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Bit of a news and current affairs junkie. Leaning left and hanging on for the wild ride. Living on beautiful Gadigal Country. Sorry can’t do DMs as refuse to do age verification.

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Tom Studans @maximumwelfare.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🚨 ABC has announced 'SHAKEDOWN', their four-part Robodebt drama series based on @squigglyrick.bsky.social's book 'Mean Streak', will premiere November 22. Starring Kate Box, Justine Clarke and Mandy McElhinney:
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Antfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is a really effective way to turn the tech bro/GOP bullshit process we all hate into a PLUS to a receptive audience. This guy is a pro.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What do the Tech Bros say we get for enormous investment in AI - "nothing clear, nothing soon, and possibly nothing at all" #auspol Claudia Weisenberger - jobs, labour devastation coming michaelwest.com.au/ai-threats-t...
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AI threats. The jobs that won't come back and who pays? - Michael West
AI race continues apace, driven by those who reap the financial benefits, while ignoring those who lose their jobs. Where is the regulation?
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Inko Gneto @inkogneto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Jon @pheonixed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Worthwhile putting your mark on this one. Big Tech is profiting from online harms inflicted on Australians. One thing would change this faster than any regulator: the right for you to seek compensation. Sign the @australiainstitute.org.au petition now: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/big-tech
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✍️ PETITION: Make Big Tech pay when they harm Australians
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 08/10/2026
We don’t think the case for this has been made. One constant in the global history of policing is that every weapon given to cops, they will eventually use. Therefore, every force escalation requires compelling justification.
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kuromakicb.bsky.social @kuromakicb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Straight to the No 💩Sherlock file www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call
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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...
afr.com
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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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ICHTHYS project in the NT, two thirds owned by Japanese company INPEX (incl part owned by the Japanese govt). $52bn in income. $0 in company tax $0 in PRRT But apparently if we do a 25% export tax they might get upset so we can't do it because it is vital for our economy
Year	Total income $	Tax payable $	PRRT
2018-19	$802,110,813	$0	$0
2019-20	$6,378,812,227	$0	$0
2020-21	$6,106,449,154	$0	$0
2021-22	$7,281,757,071	$0	$0
2022-23	$11,973,514,434	$0	$0
2023-24	$10,661,856,034	$0	$0
2024-25	$172,738,325	$0	$0
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Defence Minister Richard Marles is oblivious to that which is obvious to everybody else: Britain cannot deliver our future #AUKUS subs on schedule (if at all). Luckily for Richard, it’s only our money and national security that’s at stake. #auspol
johnmenadue.com
Why Britain cannot deliver SSN-AUKUS on schedule
Britain says SSN-AUKUS remains on track. But its shipyards are already stretched while new reactor and workforce capacity is still being built. Australia is betting heavily on that gap being closed in...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The most radical arm in Australian politics (and the world) right now is the far right. And yet this is the analysis for the Greens.
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh Dear God THE CAFES !!!! Where will the ABC journos get their stories,while getting free food and drink while they 'work'? #auspol #WontSomeonThinkOfTheCafeowners www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Nation's love affair with coffee on shaky ground as cost of living bites
The way Australians drink coffee is changing, with more and more switching to home brews while cafes are "running on a shoestring".
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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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Dark Matter Zine @darkmatterzine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Once upon a time, mining companies had to pay a bond that used to cover the clean up after they pissed off. Now? Nah, tax free while they strip our assets then taxpayers foot the bill to clean up their mess.
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tonywindsor.bsky.social @tonywindsor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Labor party has three major issues that will come back to haunt it if not addressed. AUKUS Gas Tax Gambling legislation Wipe One Racists out with actions. Don’t waste time in Government.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The primary victims of mass surveillance worldwide, are women and girls. From state surveillance to misogynist extremists, women's privacy is consistently violated and victims worldwide are cataloged, monitored, and preyed on like livestock.
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICYMI- yesterday's Contraception cartoon for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Young woman and her mother are in a supermarket. They are looking at a shelf of newspapers that say "Cost of Living Crisis to Worsen- Inequality grows", " 'Godzilla' El Nino shocks scientists", "AI APOCALYPSE' and "Good news! (just kidding!)"
The young woman is saying "Whenever I feel like it's the right time to start a family, I take one these and the feeling goes away"
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wedding special. In which I play the recorder through my nose on my sister’s big day. Subscribe to my newsletter, sometimes I write about other stuff. rick-morton.ghost.io/wed-deb-rede...
