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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 14h
This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today:
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Jenny O’Connor @jenocon.bsky.social · 9h
Brilliant response !
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 14h
Friends of the dickhead, who believed his car made other cars look “like little bitch hatchbacks”, say he is quietly wishing he had a little bitch hatchback right now. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/03/18/d...
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Dickhead With Ute Taller Than Himself Not So Fucking Smug About It Now — The Shovel
An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spe...
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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 16h
The Kouk makes a great point here. Productivity in human services is extremely hard to measure; the class sizes for teachers example is a great one. Universities have been cramming more students into their classes for years — learning has declined — is that better ‘productivity’?
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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 16h
The Greens under new leadership have made the decision to be a government-in-waiting and many Australians are energised by that Its not only a mess made by Albanese and Labor, its a dysfunctional mess created by major parties in our body politic that serves no-one johnmenadue.com/post/2026/10...
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Greens can hope to pick up the mess Labor and Albanese have made
Labor’s shift to the right has opened political space on its left. If the Greens seriously want to become an alternative party of government, they must take votes from Labor, professionalise and build...
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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 14h
WhY aReN’t FaMiLiEs HaViNg MoRe BaBiEs
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16h
My latest for @deepcutnews.bsky.social on the we need less govt spending folk who pay no tax. open.substack.com/pub/deepcutn...
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News Corp, Santos, Kogan paid $0 in tax. But sure, let’s blame ‘government spending’ - Greg Jericho
The Coalition want to cut already-underfunded social and health services, while staying silent on the corporations paying nothing
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h
Holy shit.
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Michael Bell @disirregardless.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It takes a special kind of obsidian-smooth Press Gallery Brane™ to ask: "how could the party popular with neo-Nazis welcome neo-Nazis into their campaign launch?"
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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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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 05/10/2026
Young Australians will live with the consequences of today’s climate decisions, yet 16- and 17-year-olds have no vote in shaping them. Lowering the voting age would give them a say in their future, John Menadue writes. #auspol #ClimateChange
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I loathe AI and will personally never use it, in my work or otherwise. Even if it wasn't hideous in almost every way, why would I cede ground to something with precisely zero creative spirit? rick-morton.ghost.io/the-boast-in...
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The Boast in the Machine
While browsing the Australian Government's contract notices portal AusTender a few days ago – regular readers of this august publication will know that this is one of my principal meditative outlets –...
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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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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Labor - called out, NOT by voters, but by Pacific nations over their hypocritical fossil fuel corporate agenda Pacific nations are pushing back in the UN on the global stage, to expose a killer nation which continues use to add to global emissions VOTE for ambitious climate goals and solutions
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My man looks like a beluga whale pitching Bitcoin
Elon Musk, douchy and doughy and pale
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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My man thread incoming…🍿🎉
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Please sign and share this important petition to protect the right to abortion in Victoria: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pr...
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Protect Safe Abortions in Victoria
Safe abortion has always been a union issue. Because when politicians choose to turn abortion from a reproductive health procedure into a criminal offence, it’s not their rich mates who lose access t...
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As a potential super El Niño looms, Australia is pouring $16.3 billion into fossil-fuel assistance. We're staring down a hotter, more brutal climate while spending billions helping fuel the bloody thing. You couldn't write satire this fucking stupid. #auspol
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Labor government: David Shoebridge should work constructively with the Labor government Also Labor government: We're launching a smear campaign against David Shoebridge #auspol
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Willem Huiskamp @willemh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This has been an open secret in Australia for some time, with the federal government going to great lengths to *appear* as if they have effective climate policy, while rubber stamping mine after mine. It's disgraceful, and they are not held to account for it.
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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Zero tax on $51BN of revenue. But they chased people until they suicided for Robodebt. How have we not burned down the oligarchy already. JFC
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Mary Debrett @drmaryd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shame on LNP and PHON for their plan to reverse Victoria’s plan to get off gas if elected. The plan will make energy safer, healthier and cheaper for householders as well as reducing GHGs. What’s not to like? www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/no-one-is-...
