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Glenn Jones

@jonesy101.bsky.social
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Train Driver, Unionist. Lover of outdoors, camping fishing etc. Cricket, Pickleball and tennis. Interested in Australiana and world politics.

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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Who will get the blame if this happens? Labor again? #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Opinion | If You Think Rising Oil Prices Are Bad, Just Wait for the Inevitable Crash
An oil bust is on the horizon.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/c...
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See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California
An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Are the Greens fair dinkum? David Shoebridge as leader? Wow. What a self hit. Against everything. Not a negotiator. This will be a self inflicted wound. He is anti people.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Isn't it time our Reserve Bank and for that matter Government looked at other ways to curb inflation. You just can't keep flogging the people all the time. Business just increase prices, but somehow never return them to pre-existing levels. But, they have to share the burden more. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Will it be enough?': Bullock flags further rate rise www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/fina...
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'Will it be enough?': Bullock flags potential fifth rate rise
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has refused to rule out a fifth interest rate rise when the board meets again in just over a month.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone actually believe this tripe? It looks to me that the members are getting hoodwinked. I would not like to be a ON Member, seeing my funds going to a couple at the top of the party. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property
Email to members says money lent to a party-linked company to establish a micro distillery
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why do we have people like Andrew Bragg in politics? Obviously against people having a better life after work. But really his policies will make people having to work longer. Nothing really about helping people. #730ABC
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We have the same happening now Australia. No accountability equals dictatorship. I don't agree with say Murdoch media. But they have a right to put their point of view over, no matter their bias. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump bans three news outlets from White House www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/u...
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Three news outlets' reporters denied White House access
Three US media outlets say they have been denied access to the White House in President Trump's latest efforts to restrict news coverage.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AI working for you? Not in this world.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Suncorp's debt collector engaging in 'worst kind' of bullying, former ACCC chair says
Insurance giant Suncorp's debt collector spent months using AI to harass an 81-year-old woman into paying a claim she was not responsible for.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Bill Kelty on One Nation’s ‘giant tax avoidance scheme’
The former ACTU secretary and architect of Australia’s superannuation system says workers will risk lower wages, higher inflation and a poorer future all round if super funds are tapped today.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network deepfakes dozens of Australian politicians
Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How much has One Nation received from election funds where they get so much per vote received? #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
The Bank of Pauline Hanson: $400k in unexplained debts to One Nation founder
The party and its founder have refused to answer questions about the commercial loans, the interest Hanson has earned and One Nation’s opaque business structure.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#SarahFerguson keeps getting under #BarnabyJoyce skin. Without trying I might add. Just simple relevant questions that should of been answered. And he calls himself an Accountant. What a joke.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
'Not Jesus Christ': Joyce grilled on super raid plan www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
thenewdaily.com.au
Joyce says he's 'not Jesus Christ' in TV meltdown over super raid
Barnaby Joyce has been unable to explain how much super Australians would lose in retirement under the party's policy to allow early access.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
One year isn’t enough grattan.edu.au/news/one-yea...
grattan.edu.au
One year isn’t enough
The government needs to keep up the pace of economic reform
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What is happening Australia? We are not supposed to be a third world country. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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abc.net.au
Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis
In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Allies Grumble That U.S. Is Hindering Global Economic Growth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/w...
nytimes.com
At G20 Summit, Some U.S. Allies Push Back on Trump’s Economic Approach
At a summit meant to showcase President Trump’s economic policies as a model for the world, Europeans complained about tariffs and the war with Iran.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To me, the US threat on the world. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/b...
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Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World
Government bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation. The effects will extend to mortgages, business loans and other types of credit.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New Exclusive Video Reveals Immediate Aftermath of Nepal Glacier Collapse www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: New Exclusive Video Reveals Immediate Aftermath of Nepal Glacier Collapse
New footage exclusively obtained by The New York Times showed the aftermath of the moment a giant glacier broke away from the top of a ridge in the Himalayas, setting off a deadly flood.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We don't need to trade standards for cheap homes www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
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We don't need to trade standards for cheaper housing. Here's how
Why Andrew Bragg’s pledge to scrap home energy efficiency standards is the wrong solution to Australia’s housing affordability crisis.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
what can I say? Gutless! @albomp.bsky.social
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
PM faces further GST backlash after standing by lucrative WA deal
Anthony Albanese is still facing pressure from Labor and Liberal states to overhaul the GST carve-up after declaring he was sticking by Western Australia's lucrative funding deal.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump Threatens Suit Over Report He Doesn’t Like, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Are the Liberals ageing out of Australian politics? www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Is the Liberal Party ageing out of Australian politics?
Australians today are more multicultural and secular, and less likely to have children, than in the 1940s when the Liberal Party was founded.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Super for deposits would further fuel house prices www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/supe...
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Using super for deposits would just add fuel to house prices
Just as the housing market calms down just a little bit, watch some politicians issue crazy policies to juice the market and push up prices.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Who's side is Trump and the US on? Appears that they are not on ours. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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Trump scales back joint military drills with South Korea, calling them 'hostile'
US President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearise Iran and citing his good relationship with North ...
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And the winner is? The person that created this government money waste to try and avoid scrutiny. Come on Clacton, I thought the Brits were better than that. He will continue his agenda of dividing the country at the expense of the ordinary people. Brexit proved that.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader does not appear for the result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Warning as Aussies are 'turned against each other' www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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Threat warning as Aussies are 'turned against each other'
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Appeasing authoritarians dooms us to repeat history www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
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Appeasement of authoritarian voices dooms us to repeating history
No matter how much we know about history, we are doomed to repeat it. Appeasement of authoritarian voices will get us there faster.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Appeasing authoritarians dooms us to repeat history www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
thenewdaily.com.au
Appeasement of authoritarian voices dooms us to repeating history
No matter how much we know about history, we are doomed to repeat it. Appeasement of authoritarian voices will get us there faster.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Its time that the government had its own insurance company. To keep the other bastards honest. GIO kept them honest years ago, until governments decided to sell assets that have had a detrimental effect on affordability in general. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Car insurers on notice over accelerating premiums www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2026...
thenewdaily.com.au
Car insurers on notice over accelerating premiums
ASIC has put car insurance companies on notice as accelerating premiums overtake inflation, leaving drivers very unhappy.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Same problem the world wide. Those that can most afford to pay tax are the one's that want to stop it at the big end. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/n...
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Judge Pauses Rollout of N.Y.C. Second-Home Tax, Dealing Blow to Mamdani (Gift Article)
A group of homeowners had sued the city, arguing that the introduction of the tax was mishandled. After the judge issued an order pausing the rollout, the city said it would appeal.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Take note #ALP @albomp.bsky.social Labor has to be different if it is to thrive. #auspol
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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abc.net.au
Britain's new PM is redefining populist anger
Britain's new left-leaning PM Andy Burnham has seized the same public discontent driving Nigel Farage on the populist right but with a very different agenda. As One Nation climbs in the polls, Austral...
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
‘Impoverishing millions’: RBA must rethink inflation www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2026...
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‘Impoverishing millions’: The RBA must rethink how it fights inflation
Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss argues 'impoverishing millions' isn’t the only option available to reduce inflation.
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Glenn Jones @jonesy101.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Is there a difference between the NSw Libs and the CFMEU in Vic? #auspol
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