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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

Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Really enjoyed listening to @aptshadow.bsky.social ‘s architect trilogy. The narration by @sophiealdred.bsky.social was brilliant, made the characters really come alive.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I read the entire old man’s war series while driving to work thanks to audiobooks

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

When i did my degree one task i had to do was walk through old cemeteries and note the dates on the grave stones and then chart it. There use to be many dead children and the evidence is there to this day for anyone to see.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Fined a whopping 0.00019% of his net worth

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It was rough being a kid that loved that movie

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying… “Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X

I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together.
This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Absolutely anybody who worked for Blackwater should be shot.

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 03/03/2026

📢 Australia's intelligence agency has confirmed Herzog met with ASIO director Mike Burgess after senator David Pocock pressed for answers.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited ASIO headquarters during Australian visit

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

In 1988 an innocuous Australian government agency was tasked with gathering statistics for industry. Its work made it a flashpoint for critics who charged that it helped rationalise climate denial. With ABARE's internal records now open access, I took or look for @drilledmedia.bsky.social. /1

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“Simply Cannot Be Ignored”: How Australia’s fossil fuel industry shaped the climate future by capturing economic models

Heatwaves and bushfires burned across southern Australia this January thanks in part to climate change. An Australian government agency once insisted it might not happen.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

if they were courageous they would quit. there's nothing brave about killing kids at the whim of an irrational old pedophile

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Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Pretty amazing stuff here in Senates, Wong says she was unaware that the chair of an organisation behind illegal settlements (something Australia is supposed to sanction) entered the country as part of Herzog's delegation. DFAT eventually say the delegation was handled by PM&C not them.

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Jesus fuck, pack of meathead thugs, they clearly love this shit but tonight this rests firmly on Minns too

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Let's get this straight. Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election. After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties. Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The @albomp.bsky.social is defined by cowardice in the face of evil. A govt complicit in the worst abuses. It supports Israel’s genocide and funds the US military.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A world without America…

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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 03/12/2025

In estimates today the Department confessed to me that older people are having their My Aged Care data stolen by providers for use in sales calls. This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.

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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Awesome to have voted out the party that loudly gives no shits about the environment and climate in favour of the part that quietly gives no shits about the environment and climate

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Every month Bandcamp emails me a reminder of my past failures

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The corruption in this country is beyond a joke

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Age verification: Sometimes a rental VHS from our local blockbusters would have sticky tape over the ribbon and it would mess up the tracking on our VCR

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

She would name you Hen Birdfeather

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The Age (unofficial) @theage.nzcow.com · 28/06/2025

📢 Hannah Thomas, who ran against the prime minister in his seat, has undergone surgery for serious facial injuries after being arrested at a protest in western Sydney.

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Former Greens candidate, bruised and bloodied, undergoes facial surgery after police arrest

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

When I was studying food safety programs as a non American I was surprised to learn that with most Ag chem and production California has more restrictions and is a tougher system than the EU

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/04/2025

A LOT of people do not want to hear it but in the United States at least, food has never been safer to eat, not to mention tastier

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

On this day 80 years ago, Benito Mussolini was executed by an Italian partisan in Giulino di Mezzegra, then hung from the Piazzale Loreto in Milan the following day. Happy Mussolini Execution Day to all who celebrate.

The corpse of Mussolini (second from left) next to Petacci (middle) and other executed fascists in Piazzale Loreto, Milan, 1945

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I see the problem, there’s no error bars

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free." - For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza. 23 and he knew to leave a death note.

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This is Hossam's team, and we are sharing his final message :
"If you're reading this, it means I have been killed
-most likely targeted-by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old-a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents
-anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people's side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest-something I haven't known in the past 18 months. I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza.
Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free."
- For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Isn’t the problem more to do with ownership of news outlets dictating editorial policy which then makes the outlet untrustworthy? I trust the work of established journalists but I am skeptical of anything printed in various outlets regardless of the authors pedigree

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The vibe I bring to the function

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

My hot take is the mass casualisation of the work force is the main reason so few people understand the value and importance of expertise, knowledge, and craftsmanship.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

What was the point of Americans hoarding all those guns? It’s now or never cowboy

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

But you have no way of knowing if those sources are an accurate reflection of the body of knowledge on the topic, or just cherry picked abstractions without doing your own search and readings.

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I’ll be 40 this year and I’ve never seen snow

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Posting seems like a lot of extra work

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I managed to find a few of them on my old tumblr

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Some night time photography I did a long time ago

People dancing by a camp fire at night, they look blurry and the fire is bright

Two tents under moonlight the interior of one is lit up casting shadows on the canopy

A view of Adelaide from the hills at night a streak of headlight passes from the center to the left

A person in a trench coat and hat mails an envelope in the dead of the night

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hah I actually found it much harder to do night shots on digital but that’s probably because I didn’t really have any idea what I was doing - I can find a couple of examples if you are curious but they’re honestly not very good

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

These are really cool, I use to love doing night time shots with slide film decades ago

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Chris @irritableowl.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The one American dish I want to try more than anything else is collard greens

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