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Why the questioning headline - either Australia is a global pioneer or it isn't. You should be able to state which it is. (Look out the window and see if it's raining...)

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Parents can set up social media accounts for kids - doing so means they can monitor them. And the whole idea is that kids still have access to social media where the platform is deemed safe. That encourages other platforms to prove that they're also becoming safe enough for children.

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Which is the problem governments are trying to deal with. And we do protect children from danger in multiple areas.

And maybe we can do more than one thing at once. We tend to take this approach with most things - we protect children whilst we're teaching them about possible harms, and then, once we've done that, we give them more freedom. We don't give them the keys to the car and THEN talk about road safety.

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So out of a long, considered thread, you seize on three words and decide that's the take home message? How lazy of you.

That way legislation is clearly necessary and is not an overreach. Politicians don't have any more access to crystal balls than anyone else. Pioneering means venturing into the unknown.

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Not what I said. What I said was that's how legislation progresses. As it becomes clear that those being legislated are not meeting their responsibilities, you put more restrictions upon them. But you start off believing them when they say yes, we can and will control this.

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Thus the use of the word 'pioneer'. You head into unchartered territory. Precisely because that's what it is, you expect to have to alter your plans. That doesn't equal failure. In fact, it's common sense.

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In this case, the onus was never on children to stop using social media. It was on the social media providers to stop them. That's why the children aren't penalised for using social media, the providers are. Their failure to comply with the legislation strengthens the hand of government.

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And that's a misunderstanding of the policy and its intent. Action progresses in stages. Organisations are given a chance to prove that what they're proposing works and they can fulfill their commitments. When it's shown they can't then governments can move to the next stage.

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The media ban has not failed. And it does hit big tech directly.

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Got an email from Angus. He says Labor’s policy on migration isn’t as good as Angus’ policy on migration, which hasn’t been decided yet, but at least Angus has a plan and Labor hasn’t. #auspol

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm waiting for the scandal when a Minister uses their Flybuys points to buy something after voting against supermarket disvesture... #auspol

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We've told AI we're going to shut it down. What could go wrong??

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So what you're saying is that if the Greens simply supported the package Labor presented, that would be a better outcome.

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I travelled - with my family - from Melbourne to Sydney on several occasions as a child in the sixties for this very reason. My mother's eye condition was so rare there was only one specialist in the country she could see. The final surgery WAS world leading..but could only happen in Sydney.

If I'm a world class eye specialist I'm not setting up shop in Albury, because I'll barely scrape a living. I'm in Sydney or Melbourne and the (rare) out of area patient is coming to me.

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So, if I specialise in an area which affects 1 in 10000 people a year (quite a large number) I see 20 patients here. If I'm in Melbourne, I see 600. You don't have to have much wrong with you to find yourself headed to Melbourne.

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The population is too small for a lot of things.. the common cry up my way is "Why can't we have a world class hospital? Why do we have to go to Melbourne for treatment?" The answer is that Melbourne's catchment is around 6 million people. Ours is 200,000.

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If it's MY money, why can't I take all of it out all the time? Why limit me to 3% and 3 years?

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Bringing Josh Frydenburg back - even talking about it - is saying there is no one - not one - current Liberal MP who is as good as he is... #auspol

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Jonno Duniam on Insiders claiming Australians aren't as proud of their country as Americans are because we don't fly as many flags. Don't let the door hit your ar*e on the way out. #auspol

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Listened to an American tourist trying to squeeze a peasant in Uzbekistan for an extra $10 off. "Don't be such an a*sehole," I said to him. "He needs to eat. You're fat enough to afford it."

Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'But that is still a long way above the 0.36% rate in 2018-19 and substantially higher than the pre-pandemic average of about 0.4%.' It's 0.5. Not a tidal wave.

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'While the raw insolvency numbers look dramatic, the picture is less dire when assessed relative to the number of firms... By this measure, insolvencies as a share of operating businesses was 0.5% in the most recent financial year, or about 1 in 200.' From the article.

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Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Meanwhile the Liberals proposal would actually mean less money spent on potholes than there is at present...

Zuvele @zeddog.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

You've misread the numbers. The total number of bridging visas are 432,300. The number you cite is New Zealanders on temporary visas.

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When you think of how long most women spend on their outfits, the fact that they get virtually no compliments on them sucks. I had the same experience with a woman on the beach.

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My life changed when I learned how to accept compliments. Laughing them off 'oh, this old thing?" is insulting. Thank them for the compliment, it's taken an effort.

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No, it wasn't. Facts matter.

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At least you're moving away from blaming Albo. Recognising reality is always a Good Thing.

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States can - the Constitution gives them absolute power over certain areas. If he wasn't going to try at all, he wouldn't have put it on the table, knowing that failure would work against him.

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Ah, so in this case his masters are Queensland and the NT. Seriously, if it wasn't Albo's plan, he would not have announced it in the first place.

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He tried here. He was over ruled by Queensland and the NT. They're the ones you should be cross with.

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