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Wed, Deb Redemption
Almost 30 years ago now, when the hit movie Titanic launched in cinemas, my friend Matthew taught me and a few others to play Celine Dion's anthem My Heart Will Go On on the recorder, that musical ins...
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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Outstanding reporting from #Canada on how deeply embedded Atlas Network partners & people are in trying to get #Alberta to be a separated US pawn. (Note Gina Rinehart is part of the problem there too.) The Atlas Network’s ppl want profit for donors, not your good. See #NZpol links. #Auspol #Cdnpoli
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FOUNDATION
Before immigrating to Canada, Alberta Institute founder McCaffrey was president of the youth wing of New Zealand's right-wing ACT Party.
McCaffrey said he was introduced to Atlas partner Frontier Centre for Public Policy by David Seymour, who directed the think tank's Saskatchewan office before returning to New Zealand to resume his political career with ACT.
Since being elected to the New Zealand parliament in 2014, Seymour has denied his links to Atlas Network, calling questions about his connections to the group a "conspiracy theory."
McCaffrey replaced Seymour at the Frontier Centre's Saskatchewan office in early 2012, went
through the Atlas Network's leadership academy program in 2013, and worked for the Manning Centre from 2014 until establishing the Alberta Institute.
McCaffrey has also been active in the UCP since its founding, including as a member of the party's 2018 policy committee.INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FOUNDATION
Separatism has gone from an idea on the margins of the conservative movement to one at the centre of Alberta's government.
Over the last decade, a cadre of libertarian think tanks has been instrumental in bringing Alberta separatism into the mainstream, promoting the idea through research, conferences, social media and the press. They've helped craft government policy to prepare Alberta for independence, and to make the threat of secession a powerful "or else" in the province's stand-off with Ottawa.
Connecting this web of institutes and academics are their ties to the U.S.-based Atlas Network, and the revolving door relationship between members of the network and the administration of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Atlas Network is a U.S. non-profit that acts as the hub connecting a global network of about 500
libertarian think tanks in more than 100 countries.
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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In Australia, we publicly fund privilege, not opportunity.
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The arrogance of Trump Republicans telling us we should “welcome” nuclear armed attack submarines to Australia. Nonsensical word games calling US bases “rotational” can’t hide the fact we have abrogated our sovereignty and US nuclear armed subs will be stationed in Australia.
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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bunnings is not about to charge charities and sports clubs a $150 site fee to hold sausage sizzles outside its stores, despite claims circulating on social media. bit.ly/4h5pDMA
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There's a very good series on BBC4 this evening; "The Australian Wars". It's shocking but IMO is (or should be) required viewing. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk
The Australian Wars - Series 1: Episode 1
Sydney was the first frontier war battleground. No treaty between European occupying forces and the First Nations people meant conflict, and the first recorded massacre followed.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 10/09/2026
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher spoke at the National Press Club on Wednesday. It'll blow your mind to discover that he spread an awfully large amount of shit. Me in The New Daily:
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Profits of doom: Gas boss stretches the truth at press club
Countries across our region are seeing gas as a strategic liability. That’s good for climate and energy security, but bad for gas executives.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 12/09/2026
The real low point in Kevin Gallagher's speech earlier this week was when he claimed the gas industry receives no government subsidies. Between direct grants - $15m - and free credits - $85m - Santos has received $100m worth of federal subsidies for its Moomba CCS project. I guess he forgot those.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The best piece of news, after a relentless and brutal attempt to destroy a decent person and make an example of her, to scare others to silence. No thanks to the mainstream, which said and did nothing to defend the principle of press freedom and her right to report fact and express an opinion.
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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ICYMI: Our entire Four Corners story, Christian Brothers Inc, is here. I am posting the YouTube so our international viewers, including those in Ireland, can watch. Thank you to everyone who sat down with us for this important story. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-x...
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The scandal rocking the Christian Brothers | Four Corners Documentary
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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Antfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s a giant tell that Australian RW politicians are panicking that we social media consumers can OPT OUT of being force-fed bot driven bullshit by malevolent billionaires like Musk and Zuck. Opting out i.e CHOICE used to be a conservative value 😏 #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
smh.com.au
Algorithm shake-up will hurt right-wing parties, censorship fight heats up
Social media platforms have been found to push populist and extreme content. The government’s changes may put some politicians on the back foot.
