Northern Territory fracked are gas billionaires and the politicians doing their bidding. 13617
Reposted by ianDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For a glimpse into @DavidShoebridge's vision, he wrote this for Deepcut a month ago. www.deepcutnews.com/p/we-can-bea...deepcutnews.comWe can beat the 1 per cent – David ShoebridgeAustralia’s Left must unite and rise to meet the moment 713383
Reposted by ianTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 26/09/2026Energy nerd Christmas was yesterday, with the release of the Australia's official energy data for 2024–25. I think the share of Australia's gas being sent offshore hit a new all-time record high for the year, which is neat unless you are running an Aussie business or home that uses energy. 28232
Reposted by ianPup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Maybe the RBA and the government should be focusing on the ‘company profit-price spiral’ 🤷 1615378
Reposted by ianfuturedadOfTwo🙋🏻♂️ @lacroixboi.dadguy.pro · 23/09/2026[11:59 pm] STEVE MILLER: almost time to toke 213637
ian @beined.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The helicopter ribbon cutting was my favourite press outing since the Four Seasons garden centre one. 000
Reposted by ianTwang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026👇This is corruption. The transport minister accepts a gift from Qantas of free platinum status rewards membership for her lifetime. This is the company she's supposed to be regulating. www.afr.com/rear-window/... #auspolafr.comTransport minister given free Qantas platinum status for lifeCatherine King accepted the airline’s top-tier membership, which gives the federal cabinet minister privileges and freebies until the day she dies. 2011661
Reposted by ianNick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As his government approves its 37th new fossil fuel projecttheguardian.comNo avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New YorkBefore United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone 36417187
Reposted by ianTom Swann @tomswann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Intergenerational report assumes existing gas tax levels will stay the same for decades as share of GDP. The gas industry talking point is they will soon go up so no need to change them. 02611
Reposted by ianTim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If only there was a simple way of increasing the number of working-age adults living in the country. 65719
Reposted by ianSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise. 160191143861
Reposted by ianDoug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Paul Keating calls out the madness that is AUKUS. We need sensible members of the Labor caucus to speak up and support Keating. Malcolm Fraser’s book “Dangerous Allies” preempted the defeat and retreat of the US in a war with China.We are being treated as mugs by the US and UK! 1315570
ian @beined.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Israel preventing injured kids from getting wheelchairs. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auAustralian wheelchairs donated to Gaza stuck in Jordan warehouseHundreds of wheelchairs, donated by two Australian charities to help injured children in Gaza, are stuck in warehouses in Jordan due to Israeli restrictions. 032
Reposted by ian💧Bee - Difficult 🐝🌿❤ @belindajones68.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Robodebt compo is great but what about justice Tanya Plibersek? When will those responsible be charged? Scott Morrison Alan Tudge Stuart Robert Christian Porter Kathryn Campbell and others, have all escaped consequences while the Govt pays record compo $$$ Why? 🐝 #auspol #qt 54618
Reposted by ianJohn Delmenico @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026it’s crazy how ‘not taking a side’ almost always means siding with evil but not wanting to be criticised for it 716251
Reposted by ianBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says" 2266201257
Reposted by ianMax Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"THE MACHINES COULD EXTERMINATE ALL HUMAN LIFE. EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW AND LOVE IS AT RISK. NOTHING HAS EVER THREATENED THE SURVIVAL OF OUR SPECIES MORE THAN THIS TECHNOLOGY." So unplug it. "noooooooo but we don't want to lose moneeeeyyyy I like having moneeeeeeyyyyy you guuuyyyyssssss 😭😭😭" 0379
Reposted by ianMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Posting tips for women on how not to get murdered according to Dateline NBC. Will update with more tips 1. Don’t go on a boat with a man 2. Don’t go on a hike with a man 3. Don’t go near a hot tub or bath tub with a man. 721477226
ian @beined.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Burnham could just decide to hang on to the Bayeux Tapestry. The press release would start with “Following a long established precedent, the British Museum will be keeping…” 101
Reposted by ianMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now. 12068201640
Reposted by ianOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026at this point: carbon removal is, at best, essentially a research project. renewable expansion is a policy project 452658536
Reposted by ianSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Absolutely mind boggling that Australia's Signals Directorate has given Israeli phone hacking company Cellebrite secret security clearance to handle sensitive Government data. Our data. 29216144
Reposted by ianPhilip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Malevolent Murdoch Enemy of planet Earth 68831
Reposted by ianChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin. 06032953
Reposted by ianThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201099886