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“No one is being forced to replace their cooktop”: How Victoria’s plan to get households off gas became an election fight
“In the Ballarat region, you’re running the heater for 6 months of the year”.
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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please sign and share this important petition: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pr...
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Protect Safe Abortions in Victoria
Safe abortion has always been a union issue. Because when politicians choose to turn abortion from a reproductive health procedure into a criminal offence, it’s not their rich mates who lose access t...
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Headline is reminiscent of something I saw in News Corp. Accusation is reminiscent of something I saw on X.
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Floyd, of the K floyds @floydthek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Memo to Albanese...
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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And people wonder why rapes go unreported. 🤬 The DA needs to be charged for perverting the course of justice.
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I follow people in the UK, US, Canada, NZ, Australia & plenty of other places, and we're all bitching about the same fucking thing. Different governments, same billionaire class, same neoliberal bullshit, same people getting screwed. At what point does complaining become a global fucking uprising?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You really can’t make this shit up.
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It should not go unnoticed that whenever the inflation conversation takes hold, profits never enter the chat. The usual suspects are happy to talk further cuts – to services and jobs – but never actually raising funds from those businesses that benefit from our pain." #RBA #inequality #auspol
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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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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is enraging. So the ONLY thing available to counter inflation is to constantly ratchet up my mortgage repayments but they can’t do a thing about this shit in 11 years? I pay company tax, personal tax, council rates, exorbitant interest, every kind of fkn govt payment but look at these pricks.
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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
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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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
House prices falling by a percentage not seen in 40 years does not mean house prices have fallen to affordable levels - it is just that we have seen them increase so much year on year, that falls seem significant BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE HOUSING AFFORDABLE IT JUST MEANS THE HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN BROKEN
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The cash rate cannot reopen a shipping lane, lower the global oil price, manufacture diesel, rebuild after a climate disaster or reverse an insurer’s withdrawal" writes Professor Ray Wills and Professor Peter Newman AO. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/pE9mwxB0
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Mr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australia's trend unemployment rate has risen from 4% to 4.6% in two years and is still rising, yet the RBA is persisting in raising cash rates because of a global oil shock. It is ideological madness and it must be close to pitchfork time.
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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If our “system” requires even more people to lose their jobs the least this “Labor” government do is raise the rate above the poverty line.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Inflation is being driven by war, greedy corporations and climate change. But somehow it's regular people that need to pay through job losses, mortgage and rental stress. What looks sensible to the RBA is hubris on a society level www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Live: RBA hikes rates, pointing to Middle East war and AI boom
The RBA delivers its fourth rate hike for 2026, bringing interest rates to the highest level since November 2011. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live ...
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Twitter Exile @twitter-exile.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#GabrielleDevietri #TheGreens are polling at 18% across Victoria and are the leading party for under 34s. This is huge and unprecedented. Now is the time to join our people powered movement for a better future Link in bio or here: greens.org.au/vic/join #AUSPOL #SpringSt #Greens #VoteGreens
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The Chaser @chaser.com.au · 29/09/2026
"We hope women know we take their safety seriously. It's a top priority, just below protecting the reputation of ourselves and our male students." chaser.com.au/general-news...
Cornell to take rape allegations more seriously: introduces 'naughty corner' punishment - The Chaser
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RUOK Speedwagon @uberpaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Give me money or I might kill everyone. When you give me money, I might kill everyone anyway.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We need your help to find who robbed us. Victoria Police are doing all they can to find the men who did. Hoping the power of community might help too! Here’s 3 short videos of two of the robbers smashing into the side of our catering enterprise
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JBFittz @jbillz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bloody hell! We’re worried about what the billionaires and corporations will do so let’s punish mortgage holders. Make it make sense.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jillian Segal would be proud. #auspol
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Households across Australia are cancelling annual holidays, cutting back on groceries and reducing other spending because the 79-year-old little boy is out of his depth. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/05/06/i...
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