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Nate Cochrane

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Recovered journalist. Game show maven. #technology #boardgames #photography #auspol

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3h
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...
thenewdaily.com.au
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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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The neocloud bubble is wild. Aussie startup Firmus has an IPO next week forecast at $30b. Its plans include 2 data centres that will suck 15% of the electricity in Tasmania, the main customer is OpenAI, it has no audited financials, and its co-founder is a criminal www.reuters.com/business/5-b...
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$5 billion Firmus IPO divides investors after valuation triples in two months
As Australian data centre operator Firmus prepares to ​launch a $5 billion initial public offering, the country's second-largest ever, prospective investors are questioning the firm's surging valuatio...
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Twang 🍉 @twangmaker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Our food gets to market on trucks. But the Iran war puts our diesel fuel supply is in danger. You'd think the government would do everything it could to electrify the trucking industry. But no. thedriven.io/2026/09/30/a... #auspol
thedriven.io
"A big fat zero:" Australia is failing on electric trucks just when it needs them most
Barely 0.1 per cent of new trucks bought in Australia this year were electric, despite the country's reliance on imported diesel and its exposure to soaring prices.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen stated that good journalism focuses on “Not the odds, but the stakes”. Speers is master of the odds: horserace political reporting that is all about politics, personalities and polls, and largely ignores consequences for the nation. #insiders #auspol
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Sirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Labor does not consult with or listen to the wider population or to Labor constituencies in the poorer half of the community. Rather, it is a classical crony government, in many respects worse than the Morrison government, governing for its mates, its donors and itself.” #Auspol
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Albanese has shifted his party sharply to the right in pursuit of his aim of making Labor
"the natural party of government"
". Doing so is helping to squeeze the Coalition between Labor and Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. Not coincidentally his policy shifts have made Labor more attractive to an array of fundamentally anti-Labor vested interests and put Labor in their thrall. Mates, cronies, party donors, lobbyists and insiders work to the
disadvantage of the interests of the constituencies he has pretended to champion.
Albanese knows this but thinks he can get away with it. Those fashioning the pitch for the Greens as a party of wider influence would argue that Albanese and Labor can no longer be seen to be a progressive party, or a socially democratic one. Labor's internal administrative structures have atrophied, to the benefit of party insiders, who have always included Albanese himself. The party conference is about as responsible to or responsive to a wider Labor membership as the Chinese Communist Party. As in China, party meetings are stage-managed to predetermined
conclusions.
Is this an Albanese Liberal government, or a Labor one? Many of Labor's old constituents see the broad policies of the Albanese government as
being in no significant way different from those of the Coalition parties which preceded it. It has become at least as deceitful and dishonest about sincere action on climate change. It is now the party of big coal and big gas. Nearly always, more frequently under present environment management, the interests of the fossil fuels industry, and their subsidiary the West Australian government, will be preferred over environmental, heritage or Aboriginal interests. That the handmaiden of this surrender is the environment ministerNor has Labor, on its record, any reason for seeing strident criticism from within as some sort of undeserved betrayal. The Albanese government deserves no leave pass. Nor anything like a pass mark for generally good conduct. It is not a model of good
government, of effective government or efficient government. It has become the problem.
Good intentions cannot excuse bad performance Insiders and intimates of ministers get secretive deals and jobs, some of which involve a major corruption of principles of open, transparent and accountable government. Labor does not even have open debate within its caucuses, because the two senior faction leaders, Albanese and Richard Marles, play the politics of reward and punishment, and the
allocation of jobs, not by merit but by loyalty and silence. Labor does not consult with or listen to the wider population or to Labor constituencies in the poorer half of the community. Rather, it is a classical crony government, in many respects worse than the Morrison government, governing for its mates, its donors and itself. It treats public money and things as spoils to be distributed among its own. It listens primarily to vested interests paying for their access. Labor has consciously nobbled many of the watchdogs and anti-corruption agencies. Indeed, Labor has attempted to completely strangle freedom of information and might have succeeded had it not been for Green and
independent outrage. Labor policies and practices on immigration neither follow the party's own policies nor the
nation's broad economic interests but are a reprehensible piece of pandering to
manufactured One Nation panic. This has not been an occasion in which the party, perhaps reluctantly, switches to accommodate vagaries of public opinion. Labor's policies damage the nation economically,
morally, socially and culturally.
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Shoebridge. Let’s build something other than Labor’s “managed decline.” Brilliant. I’m with him. youtube.com/shorts/MGIQO...
youtube.com
We're not interested in tinkering around the edges.
