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Charles Tuise

@ctuise.bsky.social
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Born an outsider desperately looking in... now I'm a grownup I don't even want in But this Bluesky place isn't too bad... might stay awhile

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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 6h
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18h
"Countries with higher tax rates report the highest levels of economic wellbeing, average income, life expectancy, education, and lower rates of inequality," writes Ebony Bennett. Read more: theaus.in/4zstXgn
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 17h
The grandiose Games design of David Crisafulli & Jarrod Bleijie has placed extreme pressure on Queensland's construction labour force. The pledge of 1M homes by 2044 is well behind with a worker shortfall of 18,200 as they boast of stealing them from other jurisdictions. #qldpol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16h
New analysis reveals the positive impact this year’s property tax changes have had on those who’d previously been locked out of the housing market. Learn more australiainstitute.org.au/post/turn…
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 11h
We are in Canberra reminding politicians to ground themselves in the values of fairness, compassion and safety - values that represent our community. At a time when refugee rights are under attack, we need more politicians to represent and defend our multicultural communities.
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 11h
Trickle down housing policy… and going to be just as ‘effective’ as every other expression of neoliberal economic philosophy #Qldpol
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 15h
Nobel Peace Prize winner Pillay praised, pilloried, ignored by Australia Professor Stuart Rees reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/nobel-peace-priz…
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Joint statement that the spineless Australian foreign minister refused to sign on to. Too busy sucking up to the Trump regime. #ICC #EndAUKUS #auspol
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I feel so ashamed as a proud Greek Australian to see Greeks booing a Welcome To Country last night. Shame on us. The First Nations community of Melbourne deserves a formal apology for the behaviour of Greek Australians last night. #australiacup #Hellas #SouthMelbourne #MelbourneVictory
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not a single ounce of humanity between the lot of them. #Auspol
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's been over 2 weeks since the government dumped hundreds of reports on a Friday. Amongst them the news 91 children known to Queensland child protection died last financial year. Silence from Premier David Crisafulli & zero follow up. #qldpol
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Any fool can see the absurdity of culling an animal that lives for 400 years and only reaches sexual maturity at 150.
theguardian.com
To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species
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Ette Media @ettemedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Daily Mail used an image of ex-IDF soldier and right wing agitator Avi Yemini as an example of pro-Palestine protesters “clashing” with cops. Righto. It’s been more than 36 hours since this article went live and despite a campaign for a correction by News Cord, the image is still up.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How are those "shared values" going, @albomp.bsky.social ? #EndAUKUS #auspol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 09/10/2026
Neoliberalists preach the ideology as an excuse for political inaction, while acting the opposite way. In the latest episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss calls out this inconsistency. Listen here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-neoliberalism/
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... Soon AI will be communicating with other AI in Government deciding what's best for us all. May as well replace Politicians with AI at this rate #Auspol #News @laboraus.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social
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OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites
Revelation comes after executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message, but was ‘happy to go and confirm’
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And no, suffering from depression does not cause men to suddenly allegedly strangle their partner to the point where they can’t breathe and fear they are going to die. This just further stigmatises men with depression and
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 8, 2026 ~ Moloch! "A natural rainforest shouldn’t burn. It’s too wet. So even the fact that we create and see these fires that spread into the Amazon is already some kind of tipping point." insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...
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Compounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline - Inside Climate News
Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/10/2026
"There is an astronomical increase in demand for homelessness services. "I find that deeply disturbing & I know a lot of other Australians do too." @barbarapocock.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss the housing crisis & its impact on younger Australians. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4y9JHDV
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We have strayed far from the hopeful promise of a universal health scheme 1st delivered by Gough Whitlam in the form of Medibank. #Auspol thepoint.com.au/opinions/261...
thepoint.com.au
Australia is exhibiting some of the worst traits of the US health system
Australia’s health system is exhibiting some of the worst traits of its American counterpart. We spend heavily once people are sick. Over the longer term, spending on hospitals has grown faster than s...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if AI can't improve productivity of coding, then all other claims about productivity improvements are essentially horseshit. Coding was the one thing everyone was like "well yeah of course it will be able to do that faster"
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/10/2026
For many younger Australians, the prospect of sharing in Australia's prosperity is slipping out of reach. @barbarapocock.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss the impact of the housing crisis on younger Australians & her proposals to turn the situation around. 🎧 theaus.in/4y9JHDV
Photo of Senator Barbara Pocock in a senate inquiry.
NEW EPISODE | Younger Australians “locked out” as intergenerational housing divide grows
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"They lost, appealed, and want me to pay their legal costs". Govt gets nasty fighting @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social access to *public information* #auspol michaelwest.com.au/shakedown-at...
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Shakedown at Transparency Corral. Government brings out the money gun - Michael West
The Albanese Government has reached a new low, using a Federal Court appeal application and questionable legal tactics to avoid scrutiny.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hacking into things Campbell Newman style as a response to populism is only going to impact the most vulnerable. Straight away this migration plan will hit sectors like aged care, putting increased workload on the existing labour force. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan
