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Sisters, husband, daughter, old dog, retired from public education, still in a union, left leaning, quiet countryside, background music, creative spaces, trust, fairness, being busy, listener rather than talker.
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Estimates is an exercise in accountability. Australians have a right to know how public money is being spent. Dr Johnson was questioned over major budget blowouts, project delays & contracting practices in the BoM, and when he didn't come prepared to Estimates, was scrutinised.
September 9, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Estimates is an exercise in accountability. Australians have a right to know how public money is being spent. Dr Johnson was questioned over major budget blowouts, project delays & contracting practices in the BoM, and when he didn't come prepared to Estimates, was scrutinised.
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"ONLY ONCE since records have been kept has Australia achieved these four coveted outcomes together through a full financial year:
Jobless rate below 4.6%
Inflation below 4.6%
Interest rates below 4.6%
Annual GDP growth above 2%."
Jobless rate below 4.6%
Inflation below 4.6%
Interest rates below 4.6%
Annual GDP growth above 2%."
Australia’s incompetent newsrooms fail to report best financial year ever
Last week’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers confirm Australia’s economy is a world leader again.
independentaustralia.net
September 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"ONLY ONCE since records have been kept has Australia achieved these four coveted outcomes together through a full financial year:
Jobless rate below 4.6%
Inflation below 4.6%
Interest rates below 4.6%
Annual GDP growth above 2%."
Jobless rate below 4.6%
Inflation below 4.6%
Interest rates below 4.6%
Annual GDP growth above 2%."
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There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
August 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Dutch doctors and activists displayed 1,400 pairs of white shoes in a square in the Netherlands in memory of fallen healthcare workers in Gaza. This is heartbreaking.
August 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Dutch doctors and activists displayed 1,400 pairs of white shoes in a square in the Netherlands in memory of fallen healthcare workers in Gaza. This is heartbreaking.
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The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing.
Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
August 2, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The Arctic Circle just reached a temperature that once seemed almost impossible for such a frozen region: above 100°F, or 38°C … a shocking first … fragile regions are rapidly changing.
Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
Sometimes one number can tell a much bigger story … climate change is no longer distant. It’s here. It’s now.
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The Australian National Census 2026 is this week. If you're not religious, or you've moved away from religion, it's important that you express this at Census time. You will have the opportunity to mark "No religion". Find out why this matters here:
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
August 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Australian National Census 2026 is this week. If you're not religious, or you've moved away from religion, it's important that you express this at Census time. You will have the opportunity to mark "No religion". Find out why this matters here:
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
censusnotreligious.org.au #auspol #Census2026
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Donald Trump does not favour universal health care. He favours market-based competition with health coverage insurance tied to employment. Does Pauline Hanson dare to follow Trump along this disastrous path? No Medicare. Think carefully about that. Is it what you want?
Loving this action from the nursing union: handing out these small booklets with quotes from Pauline Hanson
July 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Donald Trump does not favour universal health care. He favours market-based competition with health coverage insurance tied to employment. Does Pauline Hanson dare to follow Trump along this disastrous path? No Medicare. Think carefully about that. Is it what you want?
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My dear friend Bronwyn posted this on Facebook - reposted here with her permission..
July 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
My dear friend Bronwyn posted this on Facebook - reposted here with her permission..
‘Taxes finance public goods such as public education, scientific research, roads and bridges, nutrition and healthcare.“Charitable” tax deductions taken by the super-rich fund their own priorities.’
We tend to think of “charitable giving” as unambiguously good because we equate “charities” with organizations that help the poor and equate “giving” with generosity. But both assumptions are wrong.
"Charitable Giving" Isn't What You Think
And the gusher of it is just beginning
robertreich.substack.com
July 28, 2026 at 6:45 AM
‘Taxes finance public goods such as public education, scientific research, roads and bridges, nutrition and healthcare.“Charitable” tax deductions taken by the super-rich fund their own priorities.’
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Chemist & X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's meticulous research was instrumental in uncovering DNA's molecular structure.
Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
July 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Chemist & X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's meticulous research was instrumental in uncovering DNA's molecular structure.
Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. She was born #OTD in 1920. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
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Finally we have turned around our LAST parody parachute topic, which came in as part of the "Hollow Chapters" debut album Kickstarter at the start of the year. So here's our treatment of the subject of "Silicon Valley": youtu.be/Xm48jzUPkog
Downloadable: themarshfamily.bandcamp.com/track/silico...
Downloadable: themarshfamily.bandcamp.com/track/silico...
"Silicon Valley" - Marsh Family arrangement of traditional American folk song "Down in the Valley"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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July 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Finally we have turned around our LAST parody parachute topic, which came in as part of the "Hollow Chapters" debut album Kickstarter at the start of the year. So here's our treatment of the subject of "Silicon Valley": youtu.be/Xm48jzUPkog
Downloadable: themarshfamily.bandcamp.com/track/silico...
Downloadable: themarshfamily.bandcamp.com/track/silico...
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In case you missed it, E Jean Carroll finally got the money Trump owed her. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...
E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case
A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
In case you missed it, E Jean Carroll finally got the money Trump owed her. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...
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One of the many reasons to turn up everyday and work for substantive change as the major parties are incapable of putting our (& esp our kid’s) interests first #auspol
July 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
One of the many reasons to turn up everyday and work for substantive change as the major parties are incapable of putting our (& esp our kid’s) interests first #auspol
‘That man has completely lied from day one.’
Guess who!
Guess who!
July 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
‘That man has completely lied from day one.’
Guess who!
Guess who!
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In 2001, Walter Cronkite appeared on the David Letterman show and shared his thoughts.
July 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In 2001, Walter Cronkite appeared on the David Letterman show and shared his thoughts.
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We wouldn’t be ok with our kids seeing three tobacco ads an hour, but this fed gov is fine with it being gambling ads. It is simply no justification to say media & sporting codes wouldn’t survive without them. Even if this was true, our kids are worth more than that. #auspol #politas
July 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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www.msn.com/en-au/news/a... lay with dogs wake up with fleas
MSN
www.msn.com
July 16, 2026 at 6:52 AM
www.msn.com/en-au/news/a... lay with dogs wake up with fleas
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Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born #OTD in 1943.
She discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
She discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
July 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born #OTD in 1943.
She discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
She discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect