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The world is on fire and flooding and humans are murdering each other and locking up women and children. The government is lying all the time about huge policy issues that diminish the chance of a liveable future for us and our children. The opposition is lying all the time about huge policy issues that diminish the chance of a liveable future for us and our children. The national anti corruption commission is corrupt. Inequality is skyrocketing. Housing insecurity is skyrocketing.
Next to all of that, I do not give a flying fuck about flight upgrades for senior politicians.
Thanks for listening.
#auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-02/students-to-be-slashed-by-20-per-cent/104553648
Re-elected Albanese government would slash HECS-HELP debts by 20 per cent
A re-elected Albanese government would reduce student debts by 20 per cent as part of a broader suite of changes to the system.Nicole Hegarty (ABC News)
https://fantasticalfiction4.wordpress.com/2024/11/02/the-whole-picture/
The whole picture
Daily writing promptWhat are your favorite websites?View all responses Since I’ve become interested in the true picture of Australian politics I’ve turned to the alternative media sites…Mind-blowing books
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/01/australia-companies-no-income-tax-2022-23-ato-report
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(#Misinformation from #Russia)
REAL journalists understand context.
REAL journalists don't use:
- gaffes
- gotchas
- narratives
#journalism #bias #Garbage #auspol
Unofficial Guardian News Bot (@guardian_bot@chinwag.org)
NSW police take legal action to prevent climate activists blockading Port of Newcastle https://www.theguardian.Chinwag Social
Inhaltswarnung: Gina Defends Dutton Calling Him The Best Politician That Money Can Buy
#AusPol #Housing
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/approving-new-fossil-fuel-mines-makes-both-the-climate-and-housing-affordability-worse/
Approving new fossil fuel mines makes both the climate and housing affordability worse - The Australia Institute
Every time the government approves a new fossil fuel mines it choose to make it harder for people to build homes.Greg Jericho (The Australia Institute)
Increasingly their wins are one-offs. Political geniuses like B Clinton and Obama, who didn't really need the Party to work to win.
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Greens MLA Laura Nuttall wins fifth and final seat in Tuggeranong-based electorate of Brindabella
Greens incumbent Laura Nuttall has won the fifth and final seat in the Tuggeranong-based electorate of Brindabella, as Labor minister Mick Gentleman is defeated.Peter Jean (ABC News)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-19/act-election-vote-labor-wins/104493488
'ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green says there is no viable path for the Canberra Liberals, led by Elizabeth Lee, to form government.
The Canberra Liberals have won at most 10 seats in the 25-seat Legislative Assembly.
Labor have likely won 10 and cannot win a majority, but will be able to form a governing coalition.
The ACT Greens are on track to win three seats, while two are likely to go to independents.' #auspol
ACT votes: Labor wins seventh consecutive term in government, Canberra Liberals concede
The ABC's chief elections analyst Antony Green says there is no viable path for the Canberra Liberals, led by Elizabeth Lee, to form government.Charlotte Gore (ABC News)
By Avani Dias, Amy Donaldson, Mayeta Clark and Lara Sonnenschein https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-16/dynamic-pricing-hidden-fees-government-ban-four-corners/104477926 #auspol #auslaw
Concert ticket dynamic pricing, hotel and gym hidden fees, face government ban
Hidden fees and practices like dynamic pricing — which sees ticket prices go up as an event becomes more popular — have outraged consumers.Avani Dias (ABC News)
"Captain Cook College sought to maximise its profit at the expense of vulnerable students who were left with a debt, and at the expense of the commonwealth, by claiming more than $50 million under the VET FEE HELP scheme.
