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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 19h

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

Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Of course the RBA will keep raising interest rates. A bit more poverty, a few more jobless - it's such an easy lever to pull. In fact, it's a bit like human sacrifice to appease the Business Gods and it works, for some.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We've now had this cat for about six weeks and while I like him, I don't want one of my own. It's a tough life though. He has to change windows several times a day to keep the sun on his lazy hide and when it's dark, there are only two laps.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A bit baffled by this article. Am I supposed to feel sympathy because they were lied to, used etc? They were signing up to One Nation, so what did they expect? Did they just wake up and think, "I'm going into politics - One Nation seems nice"? Suck it up. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates

Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I thought "Godzilla Minus 1" was a truly great movie (no correspondence etc) and now it has a sequel, the oddly named "Godzilla Minus Zero". Isn't that just Godzilla? Whatever, I'll be watching it.

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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know one way of stopping AI agents from accessing Australian government data would be by making them have MyGov accounts.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A gift from the Show, courtesy of daughter who knows my tastes.

A bottle of Keating & Co, Jalapeno Jammerhead sauce.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hung around like a bad smell while I made pizzas but got nothing. Curled up on Mrs GB's lap and pointedly ignored me.

A cat curled into an approximate circle, asleep on a lap.

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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why would you trust an industry founded on theft to self-regulate?

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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're giving up and letting the Zionists win.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The things that turn up in a reno. One built-in had 1957 newspapers concealed but the other had vintage, um, magazines

Two magazines from the 70s, of dubious taste.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The flying bolt cutters are at it again.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tonight we have the g'kids and cat but no parents. It's a good deal. "Stardust", pancakes, and popcorn. Great cast with Henry Cavill as a callow young cad.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes all Australians should be alarmed by what Segal proposes, and legacy media's unwillingness to take it up to her and the Israel lobby she represents. But no less a threat to 'social cohesion' is the PM who appointed Segal, and so enabled foreign interference disguised as countering antisemitism.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We watched Odysseus today. Pretty good, quite different to The Return which was a fantastic movie but that's the thing innit? It can be whatever you want. Long but kept you in. Probably watch it again too.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

(nervously) It's very quiet. Maybe *too* quiet...

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our guests are down to one lazy cat. The rest have started shifting stuff back home, especially school gear, but they'll be back on and off until work is finished. Bit sad about this. we've really enjoyed the 3-gens thing.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

"Scientists Grew Human Brain Tissue Inside Mice and It Actually Worked
The transplanted cells formed circuits, reached the spinal cord and responded to injury."
False colour image of mouse brain with human neurons.

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MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This brilliant family are the sort of people Pawleen and her low IQ fans would try to prevent coming here, or not allow the family to come. PHON cannot get hold of any power. The simply cannot. #Auspol #VicVotes

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@dogboy64.bsky.social If you ever want to try something different?

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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

At some point an Australian PM will announce we are never getting any of these nuclear powered submarines. The only matter in doubt is who the PM is at the time.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The bay tree has flowered for the first time and it's swarming with hoverflies.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bit sad because I think daughter and family (and cat) are moving back home soon. This has been great - so many hugs and pranks and giggles. Meanwhile, the gifts continue.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My grandson is 12 and when asked to choose a cake, informed us that today is International Jam Doughnut day. In a spirit of trust, I'm taking his word for it.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Daughter took Mr almost 12 home for a sleepover. As usual, 4 families will now experience an outbreak of disease, including ours. One of them went home early and unwell. Honestly, I could write this script. We're safe for now with his big sister and the cat.

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Muzzling speech by stealth. How Segal is imposing her antisemitism regime on the arts Joshua Barnett reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/muzzling-speech-…

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GregoryWalters @catmanforever.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sadly, for ordinary Australians, being the third-richest country in the world means diddly squat, because most of that wealth goes to the wealthiest 5% of our population. Meanwhile, we have real poverty here and dire income inequality. #auspol #aupol

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John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cat food, rage and fascism: "I was irrationally fucking furious. I was about to stroke out. Inside my head, an angry cartoon me jumped up and down, shaking his tiny fist. There Was A Little Yellow Sticker. It promised me a price of $5.50. I am not paying $13.95. Why is this so fucking difficult?"

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Cat food, rage and fascism.

Just a quick note today because the first draft of my Quarterly Essay, in which I try to explain Pauline Hanson’s resurrection, is due Monday.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I don't know where that cat gets his energy.

A sleepy looking cat peering out from under a blanket.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Next door had a bumper crop of grapefruit, which she doesn't eat. But she does like grapefruit marmalade.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We just assembled a free bed (FB Buy nothing) to replace a 14 yo 'temporary' one. It was described as a DB but it's a QB. Oh well, I always wanted a QB anyway. Now just need a mattress. And sheets.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Mrs GB brought some wattle in from the front yard and put it on the desk. The cat went nuts - desperate to get to it. Now he's thinking about jumping. Mad.

Cat about to try climbing a bookcase to get to a vase of wattle.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺 #Archaeology

A photo of a well-preserved wooden barge displayed inside a building. The barge is long and narrow, with wooden benches running along its length. It appears weathered. There are some people watching the barge, giving a sense of scale to the barge.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/08/2026

Absolutely staggering: 152 cases involving ICE and CBP officials or contractors accused or convicted of crimes. 131 involved sex offenses. 78 involved children. Maybe the people demanding unlimited power to hunt down “criminals” should spend a little more time looking inside their own agencies.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Q. What if you bred a sheep to store fat like a camel? It would have a hump, right? A. Well no.

Two Hissak sheep (left, head to camera, right, tail to camera). Up to 200 kg, fat stores could be useful in our coming harsher climates.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'll believe it when I see it but being able to opt out of social media algorithms would be a start. Sadly, the least likely people to opt out would be those who need it most.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Worried about the rent? Your bills? Democracy? Food and water scarcity from global warming? Fear not! Angus Taylor knows what's *really* important. Jan 26th and flag burning...

Angus Taylor against an Australian flag. Taylor is proposing to fix Jan 26th in law and criminalise burning the flag.

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Greybeard @greybeard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Never big on Father's Day but getting two handmade cards and big hugs from the grandkids was pretty special. And chocolates. I'm really going to miss this lot when their reno's finished. Even the explosion of clothes, books and school gear brings back happy memories.

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