Mark O'Connor
@aussieboroboy.bsky.social
Politics, Environment, Healthcare. North East of Victoria, Australia. Once from North East of England. @aussieboroboy
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In the second of a two-part series, John Menadue sets out how trust might be rebuilt – through better economic policy, stronger local institutions, citizen participation, independent media and a political system that listens. #auspol #Democracy #Labor
One Nation and the trust crisis, part two: Give people a reason to believe politics can work
In the second of a two-part series, rebuilding trust requires more than competent economic management – Australians also need institutions that listen, include and respond.
pearlsandirritations.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
In the second of a two-part series, John Menadue sets out how trust might be rebuilt – through better economic policy, stronger local institutions, citizen participation, independent media and a political system that listens. #auspol #Democracy #Labor
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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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Several of One Nation's leaders have expressly said they will ban all abortion for all girls & women, then 'clarified' they meant just the ones they decide should be forced to give birth. Believe them first. Believe them when they're not spinning. A One Nation vote is a vote for forced birth.
September 16, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Several of One Nation's leaders have expressly said they will ban all abortion for all girls & women, then 'clarified' they meant just the ones they decide should be forced to give birth. Believe them first. Believe them when they're not spinning. A One Nation vote is a vote for forced birth.
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Well I’ve reached peak relevance. 😂
CPAC Aus next month looks dire.
*But* it has rebranded as NatCon.
[Alt Taylor Hanson Canavan listed as speakers at CPAC NatCon 2026]
Tell me if you need my primer.
#Auspo
CPAC Aus next month looks dire.
*But* it has rebranded as NatCon.
[Alt Taylor Hanson Canavan listed as speakers at CPAC NatCon 2026]
Tell me if you need my primer.
#Auspo
September 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Well I’ve reached peak relevance. 😂
CPAC Aus next month looks dire.
*But* it has rebranded as NatCon.
[Alt Taylor Hanson Canavan listed as speakers at CPAC NatCon 2026]
Tell me if you need my primer.
#Auspo
CPAC Aus next month looks dire.
*But* it has rebranded as NatCon.
[Alt Taylor Hanson Canavan listed as speakers at CPAC NatCon 2026]
Tell me if you need my primer.
#Auspo
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Another Wrensday Wednesday shot - this time from the farm near Quorn.
Sometimes I like to include a lot of background. In this case, it highlights how tiny the white-winged fairywren truly is. Just a blue pop of colour 🙂
#wrensday
Sometimes I like to include a lot of background. In this case, it highlights how tiny the white-winged fairywren truly is. Just a blue pop of colour 🙂
#wrensday
September 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Another Wrensday Wednesday shot - this time from the farm near Quorn.
Sometimes I like to include a lot of background. In this case, it highlights how tiny the white-winged fairywren truly is. Just a blue pop of colour 🙂
#wrensday
Sometimes I like to include a lot of background. In this case, it highlights how tiny the white-winged fairywren truly is. Just a blue pop of colour 🙂
#wrensday
Not sure this changes anything said yesterday.
How about cancelling the shows in venues that won't allow Macklemore, Ed ?
Plenty of venues and promoters will stand-up for free speech
#EdSheeran #Macklemore
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
How about cancelling the shows in venues that won't allow Macklemore, Ed ?
Plenty of venues and promoters will stand-up for free speech
#EdSheeran #Macklemore
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments
English singer outlines his position after US stadium owners refuse to let rapper perform after political speech
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Not sure this changes anything said yesterday.
How about cancelling the shows in venues that won't allow Macklemore, Ed ?
Plenty of venues and promoters will stand-up for free speech
#EdSheeran #Macklemore
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
How about cancelling the shows in venues that won't allow Macklemore, Ed ?
Plenty of venues and promoters will stand-up for free speech
#EdSheeran #Macklemore
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
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No. Rejecting any project under the EPBC Act is absurdly rare.
The only fossil fuel development that has ever been rejected under that Act was helped along by political factors, and even then only occurred after the project was already a dead duck.
The only fossil fuel development that has ever been rejected under that Act was helped along by political factors, and even then only occurred after the project was already a dead duck.
Tanya Plibersek killed off Clive Palmer’s coal mine. It’s an Australian first – but it may never happen again
The mine was not refused on climate change grounds. So without legal reform, other fossil fuel projects may still go ahead.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
No. Rejecting any project under the EPBC Act is absurdly rare.
The only fossil fuel development that has ever been rejected under that Act was helped along by political factors, and even then only occurred after the project was already a dead duck.
The only fossil fuel development that has ever been rejected under that Act was helped along by political factors, and even then only occurred after the project was already a dead duck.
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"Oh, you're criticising data centres? But you USED A DATA CENTRE to publish your post??? Hypocritical much????"
Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever.
Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:
Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever.
Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:
September 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
"Oh, you're criticising data centres? But you USED A DATA CENTRE to publish your post??? Hypocritical much????"
Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever.
Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:
Time to put this fossil fuel PR inspired talking point to bed forever.
Why the 'Mr Gotcha' gambit is wrong in two very important ways:
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Ed Sheeran is worth more than $300 million.
How much more do you need to gain a little courage to stand up against genocide?
