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  "A bolder play would be to call out Trump as the key source of global economic instability and declare that the Albanese government is committed to protecting Australia against that instability, in the same way that Mark Carney has made a virtue of protecting Canada’s interests against Trump. If Albanese was lucky, an enraged Trump might hit back and shut down AUKUS, thereby rescuing taxpayers from the truly profound stupidity of our defence and security establishment, and rusted-on America...

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  It may not have made much difference this time, but Labor needs to understand that they were never going to succeed against a populist, anti-elite insurgency with a former staffer and corporate lobbyist as a candidate. #AusPol

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  Patrick Boyle at his best. https://youtu.be/rE75WvOtcu8

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  Albanese is so full of shit, making out that restricting gambling advertising will somehow affect 'people who just want to have a punt on the weekend'. #LaborValues #Gambling #AusPol

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  #Privacy via @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net https://decrypt.co/375037/duckduckgos-meta-trolling-normal-fing-sunglasses-sell-out-in-under-a-week

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  #Spam

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  Nice lady at the Woolies check out asked me if I was collecting whatever it is they're giving away this month. I said, "is that plastic crap that will just end up in the ocean and kill fish?". She said "yes it is. I will pass your feedback on to management."

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  Reminder that the Pharmacy Guild are the worst rent-seekers in the country. "...the guild also fought a furious but ultimately unsuccessful public campaign against the introduction of 60-day prescribing in 2023, an initiative that meant patients with certain chronic diseases enjoyed a dramatic reduction in the cost of their medications and needed fewer visits to their doctor and pharmacist. While the guild claimed at the time the move would lead to the closure of between 200 and 600 commun...

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  Quality analysis, as always, from Sam Neill's ex-girlfriend. #AusPol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/nato-geopolitical-landscape-shifted-around-trump/106900808

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  "We heard similar arguments before tobacco advertising was banned. We heard them before seatbelt laws, random breath testing and plain packaging. Powerful industries almost always argue that reform will go too far. History usually judges otherwise." #AusPol https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260703-from-guns-to-gambling-fierce-industry-backlash-is-often-a-sign-reform-is-necessary

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  Does anyone know of any Australian advocacy groups that focus on noise pollution, maybe something similar to the UK's Noise Abatement Society? I know groups like the Public Health Association do work in this area but I wonder if there's a dedicated group somewhere? Any tips or boosts welcome! #AusPol #NoisePollution

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  Reminder that Mark Zuckerberg really really really wants you not to read Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. So, obviously, whatever you do, don't read it or little Mark will get upset. #Censorship https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/31/meta-legal-action-forces-facebook-whistleblower-to-stay-silent-at-hay-festival

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  Further to yesterday's discussion about the word drongo, I just saw Dan Tehan speak on the telly. I reckon he's a bit of a drongo. #AusPol

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  I think I want a new wifi router for NBN FTTN connection. Any suggestions?

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  $50 million per year for the Active Transport Fund. They left off a zero again. #AusPol

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  #AusPol https://www.tio.com.au/form/join-digital-platform-ombudsman

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  ID requirements for voting are a form of voter suppression and must be resisted. #Elections #UKpol #AusPol https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/local-elections-england-monitors-voters-id

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  Cory Doctorow: But that's not the world capitalists want. For capitalists, the point is to restrict other people's choices in order to maximize your own freedom. That's how we get economic doctrines like "revealed preferences": the idea that if a person says they want one thing, but does another thing, then you can tell what they *really* prefer by looking at the latter and disregarding the former. This is the kind of doctrine you can only fully embr...

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  General reminder to never accept an offer from your electricity provider without first telling them that you're about to switch to another provider.

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  If anyone needs some cheap specs, these folks are pretty good for the basics. I buy my single vision reading/computer glasses from them. I wouldn't risk it for more complex lenses, like multis though. https://dresden.vision/au/page/50-percent-off-all-glasses-may50

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  "No matter their background, an effective leader must earn their community’s trust, act beyond their own interests, and bring people along even when times are very tough and hard calls are necessary." #Canberra #ANU #AusPol https://region.com.au/cybernetics-silicon-valley-and-kool-aid-is-this-what-really-went-wrong-at-the-anu/958598/

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  I have very little interest in golf, but I am looking forward to seeing the Bone Saw Blood Money Golf Tournament™ collapse into its amoral event horizon tomorrow. #SportWashing

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  Someone needs to come up with whatever the Albo version of TACO is as shorthand for his visceral fear of implementing any meaningful, progressive reform and his apparently irresistible need to squander the largest parliamentary majority in recent Australian history. #AusPol

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  Few things in life are certain - death, taxes and the IDF breaching a ceasefire.

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  "More than price, he said, access, coverage, reliability, and travel time matter more to change driving habits." #AusPol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/free-public-transport-effect-on-motorists-fuel/106570576

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  The Queensland ban on the phrase 'from the river to the sea' is going great. I only heard it three times on the ABC News tonight. #AusPol

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  “Every other US ally is busy rethinking decades-long assumptions and plans based on a reliable America. Australia is lonely in resisting admitting anything has changed, and even more extraordinarily, continuing with plans to make Australia’s military more dependent on America and American military production than we are now.” #AusPol #AUKUS https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/defence/2026/04/18/exclusive-keatings-aukus-sit-down-with-the-new-defence-chief

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  Deflect, deny, distract #AusPol https://youtu.be/63tGuLELe1A

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  "Taylor is famously lazy. His decade in parliament is untouched by achievement. He rose quickly and without consequence. His contributions have been mostly to scandal. The euphemism that would best describe him is unnecessary." #AusPol https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/02/21/taylor-made-party

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  "The reality is that Albanese does not want to upset the profitable nexus between sport, gambling and television. He has been convinced that without gambling revenue, television would not survive, and without television licensing deals sporting codes would not be able to support children’s football. "It’s a sorry world if an under-7s side is dependent on gambling addicts for its existence. Somehow, this is the world in which Albanese lives. It’s very unlikely this is true, but...