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Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well, here goes. I tried to keep it contained. Ridicule is what we use to fight institutional hostility. Make no mistake, that's what this is. rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...
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Deliver Us, Lord, From Ridicule
On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre. 'In closing, I ...
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 08/09/2026
Exclusive: Senior members of the Berejiklian and Perrottet Coalition governments say the ICAC hearings are exposing a wider story of secretive influence related to the long-running fight over Sydney’s rapidly filling cemeteries. trib.al/SRIzAXU
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Exclusive: ‘I wanted to vomit’ at Perrottet ICAC evidence
Revelations during ICAC’s Operation Rosny have raised new questions about cabinet’s handling of the NSW cemetery dispute.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned” @adammorton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A six-month investigation by Byline Times reveals that with the support of Palantir's Peter Thiel, Reform's policy chief James Orr has used the University of Cambridge as a student recruitment ground for a hard-right, theocratic political project aimed at bolstering talent in Farage’s party
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Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project Revealed
The world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at...
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dr Michael Keating and Jon Stanford exploding the myth that the US will be rotating through HMAS Stirling. It will be a US base with a US Commodore. Sick of Marles/ALP trying to hide the facts from the public. Stanford says it’s a US base and we have no say in what they do.🤬
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Richard Marles, Australia’s Defence Minister, went to the US and surrendered even more control of our defence and our country to the US and its global war machine. Who are these people working for? This makes us less safe, more of a target and less in free. It’s a betrayal.
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kuromakicb.bsky.social @kuromakicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is an excellent read. I just spent a month in China travelling the old Silk Road and agree with the writer’s view. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
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The China I was taught to fear – and the China I met
Australia should be able to scrutinise China without turning a government, a civilisation and a people into a single threatening enemy.
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Kate Littlejohn @kelittlejohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm currently in the middle of PhD research that is showing unequivocally that this is not even close to a thing. Women are still massively underrepresented in the curriculum and almost every teacher I interviewed raised the manosphere's influence on male students as an explicit blocker.
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This was a satisfying read. First the RBA said our research on profitss was flawed, others even called for our research to be retracted. But we were right all along, and now the RBA's own research shows it. Better late than never I guess thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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RBA's own research shows that profits drove post-pandemic inflation, not wages
Last week, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirmed that they were wrong in 2023 to criticise research by The Australia Institute, which showed rising profits were the significant cau...
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The same government that insisted we hand over our ID to these tech giants to use basic features such as chat? Make it make sense. ‘Australians could soon be given the right to request that large digital platforms such as social media companies and search engines destroy their personal data.’
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New laws to force platforms to delete personal data
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
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Always a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Oh ffs ... colour one of those seats 'orange' & that's the degree of 'power' ON currently has in the WA Legislative Assembly but yeah, sure he's gonna form 'government'. From what 'uni of lunacy' do these narcissistic, megalomaniacal idiots graduate, 'summa cum laude'?
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Spreading the pain…
Graph showing Woolies profits up 18.1%
13.7% for Coles.

Inflation is 4%
Wages is 3.2%
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Why are people with links to military operations in Gaza being welcomed into Australia to participate in a public sporting event, while Australians and foreign nationals who have protested against Israel’s conduct in Gaza have faced extraordinarily close scrutiny?” theaimn.net/the-sydney-m...
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The Sydney Marathon should be about running
By Helen Reynolds  There is something profoundly surreal about watching the Sydney Marathon become entangled in the politics of a war being fought half a world away. On Sunday, tens of thousands of or...
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Matt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Cartoonists like Cathy Wilcox are a gift to society who thankfully can’t, and won’t, be muzzled. Bernd Rieve, Brighton @theageaustralia.bsky.social letters
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine writing Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day and that's not the best thing you did in life.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/08/2026
So much for 'three hours of free power a day' in Australia. "I reviewed multiple pricing schedules on the government’s Energy Made Easy website and it’s now clear that Solar Sharer pricing has the highest cost for a household of all pricing schedules on offer reneweconomy.com.au/solar-sharer...
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Why Solar Sharer has become the solar shocker, with the costliest of retail offers
It could have been a very smart, exciting and world-first energy policy initiative. But now we can see the results, it’s clear that Solar Sharer has gone terribly wrong.
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I must have said something very truthful in that cartoon for the Oz to still be banging on about it.
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