Angus Taylor acknowledges some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes, as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Funny… cause it’s true
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder - Japan imports more gas from Australia than it needs, and so it onsells it to other countries for a profit. www.afr.com/world/asia/a...
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Australia moves to calm Japan’s jitters over gas reservation policy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers used a large business gathering near Tokyo to promise executives that Australia would remain a dependable energy supplier.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Is Anthony Albanese destined to be the most disappointing PM ever? #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Anthropic has already signed a deal on its $32bn Dalby data centre before any approvals. Residents haven't been consulted & the Crisafulli government is ploughing ahead with Qld Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie taking planning away from the council. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Residents fear there is no stopping $32b hyperscale data centre
Anthropic has already signed a deal to use a portion of the facility earmarked for the Western Downs, but it has not actually been approved yet
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Every single person who spruiks AI and the glory of data centres is either a sociopath or the most gullible POS.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 05/10/2026
The Reserve Bank hiked interest rates last week - but why? Despite the unusual economic climate, the RBA is just ploughing on as normal, @grogsgamut.bsky.social says. "There seems to be a lack of recognition of just how absurd a lot of what's going on here is." #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Amy notes that China has joined Japan is now onselling Australian gas. FMD we *really* need to tax the gas. Barely a more obvious policy has presented itself. One political party will do it and they will get all the advantage. #TaxTheGas www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Two things easily missed while we were distracted by trivia
In Australia, we’re too busy looking at the next carriage on the political sushi train to realise the track itself is broken.
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Take Victoria backwards to something akin to Queensland under Joh Bjelke-Petersen? Trump-style threats & more pamphlets than the Qld LNP at the 2024 state election. #springst
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Get this Trumpism out of Australia immediately. By ANY means necessary.
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sadly we continue to make this passage relevant across the globe. Brilliant performance by Sir Ian
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Charles Tuise @ctuise.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Dr Blair Williams @blairwilliams26.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh my goddddd I haaaate these yank tanks!!! If you're too big for a generously-sized carpark, you're too big for the road! Tax these out of existence 😤😤😤 #YankTanks
A giant chevrolet yank tank, badly parked
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Govt has appealed another of my #FOI wins to the Federal Court. Again it’s seeking costs against me if I’m unsuccessful defending my win. It turns out winning an FOI in a Tribunal is expensive - and that’s exactly the message the Govt wants to send to citizens. 1/2 #auspol
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We have a right to know where #AUKUS nuclear waste will be buried, and how our Foreign Investment Review Board decides if Aussie companies can be sold to foreigners. Despite the Govt appealing my #FOI wins, and seeking legal costs if I lose, I’m in for the fight. Game on! #auspol
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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It lectures on Australian taxation but pays none itself. News Australia Holdings racked up 10 years of paying zero tax. It earned $1.89 billion in revenue, made more than $300 million in profit (a record for the past decade) & contributed zero. #auspol www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
crikey.com.au
News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Consultants have made a killing corporatising universities. But the UOW inquiry into mates's deals may mark the peak. Heads are rolling. Adam Lucas and James Guthrie #auspol michaelwest.com.au/university-g...
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University governance flaws exposed. End of consultants' bonanza? - Michael West
Heads rolling after NSW Legislative Council released its report into university governance, highlighting transparency and accounting issues.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Societies that still have the death penalty have something broken within them.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ATO shows that 30% of large companies paid NO TAX in 24/25 None. Our systems are broken.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 01/10/2026
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
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Maranoa Girl @maranoagirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AU. The ABC’s finance guru Alan Kohler is stepping down after an illustrious career that included more than three decades with the broadcaster. www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2026... Thank you, Alan Kohler & thanks for the clarity of the information & its mischievous delivery.
thenewdaily.com.au
ABC finance guru and TV mainstay Alan Kohler to sign off
The ABC's finance guru Alan Kohler is stepping down after an illustrious career that included more than three decades with the broadcaster.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌊 The concerning thing isn’t just that global SST is at a record-breaking +0.75°C above the 1991–2020 baseline. It’s the trajectory 🤯
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kogan CEO in June: Ruslan Kogan says changes to Capital Gains Tax will attract migrants motivated by “sick NDIS scams” and the welfare system." Today ATO Tax data for Kogan Pty Ltd: Income: $642.3m Taxable income: $0 Tax paid $0
Screenshot: "Sick scame": Kogan boss unleashes on Albanese government's capital gains tax changes"

rich lister Ruslan Kogan has issued an epic rant about Anthony Albanese's tax changes, warning they risk attracting a specific type of migrant to Australia'sSpreadsheet screenshot of ATO corporate tax transparency data

KOGAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD: Total income $642,335,009; Taxable Income $0; Tax payable $0
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hearing talk of a 15% fall in house prices. Yep. Will take us all the way back to Dec 2023 levels. You know, back when housing was so cheap.
Chart showing the index of dwelling prices and avge disposable income since 1970 (1970=100)

They moved together until 2000 (CGT discount introduced) 

Nowe incoem is at around 3,000 while dwelling prices are at 6,700
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows" Me for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au
Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows
The latest corporate tax data released today by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) showed that once again, major gas producers are paying no company tax, and despite claims that changes to the Petroleum ...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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