Seamus Billings
@billo15.bsky.social
Education, pro climate and fairness,
HFC 🏉 Dad of 2. Wurundjeri Country
HFC 🏉 Dad of 2. Wurundjeri Country
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The RBA, 3 years late to the party, last week confirmed profits drove the sky high inflation in 2022.
In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong.
I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong.
I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
RBA's own research shows that profits drove post-pandemic inflation, not wages
Last week, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirmed that they were wrong in 2023 to criticise research by The Australia Institute, which showed rising profits were the significant cau...
thepoint.com.au
September 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
The RBA, 3 years late to the party, last week confirmed profits drove the sky high inflation in 2022.
In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong.
I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
In 2023 they attacked our research, & briefed media companies about how we were wrong.
I guess they'll apologise now? Me for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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New polling by The Australia Institute shows most Australians are in favour of a flat 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bY5B58
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bY5B58
March 23, 2026 at 6:10 AM
New polling by The Australia Institute shows most Australians are in favour of a flat 25 per cent tax on gas exports.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bY5B58
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bY5B58
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Australia news live: RBA cuts interest rate to 3.6%
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Trump's budget gives ICE more funds than most countries' militaries.
ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses.
Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed.
94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies.
Priorities.
ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses.
Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed.
94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies.
Priorities.
July 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump's budget gives ICE more funds than most countries' militaries.
ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses.
Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed.
94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies.
Priorities.
ICE is now ramping up by offering signing bonuses.
Meanwhile, Trump is slashing education funding and closing the Dept. of Ed.
94% of teachers have spent their own money on school supplies.
Priorities.
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Editorial: Scott Morrison, the man who conceived of AUKUS, is the single worst leader the country has ever had. He is a man without ambition for anything but himself, a man as useful as a briefing paper is to a chimp. http://satpa.pe/Lp70rNg
The curse of AUKUS
Probably it is worth remembering a little about Scott Morrison, the man who conceived AUKUS. He is the single worst leader the country has ever had, unique in his venality and unseriousness. He is a man without ambition for anything but himself, a man as useful as a briefing paper is to a chimp.
satpa.pe
July 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Editorial: Scott Morrison, the man who conceived of AUKUS, is the single worst leader the country has ever had. He is a man without ambition for anything but himself, a man as useful as a briefing paper is to a chimp. http://satpa.pe/Lp70rNg
RBA leaving rates on hold is great news, said NOBODY.
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
RBA leaving rates on hold is great news, said NOBODY.
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While Trump blusters about "law & order," a reminder that his administration has dropped or halted nearly 150 corporate enforcement actions.
And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
While Trump blusters about "law & order," a reminder that his administration has dropped or halted nearly 150 corporate enforcement actions.
And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
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All these amazing Australians of the year. Congratulations. Then was SCOMO awarded for his work during Covid, who was paid to do a job and chose not to do it.
#itsnotarace #idontholdahose
#itsnotarace #idontholdahose
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
All these amazing Australians of the year. Congratulations. Then was SCOMO awarded for his work during Covid, who was paid to do a job and chose not to do it.
#itsnotarace #idontholdahose
#itsnotarace #idontholdahose
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“The problem with factions is they consume passion and intellectual energy, which should be devoted to solving our existential crises, especially climate change,” writes Barry Jones. https://trib.al/iLQHqwS
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June 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“The problem with factions is they consume passion and intellectual energy, which should be devoted to solving our existential crises, especially climate change,” writes Barry Jones. https://trib.al/iLQHqwS
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While the media drone on about how hard it is for people with most than $3 million in super to lose some of their tax breaks, in reality the vast majority of Australians have less than $200k in super. The median for a 60 year old woman is just $158k, which means half of women have less than that!
June 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
While the media drone on about how hard it is for people with most than $3 million in super to lose some of their tax breaks, in reality the vast majority of Australians have less than $200k in super. The median for a 60 year old woman is just $158k, which means half of women have less than that!
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MAGA was way more upset about the price of eggs than they are about losing access to healthcare.
And that is how you know it’s a cult.
And that is how you know it’s a cult.
June 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
MAGA was way more upset about the price of eggs than they are about losing access to healthcare.
And that is how you know it’s a cult.
And that is how you know it’s a cult.
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Will the Liberal Party finally shift back to the centre?
The Nationals’ extremist agenda has gutted the Liberals' base, both have been relegated to observers in parliament. Independents held strong in once Liberal heartland, and voters sent a clear message.
Maybe, the Liberals will start listening
The Nationals’ extremist agenda has gutted the Liberals' base, both have been relegated to observers in parliament. Independents held strong in once Liberal heartland, and voters sent a clear message.
Maybe, the Liberals will start listening
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Will the Liberal Party finally shift back to the centre?
The Nationals’ extremist agenda has gutted the Liberals' base, both have been relegated to observers in parliament. Independents held strong in once Liberal heartland, and voters sent a clear message.
Maybe, the Liberals will start listening
The Nationals’ extremist agenda has gutted the Liberals' base, both have been relegated to observers in parliament. Independents held strong in once Liberal heartland, and voters sent a clear message.
Maybe, the Liberals will start listening
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Wrote about this being a strong possibility and yup - the Nationals have had a massive dummy spit and broken up the Coalition. Marching both parties even closer to obscurity. Absolutely amazing.
May 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Wrote about this being a strong possibility and yup - the Nationals have had a massive dummy spit and broken up the Coalition. Marching both parties even closer to obscurity. Absolutely amazing.
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Every public school in Victoria (like those in every other state except ACT) was already underfunded according to their agreed SRS & Jacinta Allen does this? WTF? www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
Victoria secretly slices $2.4b from public schools
Confidential documents show Premier Jacinta Allan signed off on a plan to delay state school funding reforms by three years.
www.smh.com.au
May 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Every public school in Victoria (like those in every other state except ACT) was already underfunded according to their agreed SRS & Jacinta Allen does this? WTF? www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
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Another brilliant article from John Hewson
‘It should finally be recognised that Sky News & certain newspapers are no longer news services & they are in part responsible for the resounding thrashing of Peter Dutton & his team’
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
‘It should finally be recognised that Sky News & certain newspapers are no longer news services & they are in part responsible for the resounding thrashing of Peter Dutton & his team’
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
The Coalition and the real hate media
As editor of the British tabloid rag The Sun in the 1980s, Kelvin MacKenzie had a favourite description of how to make the lives of public figures unpleasant – his journalists were instructed to “stic...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Another brilliant article from John Hewson
‘It should finally be recognised that Sky News & certain newspapers are no longer news services & they are in part responsible for the resounding thrashing of Peter Dutton & his team’
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
‘It should finally be recognised that Sky News & certain newspapers are no longer news services & they are in part responsible for the resounding thrashing of Peter Dutton & his team’
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
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Unless Gina Rinehart is actually advocating the Trumpian rigging of electoral boundaries and elections themselves, she has to be the most stupid woman in Australia. Quite an effort.
May 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Unless Gina Rinehart is actually advocating the Trumpian rigging of electoral boundaries and elections themselves, she has to be the most stupid woman in Australia. Quite an effort.
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As a resident of Deakin, I will say this:
F***ing finally!
F***ing finally!
May 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
As a resident of Deakin, I will say this:
F***ing finally!
F***ing finally!
May 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#Newpoll Dutton's net -28 is the 2nd worst final federal poll Newspoll netsat for a leader ever beating only Andrew Peacock (-37 in 1990). In 1990 Hawke was also -10 ... but Peacock did win the 2PP!
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
#Newpoll Dutton's net -28 is the 2nd worst final federal poll Newspoll netsat for a leader ever beating only Andrew Peacock (-37 in 1990). In 1990 Hawke was also -10 ... but Peacock did win the 2PP!