YouTube video by Senator David Shoebridge
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Australia’s interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi” Yanis Varoufakis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They've sold our faces. Big banks sell our biometric data to Israel tech firm Biocatch. Plus inflation, Shoebridge, false flags, Westpac, BHP, Firmus float and Apple #auspol #scamoftheweek youtu.be/hlurBUly0aQ?...
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Westpac's Palantir Deal, the Fairford Terror Panic and Shoebridge's Greens | Scam of the Week
YouTube video by The West Report
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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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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That’s one billionaire not getting any more of our ‘bread’. #auspol
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We’re on the cusp of the Depopulation Schism. #AI #automation #labour #robots #broligarchy
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Impeach his ass 👇
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eric Schmitt: ‘Did you, or did you not, illegally stow away on the Jupiter 2?’ Jack Smith: ‘I think you might be confusing me with Dr Smith’
Eric Schmitt: ‘Did you, or did you not, illegally stow away on the Jupiter 2?’
Jack Smith: ‘I think you might be confusing me with Dr Smith’
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Sharty Mcscrote (Sandy D AU) 🍉🍉 @shartymcscrote.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Peter 'Santos' Malinauskas's family doing well, the rest of us get fucked. Birds animals, water ,air,all being destroyed by this pig. It will hit his precious 'tourism dollars' this summer and I hope it fucking hurts #auspol
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What role has Palantir played directing the WA Cook-Labor Government’s proscription of citizens during the Land Warmongering convention in Perth? #auspol #wapol
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Warmongering is about the only growth industry left in Albanese’s economy. #auspol
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Political Gadgets @politicalgadgets.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The VIP fleet flew at least 2,979 km in the last few days. That's 3 planes doing 6 flights over 7 hrs and 27 mins and costing around $63,592. politicalgadgets.com
Political Gadgets
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
👀 #auspol #TheyWork4Us
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 02/10/2026
Getting to the bottom of hacking by rogue AI agents requires the government to probe whether the failures reflect decisions across the industry to prioritize speed over safety. bit.ly/4xLckHb
brennancenter.org
How Congress Should Investigate Threat from Rogue AI Agents
The government must evaluate systemic failures with an eye toward establishing meaningful regulation.
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're a canny lot. #auspol #TheyWork4Us
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A very interesting petition to mandate #AI #datacenters reveal their true impact on household bills. #auspol www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
parliament.qld.gov.au
E-Petition | Parliament of Queensland
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ‘Pollies’ awards coming soon to a streaming service near you. 😂 #auspol
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Doug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As hard as it is to believe, that is the actual position of the so-called law and order party.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Robynne @haddagutful.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FFS stop punishing households and just tax gas amyremeikis.substack.com/p/ffs-stop-p...
amyremeikis.substack.com
FFS stop punishing households and just tax gas
(First published by The New Daily)
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Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol🦘🦘🦘 @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A German activist has released documents from inside a Caribbean gambling regulator. The leak revealed De-Anne Kelly's past involvement with LuckyBet casino. ABC News Australia. Yeah she is in trouble. Or should be. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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Howard-era minister voted to outlaw offshore casinos, then co-founded one
Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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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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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Facts, plain and straightforward 💯🎯
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If there is justice in the world there will come a time when these judges are asked to account for their actions and face courts themselves.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love that the U.S. government now has ideas so dumb that the fact checks are simply “yeah this isn’t a parody, it’s real”
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Echoes of: “I come to bury Albanese, not to take his 💩 any longer”. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
David Shoebridge says ‘we’re here to replace Labor’ in first remarks after being elected new Greens leader
Shoebridge, a senator from New South Wales and former upper house state MP, won the role over Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young
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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most Australians probably thought @davidshoebridge.bsky.social was Greens leader before today so now it’s official. #auspol
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump's Iran War has spiked food prices by raising the cost of fertilizer and fuel. His cuts to FDA and HHS have made foodborne illness outbreaks harder to contain. And his SNAP cuts have made it even harder for millions to feed themselves. He's making America hungry 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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Nate Cochrane @natecochrane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is the way.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Also his son Chris is one of the best econ/finance journos. Asked Bullock a good question yesterday "is the solution becoming detached from the problem? Is another rate hike actually going to work?"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Joint statement from Senator David Shoebridge and Senator Steph Hodgins-May
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“We do not seek to reform Labor, but to replace them.” Lots of people already crying about this but not me. (I just won $82 on Sportsbet.)
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David Shoebridge launches leadership bid ahead of Greens ballot at party retreat
Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first term senator from Victoria
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SEN. WARREN: "They cut taxes and they always say ‘it's really going to pay off for you’ — every time academics come back say ‘What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.’.. this is the 20.0 version of this.” (H/T @atrupar.com )
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