Reposted by ianPaul Dutton @pdutts68.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Neither major political party interested in protecting the future of the nation least of all our environment. #ClimateCatastrophe 1149
Reposted by ianKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/09/2026Which one is Scott Morrison speaking to press in the midst of the 2020 Australian bushfires? Which one is Anthony Albanese speaking to press after the 2026 Nepal floods? 2119896
Reposted by ianKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly was a subversive, funny, brilliant artist. Wrote songs on violence & abortion, supported trans & drag folk, funded black kids' bands, kid literacy & vaccine research. She knew her own style, her own priorities, her own heart. A genius superhero who used her powers for good. Forever beloved. 416740
Reposted by ianJess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Cartoonists are some of the few bold voices left in mainstream media. Both @cathywilcox.bsky.social and @fionakatauskas.bsky.social have fought for space and held their own in a very male dominated field for decades. Thank you Fiona and Cathy making space for women, and all your wit and insight! 625859
Reposted by ianFT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are. 99268166333
Reposted by ianPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...wnycstudios.orgDolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | PodcastsThe story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars. 281250310
ian @beined.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A lot of decisions in the “benefits powerful lobby groups” column rather than the “benefits Australian people” in my spreadsheet these past few years. 000
Reposted by iantonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Time to toughen up Penny on the Israeli butchers. Netanyahu’s mob are treating us with contempt. #Genocide 1822890
Reposted by ianMagma Suit @magmasuit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Original Trilogy- Necessary to have seen to participate in society Prequels- Should be understood and appreciated for what they are but only in the proper academic context Disney Star Wars- If my kid mentions this at the dinner table I’m showing up at the school board meeting 324319
ian @beined.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Well this seems evil michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-...michaelwest.com.auRobodebt on Steroids. Palantir infiltrates NDIS - Michael WestThe Government has secretly put Palantir into its automated decision system inside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) 010
Reposted by ianSenator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: ASIO no. 2 is being rushed through parliament this week. This is the bill that allows warrantless questioning by ASIO, without a lawyer, and you can't tell a soul without being sent to prison. Share this widely and make some noise. 41445334
Reposted by ianKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/08/2026It is deeply silly to have human legs on a machine in a factory, but it is extremely savvy to put human legs on a share price boosting scam attempt where you need simplistic and wide-eyed coverage in a major media outlet 824455
Reposted by ianPaul Dutton @pdutts68.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Australia is not a surveillance state, what approvals to use were given, what law has been passed and tested to allow this. Citizens have a right to walk and live without having their identities secured by police. Someone has to lose their job & police should be fined. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auPolice mass AI surveillance pilot draws rebuke from privacy expertsMore than 130,000 faces have already been scanned under WA Police's landmark facial recognition trial. The privacy watchdog, experts and Aboriginal advocates are raising concerns about who could be ca... 02210
Reposted by ianRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Indonesia started looking at new subs in 2020. Six years later construction has commenceed. Australia started looking at new subs in 2009. 17 years later there’s not a welding torch in sight at Osborne. #ProcurementIncompetence #AUKUS #auspoldefence-blog.comIndonesia begins building its first own submarineIndonesia cut the first piece of steel for its own submarine on Aug. 7, 2026, marking the moment the Southeast Asian nation moved from training its engineers in France to actually building a warship o... 1011950
Reposted by ianThe DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The two biggest drivers of anti semitism in Australia today are Benjamin Netanyahu and Jillian Segal. Fact. 1221468
Reposted by ianstranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 26/07/2026History won't remember who toed the factional line; it will remember who refused to stay quiet while a genocide unfolded. Respect, Ed Husic. 42708211
Reposted by ianDr Desirée Kozlowski @pleasurelab.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage 610141
!["There have been a lot of provocative comments made [about climate change] over the last few days from all sides of the debate and I find it very unhelpful. There is a time and a place to debate controversial issues and important issues, right now it's important to focus on the needs of Australians who need our help”
“There will be time to examine the science and what has occurred here. My thoughts are solely focused, at this point in time, on the families and on the extraordinarily difficult time that we’re going through and offering our support….those debates will take place. But I don't think, from Australia's perspective, now's the time”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/bafkreib5g624nlxmas3myjniuo4ua2i33hag6rd22isnxpn7mwuw5qqj4y)