“We brought this case because there was clear evidence that Captain Cook College enrolled vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers in courses they were unlikely to ever complete or receive any vocational benefit from despite incurring a large VET FEE-HELP debt. Over 90 per cent of those consumers did not complete any part of their online course, and about 86 per cent of them never even logged into their course.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-08/high-court-ruling-might-mean-corporate-executives-face-lower-bar/104438980 #auslaw #auspol
High Court ruling might mean corporate executives face 'lower bar' for prosecutions, and more of them
"They got away with it" is a common refrain after corporate scandals that end without consequences for individuals. A landmark High Court ruling could radically reshape that.Daniel Ziffer (ABC News)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/ad-tech-data-breach-real-time-bidding-national-security-privacy/104416546
The sensitive data of Australia's security personnel is at risk of being on-sold to foreign actors
The federal opposition has called for urgent action to prevent the personal data of Australia's national security personnel being on-sold to foreign actors after a new report exposed a blackmail risk.Ange Lavoipierre (ABC News)
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#Auspol #ClimateCrisis #Coal #FossilFuels #ClimateDiary
Lock the Gate presser:
https://www.lockthegate.org.au/plibersek_approves_three_vast_thermal_coal_mine_expansions_damning_water_climate_and_koalas
Maxoniq is being sued by a patient who said in a court filing their device was ‘not fit for purpose’, allegations it denies
#auslaw #auspol
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/21/green-day-australia-tour-tickets-dynamic-pricing #music #auspol
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And https://democracysausage.org is a community service created by an absolute genius. ❤️
#AusPol #DemocracySausage
Democracy Sausage
A real-time crowd-sourced map of sausage and cake availability at Australian elections. It's practically part of the Australian Constitution. Or something. #demsausagedemocracysausage.org
#auslaw #auspol #humanrights #health #environment #healthyenvironment
Passage of landmark healthy environment bill sets standard for Australia and abroad
The ACT Parliament’s passage of legislation enshrining the right to a healthy environment is a watershed moment in human rights and environmental law in Australia, according to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) and the Human Rights Law Centre.Thomas Feng (Human Rights Law Centre)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-22/monash-ivf-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-embryo/104256328
#auslaw #auspol #healthlaw #settlement
Fertility giant Monash IVF settles class action with more than 700 patients over inaccurate embryo screening test
More than 700 patients filed a class action against the fertility company, claiming potentially viable embryos were wrongfully discarded and misused.ABC News
The gambling industry is pulling out all the stops to prevent an ad ban, but the evidence is against it
Lobbyists for Australia’s gambling sector argue advertising isn’t normalising the practice to children and that any ban would force people to bet illegally. Results here and globally say otherwise.The Conversation
Why is the government tying gambling ads to the survival of TV? You know who really pays the cost
The degree of trepidation with which the federal government is this week mincing around even the second-order question of banning gambling ads — just the ads! — gives you a very pungent sense of just how powerful this industry is.Annabel Crabb (ABC News)
PM under pressure over gambling reform as parliament returns
The government is still yet to respond to its parliamentary inquiry into the harm caused by online gambling, which the late Labor MP Peta Murphy chaired.Tom Crowley (ABC News)
Must make a fortune from TV adds
I wonder who has investments in the gambling industry?
#gambling #advertising #auspol #auslaw
Dr George Dimitroulis, who is being sued in a Victorian court by a former patient, denies any injuries were caused by negligence or the prosthesis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/05/melbourne-surgeon-failed-to-tell-patient-he-invented-experimental-device-used-to-replace-jaw-joints-court-documents-claim #healthlaw #auslaw #auspol
Australia must treat housing as a human right, says former Victorian Supreme Court judge
Access to decent housing should be the "Great Australian Right," says a former Victorian Supreme Court justice.Gareth Hutchens (ABC News)
Human Rights Commission report says governments fail on racism — here are six recommendations - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-12/human-rights-commission-report-says-government-failing-on-racism/104085808
… you also have to actively look for the ‘demon’ to be able to ‘name the demon’. But government agencies are often overly focused on the celebratory‘ Harmony’ events, that it overshadows the ‘elimination of racial discrimination’.
#AusPol #AusGov #AusLaw #HumanRights #HarmonyWeek #Howardism #Racism
Human Rights Commission report says governments fail on racism — here are six recommendations
Findings in a Human Rights Commission report show governments across all sectors are failing to identify and deal with racism across the country.Zena Chamas (ABC News)
