Luke, cool
@coolhandluke.bsky.social
Live on Yuggera land, Australia.
Photography, travel, food, safe communities, safe planet.
Be kind, be cool. Always look left.
Photos are mine unless otherwise attributed.
She/her.
Photography, travel, food, safe communities, safe planet.
Be kind, be cool. Always look left.
Photos are mine unless otherwise attributed.
She/her.
Pinned
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The only answer to “will we need a recession to get inflation back to 2.5%?” Is “No, what a stupid thing to ask”.
Michele Bullock did not give that answer.
My column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Michele Bullock did not give that answer.
My column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line? | Greg Jericho
Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The only answer to “will we need a recession to get inflation back to 2.5%?” Is “No, what a stupid thing to ask”.
Michele Bullock did not give that answer.
My column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Michele Bullock did not give that answer.
My column
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
September 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
Spineless PM.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nic...
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nic...
Nice work on the Medicare hack, Albo, but you’re still letting AI steal my art
Come to Australia, steal and plunder. That’s the prime minister’s message to the AI giants.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
September 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Spineless PM.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nic...
www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nic...
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Stop spreading that Meloni-in-a-Palestinian-flag video. It’s AI. Totally fake
September 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Stop spreading that Meloni-in-a-Palestinian-flag video. It’s AI. Totally fake
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If anyone's up for a chance to kick your heels AND support the Sydney Asylum Seeker Centre, THIS is right up yer alley... events.humanitix.com/frock-up-and...
Frock Up & Rock Up - Community Celebration
Gala event celebrating community, connections and cultures. Live music, food and fun times.
events.humanitix.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:19 AM
If anyone's up for a chance to kick your heels AND support the Sydney Asylum Seeker Centre, THIS is right up yer alley... events.humanitix.com/frock-up-and...
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Poverty kills. The level of Jobseeker kills.
It is a choice governments make every year.
It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
It is a choice governments make every year.
It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
September 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Poverty kills. The level of Jobseeker kills.
It is a choice governments make every year.
It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
It is a choice governments make every year.
It is a choice the RBA makes when it decides more people need to be unemployed
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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"Can someone explain why – in an economy in which the central bank has decided we need almost 700,000 people to be unemployed – those people live in such dreadful poverty that it can make you up to 10 times more likely to die in the prime of your life?"
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg Jericho
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"Can someone explain why – in an economy in which the central bank has decided we need almost 700,000 people to be unemployed – those people live in such dreadful poverty that it can make you up to 10 times more likely to die in the prime of your life?"
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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Unfolding my iPhone to show you a Meta Glasses recording of my final divorce proceedings
September 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Unfolding my iPhone to show you a Meta Glasses recording of my final divorce proceedings
Instead, our Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles, turned up in Washington this week, beaming like a kid in a lolly shop next to Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Everyone but Australia reconsiders relationship with America
No-one inside federal politics seems interested in discussing the large orange elephant in the room and how it is materially changing every other country's views of the world.
www.abc.net.au
September 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Instead, our Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles, turned up in Washington this week, beaming like a kid in a lolly shop next to Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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A valediction.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A valediction.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Just remember, the Reserve Bank is worried that wages might grow too fast and cause inflation
August 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Just remember, the Reserve Bank is worried that wages might grow too fast and cause inflation
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A huge thank you to everyone who donated ❤️ 250 donations in 24 hrs, funding 100 seats for bereaved Indigenous families to attend the Gala FOR FREE. 💜 If you haven’t donated, Simply click “Get Tickets” → “Pay It Forward” & give what you can. Thanks for showing up🙏
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
August 24, 2026 at 9:27 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who donated ❤️ 250 donations in 24 hrs, funding 100 seats for bereaved Indigenous families to attend the Gala FOR FREE. 💜 If you haven’t donated, Simply click “Get Tickets” → “Pay It Forward” & give what you can. Thanks for showing up🙏
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
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Thank you Sally. It isn’t something that should be judged or stigmatised. When someone takes heart medication we don’t say “they’re cheating at having good heart health” we say, “that’s a necessary change for optimal health”, as is this. Thank you for sharing it with people. Makes a difference. 🩷
August 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Thank you Sally. It isn’t something that should be judged or stigmatised. When someone takes heart medication we don’t say “they’re cheating at having good heart health” we say, “that’s a necessary change for optimal health”, as is this. Thank you for sharing it with people. Makes a difference. 🩷
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Who exactly is Natalie Harp anyway?
August 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Who exactly is Natalie Harp anyway?
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Sick.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Sick.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Good. Julie Bishop should never be heard from again in any role. An absolute cancer.
www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
ANU apologises to whistleblower after ‘indefensible treatment’
Academic Liz Allen named then-chancellor Julie Bishop and two other senior leaders as having threatened, bullied and intimidated her.
www.smh.com.au
August 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Good. Julie Bishop should never be heard from again in any role. An absolute cancer.
www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
www.smh.com.au/national/anu...
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To get back to March 1996 level, Jobseeker would need to go from $808.70 a fortnight to around $1,050
We are loooooong way from Whitlam, and Hawke/Keating
August 24, 2026 at 4:28 AM
To get back to March 1996 level, Jobseeker would need to go from $808.70 a fortnight to around $1,050
Fundraising event for our most vulnerable Indigenous communities.
You can donate any amount from $1 - go on.
Cheers
You can donate any amount from $1 - go on.
Cheers
Please read & share.
You can literally donate $1 to support this event-to donate click on "get tickets"; scroll down to Pay It Forward" button & insert any amount.
I think it’s the most important fundraising event for our most vulnerable Indigenous communities.
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
You can literally donate $1 to support this event-to donate click on "get tickets"; scroll down to Pay It Forward" button & insert any amount.
I think it’s the most important fundraising event for our most vulnerable Indigenous communities.
events.humanitix.com/jilyagala2026
August 24, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Fundraising event for our most vulnerable Indigenous communities.
You can donate any amount from $1 - go on.
Cheers
You can donate any amount from $1 - go on.
Cheers
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I’d be as happy never to see the Murdoch do-up of that image as it recalls their hate-filled, defamatory campaign of two weeks (and ongoing), to bully me and warn any other respected commentators who dare step out of line.
August 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I’d be as happy never to see the Murdoch do-up of that image as it recalls their hate-filled, defamatory campaign of two weeks (and ongoing), to bully me and warn any other respected commentators who dare step out of line.
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Don’t ask me.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
August 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Don’t ask me.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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If its really to support the community, build it without the pokies www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
Logan mayor says region can't handle proposed Cowboys' leagues club
The proposed Queensland Cowboys leagues club in Logan would be fitted out with 100 gaming machines.
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
If its really to support the community, build it without the pokies www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...