How much more do you need to gain a little courage to stand up against genocide?
September 15, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Ed Sheeran is worth more than $300 million.
How much more do you need to gain a little courage to stand up against genocide?
How much more do you need to gain a little courage to stand up against genocide?
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Did you know that Woodside's Browse gas project – starting in the early 2030s at the soonest – will likely get to pretend that it has always existed under Australia's climate pollution laws in order to avoid laws specifically put in place to hold that project to a higher standard?
Now you do!
Now you do!
September 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Did you know that Woodside's Browse gas project – starting in the early 2030s at the soonest – will likely get to pretend that it has always existed under Australia's climate pollution laws in order to avoid laws specifically put in place to hold that project to a higher standard?
Now you do!
Now you do!
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You can read the full analysis here: naruresearch.com.au/browse-under...
Everything new is old again: Woodside’s Browse Gas project under our climate pollution laws – Naru Research
Download full analysis as a PDF Key Points Australia’s climate pollution laws do not manage most of the Browse gas project’s climate pollution. Development of Browse Basin will result in up to 1.6 bil...
naruresearch.com.au
September 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM
You can read the full analysis here: naruresearch.com.au/browse-under...
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Always worth remembering, the only reason we see Barnaby so much on TV is because Hanson, despite 30 years as a politician, cannot find a coherent thought with a map, flash light and two days worth of rations.
ABC etc should stop giving Barnaby the free air time and demand the leader of the party.
ABC etc should stop giving Barnaby the free air time and demand the leader of the party.
September 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Always worth remembering, the only reason we see Barnaby so much on TV is because Hanson, despite 30 years as a politician, cannot find a coherent thought with a map, flash light and two days worth of rations.
ABC etc should stop giving Barnaby the free air time and demand the leader of the party.
ABC etc should stop giving Barnaby the free air time and demand the leader of the party.
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Excellent investigation, Nick.
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
September 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Excellent investigation, Nick.
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
Tony Burke (rapidly becoming the least transparent Minister in the Albo govt) claimed public interest immunity to avoid tabling the Trust Fund No.2 agreement.
#transparencyfail
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New investigation:
How Australia is propping up an entire international commercial airline (and a dangerously mismanaged one) for its offshore detention regime:
How Australia is propping up an entire international commercial airline (and a dangerously mismanaged one) for its offshore detention regime:
Why is Australia propping up Nauru airlines to keep offshore detention alive?
Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: Why does Nauru Airlines exist? There’s a simple answer – Australia’s offshore detention regime. Australia’s “resettlement” program in Naoero req...
thepoint.com.au
September 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
New investigation:
How Australia is propping up an entire international commercial airline (and a dangerously mismanaged one) for its offshore detention regime:
How Australia is propping up an entire international commercial airline (and a dangerously mismanaged one) for its offshore detention regime:
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When Barnaby is the coherent one, you know you've got problems.
September 15, 2026 at 1:22 AM
When Barnaby is the coherent one, you know you've got problems.
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Call me crazy, but maybe our journos should dig a little deeper and start discussing the impact of reduced immigration on the aged care, construction, tourism, tertiary eduction, research, and agricultural sectors. Focussing on a promised number instead of the consequences is fucking nuts. #auspol
September 15, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Call me crazy, but maybe our journos should dig a little deeper and start discussing the impact of reduced immigration on the aged care, construction, tourism, tertiary eduction, research, and agricultural sectors. Focussing on a promised number instead of the consequences is fucking nuts. #auspol
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Convicted Racist.
Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.
September 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Convicted Racist.
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So the same people who say Indigenous Australians can’t blame the settler colony for their troubles are also adamant they can blame new immigrants for theirs? Got it.
September 14, 2026 at 11:22 PM
So the same people who say Indigenous Australians can’t blame the settler colony for their troubles are also adamant they can blame new immigrants for theirs? Got it.
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Macklemore will be delighted. Free publicity for his cause and he doesn’t have to hear Ed Sheeran any more.
Sheeran will go down as the softest cock in rock for this.
#FreePalestine
Sheeran will go down as the softest cock in rock for this.
#FreePalestine
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after 'free Palestine' speech
The US rapper was condemned by Jewish groups after making comments criticising Israel.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Macklemore will be delighted. Free publicity for his cause and he doesn’t have to hear Ed Sheeran any more.
Sheeran will go down as the softest cock in rock for this.
#FreePalestine
Sheeran will go down as the softest cock in rock for this.
#FreePalestine
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Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.
September 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Every single Pauline Hanson story reporting on her latest racist comments should also include that a court has upheld that she racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi.
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The court also found that "Senator Hanson has a tendency to make negative, derogatory, discriminating or hateful statements in relation to, about or against groups of people relevantly identified as persons of colour, migrants to Australia and Muslims, and to do so because of those characteristics."
September 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The court also found that "Senator Hanson has a tendency to make negative, derogatory, discriminating or hateful statements in relation to, about or against groups of people relevantly identified as persons of colour, migrants to Australia and Muslims, and to do so because of those characteristics."
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I said this years ago. It's been obvious. It remains obvious. It's a tragedy for our country.
September 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I said this years ago. It's been obvious. It remains obvious. It's a tragedy for our country.
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He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
September 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
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